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Rome wasn’t built in a day and the same goes for constructing a healthy and happy life. Forming small, daily, positive habits can give us the most for our wellness efforts. Just as the Italian city was built brick by brick, health and well-being are built habit by habit. So give these a try! Habit: Rise and shine with three deep breaths and a yoga pose or two. Result: You set an intention for your day. Pause and reflect on what you want out of the next 24 hours. Deepbreaths and stretching wake up your body and soul. Habit: Journal your thoughts. Result: Gets the gunk out of your...

Life has a way of filling up. Depending on your stage in the journey, you may have kids, a job, a mortgage, a marriage, and a puppy, all needing your attention before you have time to eat breakfast. Like a smart-phone that has jammed, you may discover you’re in need of finding your reset button. With so many things to accomplish in a day, it can feel daunting to even know where to start. The challenge is compounded by the bells that ring, the chimes that ding, and the overall false urgency of having to be available to everyone at...

The new year has finally arrived, filled with champagne toasts and late-night celebrations. Yet, as the clock strikes midnight, there is one thing on everyone’s minds. That’s right, resolutions. We make them every year with the hope that we can aspire to something better than the year before, whether that means losing weight, getting more organized, saving money, or being a more compassionate individual. But it’s not easy, we have all struggled in some way to meet our resolutions, and frequently our efforts end in utter failure. Studies show that only eight percent of individuals actually achieve their New Year’s goals. However,...

With so much distraction and constant expectation to “do it all,” it can be difficult to allow ourselves a break. We all know what happens when when we’re stressed, overworked, and feel like there’s no end in sight. We get cranky! We feel tired. We feel burnt out. And in these “low” moments our mind tends to drift into a negative space. This is the night we can’t seem to find anything flattering to wear to dinner with friends, or we feel resentful at work and want to just get up and leave. So, how do we get ourselves back...

The path to loving compassion has a beginning, middle, and end. Learn how it unfolds and the seven steps that will get you to there. Compassion is a way of connecting the love and self-awareness within yourself to another person. Compassion is more than kindness; it’s a natural expression of kindness and understanding when you love yourself. Without a sense of love inside, compassion has no foundation in consciousness. There is a path to loving compassion, as with any spiritual quality. The path has a beginning, middle, and end. Let me describe them to give you an idea of how...