Wellbeing

The False Warmth of Technology

Jenna-Marie Warnecke | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Connection, Social Media, Relationships, Mindfulness, Conscious Relationship, Emotional Wellness, Unplug and Recharge, Wellbeing, Technology, Presence, Healthy Living News
Jenna-Marie Warnecke

I don't feel half a world away from the people I love, because it's easy enough to get in touch with them, and for us to share our lives electronically. Yet I must admit, I have experienced a most uniquely modern kind of sadness recently upon learning very big news from two of my friends.

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CrazyBusy: 10 Key Principles To Managing Modern Life

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Stress, Work Life Balance, Mindfulness, Life Tips, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Tips for Life, Tips on Life, Wellbeing, Stress Tips, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.

In today's crazybusy world, you must deliberately preserve and cultivate your most valuable connections to people, activities and whatever else is most important to you. As you take back control and lead a sane life, you become the person you really want to be.

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Moving From Wellness to Well-Being

Rose Stanley | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Health and Wellness, Work-Life Balance, Financial Education, Wellbeing, Health Care, Wellness, Emotional Wellness, National Employee Wellness Month, Employee Benefits, Business News
Rose Stanley

The state of many employees' emotional health is sub-optimal, but organizations are giving them the tools they need to make behavioral changes that ultimately drive health care costs down, creating more productive and engaged employees.

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Disappointment vs. Dysappointment

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Disappointment, Depression, Obstacles, Emotional Wellness, Success, Emotional Wellbeing, Gps-Soul, Wellbeing, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

The more poorly someone handles disappointment and not getting their way, the more they are likely to react negatively and angrily and push back when they are told to have a "back-up" plan.

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How To Start Your Day The Right Way

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Setting Goals, Planning, Personal Development, Wellbeing, Morning, Peace, Goals, Wellness, Sleep, Daily Morning Routine, Morning Workout Routine, Morning Exercise, Daily Routine, Morning Workout, Personal Health, The Morning Routine, Morning Routine, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Anderson

We must take time for ourselves at the start of our day. This time will enable us to center ourselves and channel our focus. My morning routine consists of the following activities that give me a peaceful start to the day.

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Social Media and Anxiety

Daniel Donahoo | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Social Media, Technology, Wellbeing, Anxiety, Health, Mental Health, Social Media Health, Unplug and Recharge, Social Media Anxiety, Healthy Living News
Daniel Donahoo

We need to consider how the rise of new and emerging technologies impacts our health and wellbeing, and how we support people who find themselves in situations where their use of technology it is not as healthy or productive as it could be.

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How to Improve Your Health by Moving

Marc B. Levin | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Exercise, Health, Fitness and Exercise, Physical Exercise, Wellbeing, Wellness, Tai Chi, Physical Activity Health, Qigong, Physical Activity Benefits, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Guidelines, Healthy Living News
Marc B. Levin

Physical activity, exercise and movement are available to you to promote the natural healing of your body, and you are empowered right now to use them if you choose.

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Embodying With Awareness

Willow Dea | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Awareness, Education, Being, Embodiment, Healthy Habits, Wellbeing, Teaching, Integral Education, Education News
Willow Dea

Ultimately, if we "are what we teach," as Parker Palmer once famously offered, we are called to enact our deepest wisdom while we teach, parent, work, and walk through life.

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Is 'Brown Fat' The Next Big Thing In Weight Control?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Irisin, Calories, Exercise, Brown Fat, Dr. David Katz, Brown Adipose Tissue, Fat, Weight Loss, Conditions, Lose Weight, Brown Body Fat, Wellbeing, Weight Loss Drugs, Weight Loss Pills, Healthy Weight Loss, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

By all means, stay tuned to the smoke signals about brown fat. But I urge you to keep other irons in the fire.

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The Christmas Present

Shelley A. Lewis | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Shelley A. Lewis

'Tis the season to be jolly and as we turn out in our winter's best, we reflect on those many moments of the past year, those moments that we lived and those that passed us by in a flurry of madness.

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I'm Over Being a Facebook Snob

Jessica Olien | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Friendship, Profile Pictures, Status Updates, Online Etiquette, Wellbeing, Being Nice, Facebook, Culture News
Jessica Olien

Like many people, I've been irritated by the status updates of my Facebook friends. 

What a freaking idiot, I've sighed inwardly when I saw someone's sandwich update.

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What Are Smartphones Doing To Our Relationships?

Nancy Colier | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Friends, Nourish, Spiritual, Email, Interact, Text, Technology, Mindful, Smartphone, Wellbeing, Conscious Relationships, Smatphones and Relationships, Smartphones Conscious Relationships, Smart Phones and Relationships, Healthy Living News
Nancy Colier

I suppose that I too am guilty (if that's the right word) of avoiding contact, or taking the easy way out. And so I asked myself, what are we all so afraid of? The easy way out of what?

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How Does Colorado Rank For Overall Wellbeing?

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Top Ten Wellbeing States, Denver News, Wellbeing, Happiest States, Well-Being Index, Gallup-Healthways @Front, Denver News

Gallup-Healthways published their “State of the States” report Wednesday, complete with state-by-state rankings of “Overall Wellbeing.” The a...

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Who Is Driving Your Health and Wellness?

Margaret Moore | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Well-Being, Wellness and Health, Health and Wellness, Wellness Plan, Well Being, Wellbeing, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Margaret Moore

We live in a world where many people allow others to be in the driver's seat when it comes to managing their own health.

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Wellbeing, Gallup Style

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Wellbeing, Happiness, Welbeing, Well Being, Wellbeing Gallup Poll, Well-Being, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Wellbeing, Wellbeing Gallup, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Christine Whelan

Polls, studies and data argue that wellbeing isn't just about some amorphous sense of being happy. It's about thriving in career, social, financial, physical and community life.

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Rising Love

Yogi Cameron Alborzian | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga, Wellbeing, Creator, Zen, Relationships, Ayurveda, Health, God, Spirituality, Love, Healthy Living News
Yogi Cameron Alborzian

When we rise in love, we channel the basic energy that forms the basis of all of creation. Our work is to listen and be guided from within.

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Living your life by numbers

Yogi Cameron Alborzian | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga, Wellbeing, Creator, Health, Life, Relationships, Ayurveda, God, Numbers, Love, Healthy Living News
Yogi Cameron Alborzian

How many times did you make a reference to a number today? Maybe you considered your credit score, how much your bank accounts has or lacks, how many ...

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Therapeutic Gardening: A Natural Approach to Health, Healing, and Recovery

DivineCaroline | Emily Wallace | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cost-Effective Therapy, Therapy, Health, Gardening, Wellbeing, Recreation, Healthy Living News

Therapeutic gardening has become a method of recovery, both physical and mental, for Alzheimer's patients, the physically handicapped, injured or ill ...

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What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fulfillment, Wellbeing, Positive Focus, Postive Thinking, Happiness, Personal Growth Tips, Personal Growth Advice, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Russell Bishop

As my mentor used to say to me when I would give voice to my negative thinking: Russell, if you're going to indulge in a fantasy, why would you choose to lose in it? After all, it's your fantasy!

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So What's the point

Yogi Cameron Alborzian | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: God, Wellbeing, Love, Soul, Health, Spirituality, Life, Healthy Living News
Yogi Cameron Alborzian

I recently went to see the film Up in the Air with a friend. At one point in the film, George Clooney says, "Make no mistake, your relationships are ...

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How to Have a Good Life? Have a Good Day

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Well Being Habits, Happiness, Gallup Study, Relationships, Money, Work, Exercise, Health, Fulfillment, Good Life, Diet, Wellbeing, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

According to a Gallup study, the most important factor in long-term happiness is doing work that you love and are passionate about.

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Twitter-Long Formula of Happiness

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twitter, Wellbeing, Emotional Self-Regulation, Peripheral Route of Affect Regulation, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Ever seen a wagging tail? If you have then you've seen happiness. Get a dog. Get happiness. Let a dog's tail wag your mind. Simple, huh?

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PBS' 'This Emotional Life': Paul Allen's Call For Emotional Health

Paul Allen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Emotions, PBS' This Emotional Life, Relationships, Bill Gates, Health, Emotional Health, Microsoft, Paul Allen, Wellbeing, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Paul Allen

As I considered how difficult emotional turmoil can be in the life of a young person, I realized we all know someone -- a family member, a friend -- who faces emotional challenges and needs help.

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