SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)

Seasonal affective disorder is a kind of depression that occurs at a certain time of the year, usually in the winter. It is similar to regular depression except sufferers are usually very tired and have an increase in their appetite. People who live in places with long winter nights are at a greater risk for SAD.

SYMPTOMS:

Symptoms are usually the same as with other forms of depression:

Hopelessness
Unhappiness and irritability
Overeating
Social withdrawal
Oversleeping
Loss of energy
Sluggish movements
Loss of interest in work or other activities

CAUSES:

Our biological clock. The reduced level of sunlight in the fall and winter may disrupt our body's internal clock, which lets you know when you should sleep or be awake
Serotonin levels. A drop in serotonin, a brain chemical that affects mood, may trigger depresion.
Melatonin inbalance, a sleep-related hormone has been linked to SAD.

SIGNS AND TESTS:

There is no test for SAD. Your healthcare provider can make a diagnosis by asking about your history of symptoms. Even with a thorough evaluation, it can sometimes be difficult for your doctor or mental health provider to diagnosis seasonal affective disorder because other types of depression or other mental health conditions can cause similar symptoms.

The following criteria must be met for a diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder:

You have experienced depression and other symptoms for at least two consecutive years, during the same season every year.
The periods of depression have been followed by periods without depression.
There are no other explanations for the changes in your mood or behavior.

TREATMENT:

Treatment for seasonal affective disorder may include light therapy, medications, and psychotherapy. For milder symptoms, spending time outdoors during the day or arranging homes and workplaces to receive more sunlight may be helpful.

GET HELP RIGHT AWAY IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS OF HURTING YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE.

For more information:

United States National Library of Medicine:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002499/
Medline Plus:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html
Mental Health America: http://www.nmha.org/go/sad
Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/DS00195
If you have hypothyroidism going outside in the cold may not be recommended, because your body thermometer is not working properly and the cold may feel more severe to you than others. Try opening a window during a sunny day ad letting in some fresh air for as long as you feel comfortable.

A womans heart

Never forget, a woman "chooses" to love you. Treat her right with love respect and kindness and you will get the same ♥ Listen to the words. It is all true.

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Do you hear her crying, yelping from the slaps & kicks?

Good Morning :)
Every morning we wake up, take our shower, have our coffee and toast, we feel safe we go on about our day. Somewhere else, a woman just got her husbands hot coffee spilled on her face or her body, or is getting beaten for doing his toast not the way he likes it. 

While we go on with our day, that woman lives in terror and counts the minutes to when he comes back from work. Will he hit me again? Is this the time he kills me?

I could leave, but he swore he will find me and kill me for leaving him.
I just have to be a good girl and do what he says. Maybe he will leave me alone.

But he doesn't. Abusers get off on the power.
We have to help. We have to step in. If you know someone, who you suspect is being abused and you stay quiet, you are aiding the abuser and showing him you are afraid of him too, you are showing him, he is untouchable.

Why I'm Thrilled to Be in a Boring Marriage By Lisa Smith Molinari

One busy night after the kids had gone to bed, I settled into my well-worn spot on the sofa for some mind-numbing television.
"Can you believe this guy?" I asked my husband, seated in his favorite recliner beside me. When no answer was forthcoming, I glanced over to witness an all-too-familiar scene: Deeply imbedded in the recliner's cushions lay my husband of 19 years, sound asleep.
Normally, I would giggle, turn the lights out around him and go to bed – a sort of revenge for being "abandoned" for the umpteenth time. He'd eventually wake up alone in the dark and trudge upstairs to find me tee-heeing under the covers of our bed.
But on this particular night, I gawked at my dreaming husband as if I was seeing this for the first time. Is this the man I married?
Panic gripped my soul as I realized: We've changed. We're tired, boring, predictable. We're doomed.

In the Beginning
One evening in 1992, my husband-to-be and I were at an Italian café in Pittsburgh, sipping wine and falling in love.
"I really want to travel," I said. "Me too," he said. "I want to live near the ocean," he said. "Me too," I said. "I don't care about money, I just want happiness," he said. "Me too!" I said. It was a match made in heaven and our future was destined to be perfect.

But maybe if we'd understood the reality of marriage our conversation would have been different: "I might have a lot of stretch marks," I should've said. "That's okay, we'll just dim the lights," he might've said. "I'm going to go bald, but ironically, hair will sprout out of my ears and nose," he should've said. "I'm good with tweezers," I might've said. "I have no mechanical ability whatsoever, and will feel no embarrassment if my wife handles all the home repairs," he should've said. "I won't have a problem with that for the first ten years or so, but then I'll get really fed up," I really wish I'd said.

But back then, we weren't thinking about annoying habits, taxes and clogged drains. We were too busy planning our perfect life to be bothered with reality.

Our unrealistic expectations persisted after we were engaged. "Oh pardon me!" my fiancé yelped after accidentally belching. Although he insisted he would never expel any kind of gas in front of me, it didn't take long to erode his steely resolve. Today, expelling gas is almost commonplace and happens as soon as the urge beckons. Mid-sentence, under the covers, in the recliner. "Why do you have to burp while I am talking to you?" I've said. "I didn't burp," he's said, sincerely oblivious.

Before marriage, I preened and pampered my fiancé like a primate, manicuring nails and plucking stray hairs to maintain his ruggedly handsome good looks. I thought this giddy nurturing stage would last forever; I had no idea that those stray hairs would later multiply so profusely that our grooming sessions now take place in the garage and involve the leaf blower. The pedicures have become completely intolerable because my husband's left piggie toe now resembles a tiny hoof. One of the kids recently asked him if it was made out of wood. I had to draw the line somewhere.


Are We Doomed?

So what am I saying? Are we doomed because we haven't met our premarital expectations?
That night as I watched my husband dozing, I realized something very important: We did not meet our original expectations, we've exceeded them. Back when we were dreaming of a life of romance uninhibited by responsibility, stress, and aging, we couldn't fully comprehend the complexity and depth of the marital relationship.

What we didn't understand then, is that romance is more than candlelight dinners and adventurous travel. The foundation of long-term romance is really commitment, companionship and comfort.
Realizing this, my initial repulsion at the sight of my sleeping husband turned to adoration. And as I turned the lights out and sneaked upstairs to wait for him to wake up alone in the dark, I felt happy that our marriage is on an unexpected course to paradise.



DrGrace Gniazdowska: Yes, but can ANY MAN be truly satisfied in a boring marriage? There are exceptions, I know, but really.
Isn't this why so many women end up alone in their mid age?
Men are choosing younger women, because they are searching for the excitement and the essence of what they had in their youth, even if it was with their partner.

Did women ever think that men, just maybe, do not want the comfortable and boring?

Why are we surprised all of a sudden, that a man chooses to be with a younger woman?
It may not only be her age and young firm body, but the "something" that takes him back.
This younger girl has the spark, the spirit we used to have, when we were her age.
This may be a good question to ask of our selves.

And also I know for a fact that women never stop wanting romance, no matter what age they are, even if it's only deep down, secretly hovering in the back of their minds. Often only a memory from the very beginnings of the relationship. When her guy used to be her prince charming, who would do anything to make her happy, always taking care of how he looked and smelled before he came to see her.

If we just find ourselves not making the effort to make our relationships fun and interesting, at least sometimes, are we risking the danger of someone else, who knows how to treat our partner and make them feel ALIVE AGAIN, whisking and romancing them away from us?

Is it worth it to wait it out in silence accepting the comfort and boredom, just to find out one or the other has been unhappy for a long time now and get the news one day that they have met someone else? Remember You either the man or the woman, may be comfy and content, but when was the last time you really paid attention to your partner?

MARRIED OR NOT, YOU SHOULD READ THIS ...

I thought this was an amazing story so I wanted to share with you :)

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; see I had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love my wife anymore. I just pitied her!



With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said, for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried deeply & loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. You see, my wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.

So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. If you are not in a relationship now, remember this for the second (or third) time around. It's never too late.

If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ♥

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CONTACT ME ASAP AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WE NEED A COUPLE OF VISITS TO SEE IF IT TAKES AND THEN TRY ANOTHER WELL KNOWN TECHNIQUE IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU ARE BUILT. PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE I MOVE OUT OF CT. YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

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Count your blessings, not your problems

by Spirit Science 

 A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this."

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it...?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.

You are special-Don't EVER forget it." If you do not pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it may bring. Count your blessings, not your problems.

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Women (not all) are not needy, they are Human. As are men.

I do not want to state, that there are no people with serious psychological problems in life, or That no one has real issues resulting from their past experiences in life. But we have to consider our human nature in relationships. We have to consider that maybe all women, are not needy and clingy and simply just being human...

Even the strongest most independent woman or man will need reassurance in a relationship. They may act like they don't need it, or never say anything, but we all need it.

Men are taught since they are children, that needing someone and being emotional, is not manly. That men are logical not emotional. But they are also human beings, with emotional needs and they do have needs for reassurance, love and nurture, it is simply filed away, or pushed down in their mind, as to Not appear weak. If they consider those teachings and think how they would be without those teachings, they would not be afraid to ask for a hug, or affection, or to cry when they are going through painful times.

We as human beings, not Men, or Women, but Human beings, have the same needs, whether they are repressed or not, women are simply more open about them and some do not have any problems expressing them. When men learn to recognize their upbringing and learn to realize that women are not brought up to repress their needs and wants, men will be able to understand they are not so much different.

Needing love and asking for it, does not make them needy or clingy. Most human beings need reassurance, love and attention, men as human beings do as well. Humans need each other and they need to know that their relationship will stay constant and reliable.

We also change and grow as people and we need to observe each other as we change and grow. We need to pay attention, so that we may find a way to make our individual growth, work for the couple as a whole. If we are too busy to notice, to pay attention to the direction our relationship is taking, we will grow apart.

If we don't take the time to stop and see, where is our partners growth and personal development is taking us both, we will miss the chance to see how we will fit in to our life together. I can guarantee you that not one relationship stays the same.Every relationship changes, every individual grows, matures and changes.

In all relationships each person grows and keeps changing, the idea is to observe, keep track of those changes and see how they "can work together for the couple", how those changes of each individual, can benefit both?

If no one is watching what is happening to their partner, how are they supposed to know how to grow with them, or support them, because if your growth is going in another direction, if you don't work at the right time to make it work and fit nicely together, you will miss the chance to make it together?

We need people in our life, it is human nature, we need nurture, we need to be held and loved. That is human nature and this psycho babble I hear from other professionals, makes me very upset. Why is it that someone isolated from human contact, any one, goes completely insane in just a couple of weeks? That is our nature.

This crap about "making Yourself happy" is bullocks. Don't try to explain our natural human behavior Away, explain our natural human behavior and make people more tolerant and accepting. Knowing that we go insane without human contact, as human beings, "they" have "relationships" completely wrong.

We need to help people understand and learn compassion and help people not be so hasty to judge, but "understand". Truly understand.

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Is Your Sacral Chakra Open?

 expt from
Nak’d Flow Yoga

Answer the following questions:

• Are you holding back?
• Are you feeling withdrawn?
• Do you think love equals pain?
• Do you struggle with intimate relationships?
• Do you have a hard time connecting or sharing your body?
• Are you waiting on a response from someone else?
• Do you give yourself the freedom to be yourself?
• Are you tied to someone else’s boundaries?

When the Sacral Chakra is weak or closed you may feel like intimate relationships are full of pain and struggle and you can’t get intimate or connect sexually. You may experience a tendency for self-destruction and self-abuse and are turning inward, shutting yourself down emotionally and closing yourself off to the world around you.
The Sacral Chakra is our pleasure center and provides enjoyable sensations. Healing this Chakra requires for you to really pursue happiness and indulge in those things that bring you pleasure without feeling guilty or ashamed.
One of the unique aspects of our Nak’d Flow Yoga let you play with Asanas (yoga poses), Bhandas (energy locks), Pranayama (breath work) and Chakras (energy systems).

There are many ways to control or balance the energy that goes through the Sacral Chakra:
Start a creative project.
Write down your thoughts and feelings.
Practice Yoga to awaken the Sacral Chakra (especially the following poses are useful: Supta Baddha Konasana – Reclined Bound Angle Pose; Dhanurasana – Bow Pose; and Bhujangasana – Cobra Pose).
Practice Mudras, a symbolic or ritual hand gesture. For men, the Vajroli Mudra (Thunderbolt Mudra) stimulates the genitals with prana activated blood).
Use scent, color and positive affirmations like ‘I am comfortable in my own skin’, I am comfortable receiving love’, ‘I am open to the truth of who I am as a man’, ‘I am creating beautiful intimate relationships’ to connect to feel at peace with the nature of who you are in your sexual expression.

Fact Sheet
Location: In the Sacrum, between the naval and the genitals
Color: Orange
Rules: Sexuality, Emotional Balance
Sense: Taste
Astrological sign: Cancer
Element: Water
Glands/Organs: Prostate, Spleen, Testicles, Skin, Kidney
Tone: O
Note: D
Mantra: Vam
Aspect of intelligence: Exploration, Creativity, Experimenting
Crystals: Garnet, Carnelian, Coral, Amber
Plant: Hibiscus
Mythological Animal: Crocodile of Varuna
Scent: Clary Sage, Jasmin, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Sandlewood

Kundalini yoga

Kundalini yoga is the physical, mental and spiritual discipline of the force, consciousness and awareness. Practitioners refer to Kundalini yoga, the yoga of awareness because they claim extended sensory sensitivity, enhances intuition and combines individual awareness infinite consciousness of God. Considered as an advanced form of yoga and meditation, the aim is to cultivate and exploit the unlimited creative and spiritual potential that exists within every human being.

Definitions:

Several definitions of Kundalini yoga has been used in the East and modern Western learning. According to various prominent educators and writers, has been described as Kundalini Yoga:

An active approach to awaken kundalini contrasting colour with a passive approach.

Kundalini Yoga consists of active asana, pranayama, kriyas based and meditation that is designed to improve the nervous system, Gland, mental faculties, balancing chakras and build spiritual strength while it integrates the flow of kundalini energy.

Kundalini Yoga, on the highest form is practiced with the purpose to achieve happiness, open heart Center, to develop power, serving others, achieve self-realization and eventually merging to God-consciousness.

How to Do Yoga at Home

One of most delightful and soothing experiences you can do is to practice yoga at home. Unlike attending yoga classes, learning how to do yoga at home is a preferred choice of many.

Those who know how to do yoga at home can attest to the wonderful benefits it brings. Imagine that feeling of comfort and privacy of being able to manage your own regimen - it’s truly astounding!

Below are some of the benefits of doing yoga at home:

1. You Can Manage Your Own Time

Instead of re-arranging your schedule for another person, you have the convenience to decide as to when you want to do yoga. Since you know how to do yoga at home, you can simply fit your ‘yoga time’ to when you feel comfortable.

All you need is a mat, a yoga book, and an audio CD or DVD. There are no costs other than that!

You can opt to buy a hard copy of a yoga book from your favorite bookstore or simply get one online which you can easily access.

2. You Can Be Your Own Teacher

You can come up with a customized routine that suits your preferences at a particular time. Specifically, you can put together a personalized mix of poses, stretches and other exercises that fits your daily schedule.

It's up to you if you want to start with a sequence of sun salutations and floor stretches or do some standing and balancing poses. Whether you have 15 minutes or a full hour to spare, you have the power to decide how long and what your routine should be - this is the essence of home-based yoga.

3. You Can Experience Yoga at its Finest

Learning how to do yoga at home is the only way to ensure that you’ll have a true yoga experience. This means that there are things that you can experience at home that you can’t get from being part of any yoga class.

There is a really different atmosphere when it comes to practicing yoga at home and being part of a class. You will feel a certain sense of serenity, sincerity and be more mindful of yourself in the privacy of your own home.

Yoga allows you the flexibility to decide where and when to practice it. Some cannot afford to join yoga classes due to financial reasons. Another obstacle to taking these classes is the fixed schedules which makes it hard for others to squeeze it into their weekly agenda. Whatever your reason is, knowing how to do yoga at home is truly an advantage.

Best Exercise to Lose Weight

We have different reasons to get in shape. And with lots of different exercises around, it’s hard to figure out which is the best exercise to lose weight.

Of course, the general rule would be to choose the best exercise that will fit your need to ensure that you get the results that you desire. There are many options available, but the best exercise to lose weight is none other than yoga.

Yoga is a series of physical postures called asanas. It is a holistic science that believes that everything in our body is connected.

It doesn’t only focus on the physical aspect of the body; it also aims to achieve stillness of the mind. It links and synchronizes the power of both the mind and the body to create a sense of balance and stability.

Originally, yoga was created to prepare the body for meditation, which is probably one of the hardest things to do - especially in today’s very busy and demanding world. In meditation, you are expected to channel your senses within, without distraction.

Doing this will give you stamina and no longer make you feel that your body is separate from your mind. It makes you a ‘whole’ being, bound by a single energy from the mind, body and soul.

This balance among the aspects of yourself (mind, body, and soul) is what gives you the discipline to concentrate only on the things that are crucial and important.

This is what makes yoga the best exercise to lose weight. In terms of overall benefits, yoga is a better choice than other types of physical activities.

Unlike other exercises that only focus on specific areas of yourself, yoga gives an all-natural and far-reaching approach to help you achieve your goal.

Aside from being a great activity that the young and old can enjoy, yoga also has other positive effects. When burning fat for instance, it doesn’t target just one area of your body, but rather all over so you can slim down quickly.

Not only that, yoga keeps the heart going and gets rid of the toxins, stress and negative feelings that can make you sick.

If you want to tone up, you might think that lifting weights is the best exercise to achieve that. Well, you’ll be surprised to know that yoga can also help you in this aspect.

By doing the various postures, you don’t only relax your body, but also tone your muscles and improve your endurance. Moreover, it can help you be a more positive and likeable person.

Through yoga, you will learn to treat your body well and keep a healthy mindset. It will alleviate your anxiety and help you get in the best shape of your life. Of course, it’s best avoid food high in sugar and salt because it contributes to weight gain and make you feel bloated and sick.

Yoga is truly the best exercise to lose weight. Many generations of practitioners swear by its extensive, life-prolonging effects. To start enjoying the difference, you can begin your yoga journey today.

Being a true yogi will be one the best decisions you’ll ever make!
If you reside in Trumbull, Newtown, Monroe or Bridgeport you may join my Koala Yoga page and we can do yoga together a few times a week :)

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7 Reasons Your Child Should Try Yoga

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by Brooke

I’m a bit of a neuropsychology nerd. I find it fascinating and so helpful to truly understand people. While I already understood that yoga can be helpful in treating trauma and PTSD, Dr. Bruce Perry, whom I greatly admire, introduced me to the idea that yoga can also be helpful in helping the brain develop in an organized fashion, especially for children who have been traumatized.

As a result, I routinely recommend adoptive parents practice yoga with their children. Whether your child has been adopted, traumatized, has other struggles or not, yoga can help him or her develop physical, emotionally, and neurologically; here’s why:

• Learning to control breath and body can help children feel more in control of themselves, which can be extremely powerful for children that have been traumatized, children that have been adopted, and children diagnosed with ADHD.

• Yoga has been known to enhance concentration and attention span, while teaching focus.

• Children can increase confidence by successfully attempting new poses and developing new skills.

• Flexibility can prevent injuries, and children can increase strength through yoga with little risk of injury.

• Yoga develops bodies, brains, and motor skills.

• Yoga can teach self-awareness by teaching children to pay attention to their bodies and thoughts.

• The routine of yoga can be extremely calming to children.

• Positive yoga instructors teach acceptance of self and others.

There are many physical, emotional, and developmental reasons why I think yoga can be extremely beneficial to children. A child does not need a specific diagnosis to benefit from yoga, nor do certain diagnosis eliminate the benefits a child might receive through yoga.
When parents practice yoga with their children it models healthy habits, strengthens attachment, and gives parents and children a shared understanding and experience.
While I know that I have seen yoga classes for kids at several studios around Indianapolis, they were not easy to find through an internet search. I encourage you to call local yoga studios, gyms, and health clubs to ask about classes for children or classes that welcome children.

8 Reasons Yoga Beats the Gym

By Heidi Kristoffer  

 

By nature, I am not a comparer. Everything has its plusses and minuses in my book (except, of course, yoga which is all plusses!). So, while I am not anti-gym, I do think that yoga kicks the gym’s derrière on every level, and you can kick your own (butt, that is) in yoga, literally, if you feel like it!
People are always curious as to “what else I do” to “work out” other than yoga. The answer? Nothing! Yoga is everything my body needs to function at it’s absolute best. Here’s why:

It’s efficient! Why would I waste so much time at the gym working each part of my body separately when I can connect all of the dots and do it all at once with yoga? No amount of lifting weights is going to make my arms as strong as holding up my own body weight in yoga. Also, practically everything you do in yoga is engaging your core, from core-centric poses to moving from pose to pose, using your core to stabilize your body. And in different inversions and arm balances, yoga allows you to raise your heartbeat, strengthen your muscles, and lengthen them out all at once. How’s that for efficiency?

It can count as cardio. All you have to do is try a few sun salutations or any flow at a good, steady pace, matching your breath to your movement. Or, if you are a bit more adventurous, try some Kundalini kriyas (like the Kundalini frogs in the step-by-step breakdown of shoulder press pose.)

Yoga is not a competitive sport! I prefer yoga to the gym as I steer clear of anything that involves pitting myself against others. Isn’t there enough competition in work and in life in general? While some people thrive on trying to be the fastest in spin class or trying to run longer than the woman on the treadmill next to them, in yoga it doesn’t matter what any one else is doing. There is no comparing or competing because there is only you.

It saves money. In fact, yoga doesn’t have to cost a penny. All you need to practice is you. You can wear any clothes that allow you to move, and you don’t even need a yoga mat: grass and carpet work just fine. If you want some inspiration, there are plenty of great, inexpensive yoga DVDs or free online videos.

You can do it anywhere. With no equipment necessary, it doesn’t matter if you are at home, at your office, on the road—or even in the streets of NYC, as in the SHAPE Yoga Anywhere videos. So long as you have the desire, you can strike a few poses.

Yoga will help you lose weight. Practicing yoga changes your mind: It changes the way you approach life, your body, and eating. Yoga shows you how to appreciate your body for all of the amazing things that it can do for you and points you in the direction of wanting to fill your body with the best possible fuel rather than processed junk food. And changing your mind about your body and the foods you feed it will be a much more effective weight-loss tool than burning a bunch of calories in an aggressive kick-boxing class and then mindlessly plowing through equal or more calories later that day.

Hello, variety. Yoga can be different every single day, if you want it to be. Want a challenge? Throw some arm balances and inversions into your practice. Need to focus? Try a few balance poses sequentially on the same foot. Or if you’re seeking relaxation, hang out in pigeon, a few seated forward folds, and a restorative backbend.

No injuries. In yoga, you learn to unite your body and mind. This allows you to move with ease and pay attention to how your body is feeling at all times, so you move in a way that feels good for you and not one that puts you in places your body doesn’t want to be. The result? An injury-free, strong, healthy, whole you.
In all fairness, I realize that this is a pretty one-sided argument (okay, a totally one-sided argument). But, for those who ask, “What else you need other than yoga?” I say: If you are going to chose one over the other, chose the one that saves you time, saves you money, makes you feel great, and helps you lose weight.

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Broke? Worried about what to do for Valentines Day?

If you are going nuts, over what to do for this Valentines Day, don't worry, you don't need money to make the day special. Make your love a handmade card, give each other a nice slow massage in a candle lit room, if you can get some candles at the dollar store, you don't need expensive candles, it's about the glow, not the price.

You can make any day special just by giving your loved one "more than usual" and much needed, Attention :)

Cut out some paper hearts and color them red, make a little confetti and sprinkle it on the bed, or around the place you set up for the massage. Get creative and don't be afraid, anything thoughtful and sweet, will be greatly appreciated. Do it for each other. Valentines Day is for both of you, it is a celebration of Love, whether you are a man or a woman :)

Get romantic, be sensual, be vulnerable. It's OK ♥
Yours in Pleasure, Dr. Grace

A little tip from me to you from my heart...

Never, ever, forget to make your partner feel important and significant in your life. It is one of the very basic needs for humans to "feel" and be certain of, in a loving relationship. It may save your marriage, yes, feeling important and significant to the one you love is that powerful. Love you. Wishing you happiness :)
Yours in Pleasure, Dr. Grace

Take GABA for ADD, ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers and other Brain Related Problems

If you are a mom and have a child with any behavioral problem, focusing, too much energy, being disruptive, ADD or ADHD, if you have a parent with Alzheimers or other Brain Related Health Issues, please, pleease, before you go and get your child branded by a shrink, or put your loved one on dangerous prescription drugs with many life threatening side effects, please try GABA. It is an Amino Acid and it does wonders for children and adults alike. It improves concentration, thought process and has a calming effect without making your child, or loved one feel like a zombie. It will not cause side effects like many drugs out there. Just a quick thought for tonight. ♥

GABA is an Amino Acid which all human bodies produce, but some people d not produce enough of it. Children and adults need this nutrient. It will not hurt you to try it. It only has benefits, no side effects. Most important, it works. It may take one day, or it may take a week but you WILL feel the difference :)

Just a quickie, it also helps alcoholics in preventing seizures while going through withdrawals. It stops the neurons from firing. If it doesn't stop them, it will definitely lessen the severity and make them not deadly. GABA is just a little amino acid, but is very powerful.

This is the best one I have found thus far... http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-GABA-Gamma-Aminobutyric-Acid

Serenity Home for Domestic Violence Victims

I am collecting funds to purchase a Home for domestic violence victims. A real Home, in which women can have the right opportunities and environment, to get their life back on track, begin to grow, and most importantly "stay alive" and be happy, instead of returning to their abusers. Please, help and share.

No, I am not a big company, or a big, well known charity, however, I am a woman, who has been there and I truly know, how these women "Need" to be treated and what they really need, to follow through and continue on their journey.


Shelters do not offer child care, when these women are out there, struggling to find a job, going to interviews. Shelters often call Child Services if a woman is not there when her children return from school. Shelters do not offer help in getting a job, women are usually on their own trying to accomplish anything that would improve their life. These women need help, love, compassion, guidance, emotional support and encouragement. Shelters do not provide any of the things these families need to become independent. Shelters are usually run by workers, who are very condescending and have never been through anything like it. Women, who don't understand -should not be helping these victims, just like you shouldn't take advice about marriage from someone, who has never been married, or about children, from a person, who had never had a child. They simply do not know the Reality of it. Yes, they have book knowledge, but life is Not a book.

I truly believe I am fully qualified for this, as a woman who had gone through the pain, the growing, the forgiving and moving on, and also as a professional, caring therapist. Please help me reach my goal and make it a reality for women, who thanks to my determination, experience, compassion and love, will have a chance at a better, safer life from then on :)

"Domestic Violence" is Real and it can happen to anyone.
Abuse happens in families of all backgrounds and social status.
I want to create a different environment for these families. This will be a Real Home and they will be treated like real family.

They will learn to be self sufficient,

express themselves artistically, sew,

take care of their body with healthy eating habits, 
to cook and bake,

grow their own food, do yoga,

expand their knowledge in whatever they wish,

get an education to improve their life,

regain their self confidence and
learn how to take care of themselves & their children again.

They will be helped through private, not group sessions, to cope with and get past their experiences and then to thrive in the life ahead.

We will teach them, that they are worthy of being treated kindly and that love does not have to hurt. Help me bring this goal to reality.

Your further support will allow "Serenity" to provide transportation for the victims from their abusive environment, as well as a "start out fund" and many necessary tools, once those families have been re-established and gone through proper therapy, to transition from our home, to their own, independent living. We intend to be there for them every step of the way and also provide further support through therapy, if they so wish after they are on their own.

http://www.gofundme.com/SerenityHome



P.S. Yes, I do realize there are men, who are "nice guys" also being abused by their women. With time, as we grow, I will also provide a section for them as well as young girls who are homeless and in trouble. I am just starting small. A bigger home would require more money :/

P.P.S. We've only had a couple contributors for the campaign today - we had a TRULY OUTRAGEOUS first few days, but in order to reach the goal we will need about $250 per day until the campaign ends in April! If we can get only 3000 people to see this today (EASY on Facebook) and only 10% donates just a COUPLE of DOLLARS each, this will be easily achieved. PLEASE keep contributing and sharing!!

 

 

http://www.gofundme.com/SerenityHome

 

 

 

Anxiety Results From Not Claiming Your Intuitive Gifts

By Cindy Morris

In these amazing times of TRANSFORMATION and epic-proportion SHIFT I want to encourage you, from the bottom of my heart and the far reaches of my Pleiadean brain, to do your GROUNDING and clear your psychic space of emotional debris.Emotional debris looks like grief, sadness, lack of forgiveness, lack of self-love, lack of self-care, blaming, and any other emotions you are holding on to that weigh you down (while doing nothing to the people you are holding these emotions against, including yourself). It is imperative that you do your own personal healing work right now.

As the energies are moving so quickly and the doorways to your expanded consciousness are opening, your own inner healing – and release of any emotional baggage you have been shlepping around with you (for perhaps eons) is now to be deposited at the curb for pick up by our guides and angels to return back to SOURCE, where all will be transmuted back into LIGHT and LOVE.

Any inner work is facilitated by GROUNDING yourself and then CLEARING your chakras, your energy flow, to allow healing LIGHT and LOVE to transmute all negativity.
How to do this? Start your grounding and meditation practice today!
As you clear yourself of your crap, tuning in to your personal inner guidance system (which will NEVER steer you wrong) clearing your inner space daily, learning to develop and use your intuition, you will FEEL BETTER – grounded, confident, open, eager, loving, and FREE. It worked for me and so I am encouraging you to let your own internal GPS  work for you.

If you are fussing and fretting, worrying and over-controlling (a favorite tactic of mine) you are creating anxiety for yourself and not living in your full empowerment. John and I were chatting yesterday about how we have noticed that the people we know who are MOST anxious also have tremendous psychic gifts and either don’t know how to properly use these gifts or are afraid to.

Anxiety and stress relief does not come from a pill, it comes from you claiming your birthright to know what is good and right for you in any circumstances, under any conditions – reclaiming your INTUITIVE gifts. This New Moon Solar Eclipse has brought ALL of this right up to the surface of your psyches – to be released. Help yourself right now!  No one is going to do it for you. You HAVE to do it for yourself. The rewards are worth the effort (Saturn in Scorpio). You get YOURSELF back to you, just where you belong. Reclaim Your Intuition.

Why Do Chakras Need Clearing?

by Rev. Lois Cheney


Why would you want clear chakras? What are the positive results of a chakra clearing? Cleared chakras can bring a variety of benefits including the release of stress or trauma, calming of the emotions, improved physical health, increased spiritual focus and mental clarity.
The reason that the clearing of the chakras can affect so many aspects of life is that the chakra system is in coordinating and functioning control of the entire personal energy system. If the chakra system is brought into balance so does everything else in one’s experience become more balanced and grounded. There is improved self-confidence, peacefulness and a feeling of enjoying great control over the events of one’s life.
A person’s chakras are attached to and dependent upon a central column. That central column needs to be cleared so that it is able to fulfill its role as a channel allowing free interchange of the various energies. After a thorough clearing of the column each individual chakra in turn can be cleared and reenergized to vibrate and revolve at the correct speed.
In this way the coordination of the whole system is engaged and optimized. In other words, each chakra begins to operate in the way it was originally intended thus joining with and energizing the system as a whole. Positive changes begin and are immediately recognizable.
The personal chakra therapy treatments I offer to my clients include the use of 8 special musically tuned forks, color breathing, crystals and positive affirmations. A typical session takes 45 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the needs of the client.
Because chakras do hold karmic returns, there may be certain past life memories that come to the surface. These memories can then be directly recognized and resolved. Releasing past life fears or traumas can have a very positive effect on the quality of life today. Merely the aspect of reaching a more calm state of mind and emotion can allow solutions to current challenges to appear in a seemingly effortless way.
Each chakra clearing, alignment and reenergizing that I perform for someone is different because every client is unique and has unique desires and challenges. As a trained healing channel I am able to feel and see those areas of a person’s energy which require specialized attention. I always expend every effort to give that little extra that brings a session to its highest results.
Connect with Lois at www.Sarasota-Psychic-Medium.com or email RevLois@gmail.com

How to... reboot your mind

Interesting way to look at it....

Teaching young children to meditate