In a Yoga Journal article I read not too long ago, the author outlined ideas on stress and the body, including how it affects our energy levels. Here is background information on your body on nonstop stress and what you can do about it. Most experts agree that the adrenals play a pivotal role in...
Rest assured, slipping out of balance happens to me on occasion too and it did so not too long ago. Although I do tend to notice it pretty quickly so I can set my life aright again. But it’s easy to slip out of balance. The current world situation is one way we find our...
For Both Online and Madison students Take a breath, rest and release your stress, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, grief,pain, and other challenges with peaceful wellness modalities. Did you make an intention this year to support your well-being? Many times, we start off with a good intention, but it is our follow through that can become an...
In this episode, Deb shares the meditative practice of “Conscious Rest.” This is known by several names but they all off the same assistance to those who have insomnia, stress, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain or depression. The practice is simple to learn and easy to practice. It can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical...
In this episode, Deb starts this month’s theme of Better Sleep by giving an overview of what she’ll be sharing through the next several episodes. She also shares some initial practical measures you can take to start the process of creating and experimenting with your own sleep routine. In future episodes, we’ll be looking at...
Could you benefit from sound healing? Stress plays a HUGE role in health issues and dis-ease. With countless distractions, stimulation, and noise in our modern world, it’s challenging to reduce stress and recharge. Many people are turning to sound healing for relief. This form of acoustic therapy uses sound vibrations to relax the body and mind,...
In this episode which starts a second season and the month of October, the theme for the month is “Calm Your Anxiety. Here, Deb proceeds to dispel misunderstandings about mindfulness by example of eight ways of what mindfulness is not. She includes a simple practice that she uses with her clients in working with empowering...
If you live with anxiety, you might have considered meditation as a relief technique. But, is it effective for your situation? Earlier this year, I had a upsetting family situation back in my home state that arose my PTSD and anxiety with full force. At that time, the experience was terribly uncomfortable as my mind...
In a recent discussion at the end of the Mindfulness for Social Change meditation class, we shared about diversity and how it is seen in various ways. The impetus was the excerpts that I read from Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Change in Chapter 7. Our Mindful Book Group will be discussing this book starting in...
In an article in Yoga Journal, Judith Hanson Lasater shares how you can take a refuge from the busyness and stress. As she says, “(refuge) is not about running away, but rather it is about deciding what you want to move toward. Refuge is not dependent upon a location at all. Rather, it is actually...
I know for me, even with a mindfulness meditation practice since 1980, I can still at times be swayed by habitual actions, chores, and activities without granting too much attention to them. It’s an auto-pilot that we probably all know so well. We become caught up in the “doing” of activities or even in our...
Guided Rest Improves Sleep, Reduces Pain & PTSD and Decreases Stress & Anxiety As we watch in horror about a recent news event and global human suffering manifesting in various forms it seems to continually bombard us and we can feel the effects. In fact, we are exhausted, perhaps more anxious than usual, and our...
