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Taming our Cynicism
The United States and much of the world's population continue to experience natural and human influenced stressors. These stressful events have caused whole communities to suffer physically and emotionally. While we are watching the world around us move with such uncertainty we are also moving through our own painful and sometimes overwhelming circumstances. There will be many moments which test our optimism for the future. While there isn't an easy catch–all to ... |
National Stroke Awareness
In honor of National Stroke Awareness Month (May), Assisted Living Locators, your EAP Eldercare resource, wants to encourage you to share information and awareness about this important health–related issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, close to 800,000 strokes occur in the United States every year. Just Remember to Act F.A.S.T. Although stroke is such a prevalent health concern in the United States, many people do not realize ... |
The Trip from Self to Less
As a meditation professional and passionate advocate of the practice, I am forever asking myself and students: Who Am I, Who Am I, Who Am I? This central question to most meditation lineages is one that is meant to evoke curiosity til the end of life and time. What happens, however whether from guilt or altruism, we begin to question less Who Am I but rather Am I Selfish? Is all this inward focus, too self-centered? Indeed, meditation is a very personal, ... |
Just One Thing: Pay Attention
Why? Moment to moment, the flows of thoughts and feelings, sensations and desires, and conscious and unconscious processes sculpt your nervous system like water gradually carving furrows and eventually gullies on a hillside. Your brain is continually changing its structure. The only question is: Is it for better or worse? In particular, because of what's called “experience–dependent neuroplasticity,” whatever you hold in attention has a special power to ... |
Food for Whole Body Health
Our minds and bodies rely on a balance of nutrient–dense food for optimal health. However, the average American diet is made up of sixty percent processed food, and dreadfully lacking in nutrients. To help us better understand how the body uses the food we consume, we need to understand the connection between nutrients and human physiology. The human body has an internal communication system, which is facilitated through neurons and neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters ... |
What Are You Waiting For? Procrastination: Why We Do It and How to Overcome the Tendency
True confession: I procrastinated on writing this article on procrastination. The irony is funny, right? Actually, it is proof positive that we all procrastinate now and then; some more often than we'd like to admit. As a Productivity Consultant, I love to share my “human” moments with clients and workshop participants to show that I understand what they go through and have learned lessons along the way that I practice and teach to be more organized and productive. ... |
Why You Need an Eldercare Advisor
It's hard watching your loved one age. Suddenly it becomes clear that mom or dad can no longer live on their own, as their safety and well–being are at risk. As seniors are less able to stay home because of safety or security concerns, many families are caught in a position where they don't know which direction to turn. Senior care and senior living are a rapidly changing landscape of options, and the choices available to the average person looking for a new ... |
Digital Detachment
We live in an age of unrestrained technological growth. As a result, our digital consumption has left many of us feeling isolated and unfulfilled. On March 1, 2019 many people will pause to acknowledge National Day of Unplugging, which is a 24–hour global respite from technology (sundown to sundown, March 1–2). This respite is to remind us to reconnect with each other, nature and ourselves. On average, Americans spend more than half of their waking lives staring ... |
Mindfulness for Your Health
Mindfulness is a practice that starts small and works up to all day every day moments. Slowing down and taking time to be in the moment becomes a habit. Some people I coach have a perception that mindfulness is passive practice—a reaction to the world happening around them as a docile spectator. The truth is mindfulness is an assertive lifestyle behavior. It is a decision to become more aware of the nuances in life, and to actively seek out those moments with deep ... |
How to Manage the Unmanageable Workload
We love to blame technology for the fact that most people today work longer and harder than in the past. But if you compare work habits between the US and much of Europe, it's clear that we're making a very different choice about how we spend our time. While there's truth that technology has driven increased expectations and demands on people by making us accessible 24×7, every device still comes with an off button. ... |