Everyone knows what pain is and have felt it at one point in their life. In basic terms, pain is like pulling the alarm, a signal sent to the central nervous system; the body’s strategy to tell us that something has gone wrong (e.g., acute injury, cut, or sprain). Almost always there is an inflammatory […]
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Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds. – Regina Brett Summer is here! Summer is powerfully amongst us with longer light-filled days, warm weather, and a
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A Prescription-Free World: 5 Ways to Get In Touch with Your Spirit Living a life without pain, anxiety, stress, and disease may seem like a fantasy, but with some serious self-reflection and consistent self-care, it can be your reality. A prescription-free life includes everything from healthy eating and exercise, to positive relationships and strong personal
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I don’t know about you, but I love experiencing joy in my life! Sometimes, however, I find that the situations that occur in my life trigger thoughts and reactions within me that are not particularly joyful. In fact, sometimes I can get downright sluggish or even ornery when things aren’t going my way. And when
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The Wellness Universe supports wellness holistically. We know supporting mental health is a foundation to a healthy life filled with wellness. As we expand on the self-help points from the article Ways to Better Mental Health Drug and Doctor-Free, this week we will discuss some of the benefits of getting out to socialize. We thank Ilene
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You’ve probably heard the saying, “attitude is everything,” but did you know it can have a tremendous effect on how you feel, your health, and even how long you live? It’s true! Staying positive, optimistic and upbeat can influence your outlook on life, recovering from a setback or whether you stick to a project, a
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Thanks for joining me again on this healing journey with pancreatic cancer. Late joining this series? Catch up from the beginning with Part 1 or last week\’s Part 4! This article will highlight some dreams and desires I am cultivating and tending to. I spend a good portion of each day focusing on what it
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Women Who Dance with Wolves: The Loss of the Soul – Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1! Even if living against our real nature for some time is just so tiring, the wild woman inside us cannot be destroyed. This is the way Clarissa Pinkola Estés describes the denial of our female
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The physical body is an incredible machine. It’s far more advanced than we’ll ever understand. But like a machine, if it’s taken care of and treated with kindness, it will last for decades. On the contrary, a machine that is ignored, overworked, and abused, will wear out far too early. In a prescription-focused world, it’s
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In the last article, we talked about “If it triggers you, it’s in you.” After reading it, did you find yourself getting triggered by certain people or situations? Did you find yourself getting irritated because you didn’t want to turn the mirror inward and look at those old beliefs being triggered? As mentioned in previous
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