Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course Review: This past summer, I participated in an 8-week MBSR course at the Krame Center at Ramapo College. I decided to immerse myself in this course after I had been meditating casually for years. I wanted to go deeper into mindfulness and stress reduction. This is my MBSR review on […]
Top 5 Mindfulness Books
Learn How To Live In The Moment More Fully By Reading Any Of These Books: Affiliate links are used here at no additional cost to you. All opinions are my own. Mindfulness has become a very popular term in recent years. You may think that you want to be more mindful, but how do you […]
How Easily Your Mood Is Influenced
The Media You Expose Yourself To Has A Huge Impact On How You Feel: Let’s think about the multitude of “inputs” we experience on a daily basis. Music, television, social media, text messages, phone calls, books, conversations with others, etc. Every solitary thing that you have exposed yourself to influences your mood. Do you ever […]
Move Your Way To Better Mental Health
Exercise Can Decrease Anxiety and Depression: Exercise has a massive influence on mental health and well being. Working out is more than just something to do to lose weight or get in shape. It is something that will help you feel more productive, increase your self-esteem, and make you feel happier. With all of these […]
How Lack of Sleep Affects Your Mental Health
Increased Yawning Isn’t The Only Result of Sleep Deprivation Nowadays it seems like a contest to be as busy as possible. If your answer to how things are going is not “busy,” then you are perceived to be lazy. There are often not enough hours in the day to accomplish the tasks you would like […]
5 Ways to Improve Your Self-Care Today
In Only 10 Minutes A Day You Can Become Less Stressed: These days, self-care is a big buzzword. People acknowledge that it is important, and that we all should be doing it… But does that really happen? Or do the pressing priorities of life take precedence? Work, caring for children and family members, chores, running […]
Failure is Freeing
How Failing is Necessary for Success: How many times have you failed in your life? If you are anything like me, you have failed many times, made many mistakes, and have felt like you messed up a lot. When I was younger (especially), failure felt like the end of the world. How would I ever […]
The Power of Awareness
How to Gain More Control of Your Life Oftentimes, people think that profound steps are required to change their lives. I believe that there is nothing profound about change or improvement. It comes about through a step-by-step process that any person can achieve if they are simply willing. The first step of this process is […]