Life Balance

Soul-Talk: Let Go Of Toxicity And Restore Balance To Your Life

Russell Bishop | Posted 05.14.2012

Russell Bishop

After sharing with Chan Luu the work we are doing to create our GPS for the Soul app and go-to-guide for getting back on course when stress overtakes us, I asked her to share how she manages to keep herself in balance.

Turning off Your Smartphone: More Stress Or Less?

Leslie Perlow | Posted 04.18.2012

Leslie Perlow

When it comes to creating stress, smartphones are near the top of the list. Although these ubiquitous devices put the world at our fingertips, and seemingly free us from the shackles of the office, they also invade our lives and psyches.

Laura Rowley

What Melanie Griffith And Other Readers Would Tell Their Younger Selves About Work-Life Balance

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 04.03.2012

Welcome to the second installment of "Advice To My Younger Self." Readers at Huff/Post50 have a lot of life lessons under their belts, and we wanted t...

'Me Time': Learning To Be Alone Was The Best Thing I Ever Did

Nancy Alvarez | Posted 05.19.2012

Nancy Alvarez

I didn't know what I enjoyed, what activities I did for fun, or even what mattered to me. I was too focused on everyone else -- that was my job.

Balance Yourself, Not Work Your Work And Life

Annie McKee | Posted 04.20.2012

Annie McKee

Learning to live mindfully and to focus on hope and compassion will help you to ward off stress and balance yourself.

Four Steps toward
De-Cluttering Your Life

Maria Rodale | Posted 02.26.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Chalene Johnson, life-balance expert, fitness coach, and author of PUSH. Four simple life de-cluttering steps can make the differe...

7 Simple Life Tips -- From Mexico's Huichol People

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen | Posted 01.04.2012

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen

The Huichol people don't wake up bummed that they have to work, or worried that they're overeating, or exhausted because they couldn't sleep. What's their secret? What can the Huichols teach us about balance?

Socially-Conscious Stress Management

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 01.01.2012

Mitchell J. Rabin

There is so much turmoil in our nation and in the world today, I see that people are overwhelmed and significantly stressed in trying to understand an...

14 Ways To Bring Positive Change In Your Life

Carrie Wiatt, M.S. | Posted 12.09.2011

Carrie Wiatt, M.S.

In all my work inspiring people to choose enlightened lifestyles, I've found that change is contagious. See how embracing growth can empower your best self in mind, body and spirit.

What Is It About the Italians?

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 09.12.2011

Jinny Ditzler

For a country with ostensibly similar values to the US, Italy is a world away from the hustle of home.

When Cats Pray: How Our Feline Friends Uplift The World

Pamela Gerloff | Posted 07.23.2011

Pamela Gerloff

As I paused to experience the stillness in which Miss Kitty was immersed, an image entered my mind -- an image of a global feline force that daily nourishes and sustains us all.

Preparing For A Journey

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Morris

We are never in perfect balance. But being in harmony in your life means being in a process of movement and change, balancing and rebalancing the things you do, the actions you focus on, and the things you value.

Is There No End in Your Weekend?

Peggy McColl | Posted 05.25.2011

Peggy McColl

I love my work but I don't make it my life. As difficult as it is, schedule time together, cherish the connection and the conversation and leave the phone alone.

Cultivating Balance And Equanimity Through Life's Ups And Downs

David Nichtern | Posted 11.17.2011

David Nichtern

We get invested in our own roller coaster ride, attached to our ups and downs, to the drama, the theatricality of it all. However, we can actually experience the ups and downs of life without getting totally swept away by them.

The Hidden Motivator Of Regret: It's What You Don't Do That Haunts You

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Joe Robinson

It turns out that the biggest regrets come not from what you do but from what you didn't do -- an opportunity unpursued, things left unsaid, life unexperienced.

The Invisible Epidemic Of Life Deficit Disorder

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Joe Robinson

The symptoms are under the radar, but you'll probably recognize them. A free moment touches off the alarm to get busy. Someone asks you what you do for fun, and you can't think of anything.

Synchronicity On the Rise

Deborah Jiang Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Deborah Jiang Stein

These days, my prison mother's name, Martha, pops up everywhere I turn.

The 4 Burners Theory: Choosing Between Family, Friends, Work and Health

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 11.17.2011

Chris Guillebeau

The gist is that in order to be successful you have to cut off one of your burners. And in order to be really successful you have to cut off two.

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 6: What's The Truth About Twitter?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz and MTV's Rob Dyrdek -- better known as @rodkurtz and @robdyrdek -- field questions about Twitter, work-life balance, and w...

QUIZ: Do You Need a Mother ... Mentor, Spiritual Advisor or Life Coach?

Deborah Jiang Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Deborah Jiang Stein

I've been lucky to have many who are splendid mentors. Other people use life coaches, or spiritual advisers. Me, I have these mother-mutt types to call on.

A New Female Epidemic: The Burden of Greatness

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

Marcia Reynolds

There is a noisy revolution going on in our heads as we obsessively pursue our next great accomplishment. Is this freedom?

Sick of Feeling Out of Control in 2010? Let it go.

Fawn Germer | Posted 11.17.2011

Fawn Germer

There is so much in life that is out of our control, yet we feel some urge to manage the unmanageable to achieve the outcome we want.

Balanced Life: 6 Tips for Coping With Boredom

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Gretchen Rubin

Diane Arbus wrote, "The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into fascination and I think it's true."

Who In The World Invented Track Changes?

Deborah Jiang Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Deborah Jiang Stein

With a personal Track Changes feature, others can see our pasts - full disclosure. Our personal history, and all that changed to make us who we are today, tracked via highlighted colors, lines, arrows...

Super Mom: Melissa Lopata

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Meredith Lopez

When a woman feels creatively, spiritually, and emotionally fulfilled, then she has the mental and physical energy to be the best mom she can be: a Super Mom.