Writing for Wellness: A Tool for Health and Healing
"We all experience times of pain and suffering in life. These difficult life events affect our bodies, minds, and spirits, not to mention our relationships, jobs, and priorities. Some people seem to be able to not only move through the suffering, but also to experience growth and strengthening that gives purpose to their pain. How do they do it? And,...
Kids With Anxiety Disorders ‘Significantly’ Benefit From Mindfulness Exercises By Changing Brain Activity, an article from medicaldaily.com
"Anxiety disorders plague more than one in four adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18, and many of them are treated with antidepressants and other medications to try and help them live a relatively healthy childhood. But a team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati set out to explore other treatment options that focus more on the mind...
101 ways to take care of yourself when the world feels overwhelming.
Good afternoon, Today we are sharing an article from upworthy.com entitled '101 ways to take care of yourself when the world feels overwhelming.' This is a great, easy read for a few reminders for all of us. Life gets overwhelming and it's okay to feel under water sometimes. It's normal and part of life. Take a look at and see if...
People who meditate are more aware of their unconscious brain
Integrative Medicine and holistic healing can encompass a variety of methods to plan for a better "you." Here at Inner Passages, we often encourage deeper thought and meditation for some of our clients. There are many proven benefits to this and today we are sharing an article which sheds some light into another awesome aspect to meditation: becoming more aware...
Why Doing Nothing Is The Key To Happiness
"What matters most in life is the quality of our experience, the ability to be awake to what is real and true in our lives, for the difficult and the happy times, to be awake to each person we touch, to our own experience, to the moment we are in, to the simple, sweet, and alive gifts of a smile,...
Three Ways To Be A Peacemaker In A Time of Hatred
After the tragic events that happened last week, and over the last several weeks in our country, we felt that this article was in need of a share. Please take a look and have hope! Three Ways To Be A Peacemaker In A Time of Hatred "In the face of escalating hatred and violence that is tearing at the seams of our...
5 QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS
"If you leave the world better than you found it, there isn’t any job title that will surpass that success." Today we are sharing a quick article from thewellnessuniverse.com entitled '5 Questions to Determine Your Success.' "We are raised in a society where one of the first things somebody asks us is, “What do you do for a living?” as if that somehow...
Can You Get Over an Addiction?
Good morning! We can't urge you enough. Please, please, consider this if "addiction" touches your life in any way and check out this article we are sharing from The New York Times. "We are long overdue for a new perspective — both because our understanding of the neuroscience underlying addiction has changed and because so many existing treatments simply don’t work. Addiction is...
The Smartphone Way to Inner Calm
Good afternoon, Today we are sharing an article from The New York Times about some really cool apps, including guided meditation apps, that you can use to help reduce your stress! "Our busy modern lifestyles have a million wicked tricks for increasing stress, including the repeated pings and buzzes of our smartphones. But with the right app, a smartphone can actually...
Mindfulness Therapy May Prevent Depression Relapse
Good morning, Today we are sharing an article from http://www.medscape.com/ entitled 'Mindfulness Therapy May Prevent Depression Relapse.' "Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces the risk for depression relapse in patients with recurrent depression, with the greatest effect seen in those with the worst baseline symptoms, the results of an individual patient data meta-analysis indicate. Synthesizing data from more than 1200 patients in nine studies, European...