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Stirring the soul is exactly what the artists behind the movie Sacred Earth set out to achieve: to use this incredibly powerful medium to create a film that went beyond emotional manipulation and reached the viewer's soul.
So the next time you face certain anxiety, check your mind. Has it raced ahead to the future or buried itself in the past? Please try to let go and return your mind to what you are experiencing right now.
It is only when we refuse to allow our ambitious and overly-active minds to bury us alive with its endless "to do" list that we can genuinely live in the spirit of love for more than a sprint or mad dash.
This is a luxury "spa journey"? No way. It's Hansel and Gretel and the witch's oven, retro-fitted for plump, honeysuckle-infused children, or middle-aged hacks with grizzled flesh that must be rehydrated with buttercup and maple sugar.
Many of us are so busy doing whatever it takes to keep all the balls bouncing that we fail to even notice how depleted we are becoming until the wheels begin to fall off our wagon and something forces us to stop.
One way to let go of resistance is to allow yourself to have imperfections. This means that, while you're dreaming your dreams, you welcome the parts of your life that aren't there yet.
The true nature of stress is that it starts within each of us. And since it does, we can do something about it. Choose to start taking back control of your life right now. Make reflexology a part of your action plan.
Whether you want to lose weight, boost your immune system, alleviate pain or simply look and feel younger, relaxation is your prescription.
We can't change the past. But we certainly can -- in every moment -- change our perspective on and relationship with it.
How does an extrovert respectfully raise an introvert? How does an introverted parent not become overwhelmed by an extroverted child?
As spring so fragrantly reminds us, we stand at the threshold of life. We are constantly transforming and therefore capable of wondrous things. To embrace this gift, all we need to do is show up, truly and fully.
Remember that you do have time, every day, to relax and cultivate peace. Let your everyday activities prompt these calming practices, and your old patterns of stressful thinking will begin to change for the good.
The workaholic in all of us thrives on activity. We need it. We need to keep busy; we need a project. Vacations at first glance seem project-less, a void of time and space.
Whether you're atoning for some winter overindulgence or just trying to find your inner zen, here are 10 handpicked Tablet hotels for a bit of clean living.
Somehow, we have convinced ourselves that we are so broken that a full-on 24/7 surge of endless, repetitive and unflagging attention to our failings -- or, if not our failings, to our "opportunities" -- is called for.
