As the New Year approaches we may take time to go back over what our resolutions were for this year and decide if we want to pat ourselves on the back for accomplishing them or beat ourselves up for not being able to follow through. How about we take a different approach this year. Instead of thinking of “resolutions” (I’ve always thought of this word to be too negative instead of being positive) we see this upcoming year as a practice toward our intentions that we really wan

When I get stressed out I tend to want to gravitate to a “comfort” food or drink around this holiday season. Sadly, most choices are filled with unwanted calories and can throw my sugar intake into a tailspin for the rest of the week. I ran across a wonderful warm drink recipe for those cold, stressful wintry days that will help ease your mind and body as well as provide some other additional health benefits. The Mocha Maca Matcha Recipe To make this drink you need maca, matc

This is supposed to by the happiest time of the year, but I think we have all experienced the feelings of being a bit stressed trying to get all the gifts taken care of, parties organized, cards done and kids activities taken care of in a very short amount of time. This year was a little different for me as usually my parents come from Wisconsin to visit, but they decided to stay home during the holidays this year. This meant I had to be on the ball and get the gifts done and

The holidays are stressful for anyone, but for kids with attention deficit issues it can bring even more extreme sense of stress to their beautiful minds. If you are traveling to relatives over the holidays, it can be very scary for your child since it disrupts their normal routine and they do not get to see the family you are visiting very often. Not to mention, all that excitement can be extremely overwhelming for them. I have found some tips to help prevent holiday breakdo

The holidays can bring joy and tears if you are not prepared for the stress it can cause. I vowed this year to make things a lot less stressed and wanted to share some of those tips with you to help you make it through the holidays without kicking a snowman. 1. Take a good hard look at what your holiday expectations are and then take a good hard look at what is really possible. Write down what is really possible, given the nature of what you would like to accomplish, the time

Meditation has been used for centuries. Different types of meditation can help with different issues in the body, but any type of meditation will help lower your stress. Meditation has also been used increase immunity, help with cancer treatments and even make us smarter humans. The beautiful thing about meditation is that you don’t need to join a new church, religion or even sit in a specific way in order to gain the benefits. Here are three more quick types of meditation to