Why is it that bad habits always seem so much easier to keep? If only it were as easy to run a mile as it was to eat an extra cookie or splurge on an expensive purchase! As the you head into the new year, put yourself on the path toward healthy habits with these ideas. Understand what’s important The…
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Whether you practice mindful or focused attention meditation, your mind and body can benefit from some of it! Here are some benefits of adding meditation to your daily routine: Enhanced Focus Meditation involves focusing attention to heighten awareness. After a meditation session, expect your focus to hone in on what matters. Whether you mediate before working on a complex work…
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While they might seem similar, guilt and shame are two very different emotions. Because the two terms are often used interchangeably, they are different and distinct experiences. To begin a discussion on the differences between shame and guilt, let’s begin by defining both. Guilt: a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.…
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While some people are naturally forgiving, most of us struggle to forget when we’ve been hurt, harmed, or offended by people in our lives. However, recent research has shown that forgiveness is about more than just kindness and compassion. There may be a surprising number of health benefits to forgiveness that can help us live longer and better! The scientific…
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