Self Care

Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.

6 Strategies to Handle Transition Fears

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Loss and change cannot be prevented in life. It would be nice, but the reality is that the future is uncertain and anything can happen. The key is to stay out of fear by controlling your physiology.

A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

The LA Times Magazine's Day Of Health And Wellness

Agapi Stassinopoulos | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Agapi Stassinopoulos

They invited health experts, cancer specialists, nutritionists, and sleep specialists to inspire us to make the commitment to take better care of ourselves on every level.

A Nudity Experiment: Are You Comfortable Naked?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

My partner, Will, felt I had shared something that was meant just for us. For me it was a daring investigation into how I see and live with my body, a personal test.

Obama: Addressing the Healing Crisis

James S. Gordon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


James S. Gordon

If every older person were guaranteed a physician with time to talk about life and ways to live it more fully, as well as to discuss the best ways to deal with the inevitability of death, debates about "death panels" would wither.

The Fierce Urgency of Now: This is the Moment for Sane Health Care Policy

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Karen Kisslinger

Until the profit essence is taken off the table and progressive, prevention-based health care is understood to be a basic public service, there will be no meaningful health care reform in America.

Woodstock Wisdom

James S. Gordon | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


James S. Gordon

I hadn't planned on going, but then another doctor as young as I was then called me up, desperate for help. That's how I found myself on a plane to Bethel, N.Y. with Joan Baez.

8 Ways To Read Your Body's Warning Signs For Health

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

This morning, I woke with a stiff neck. I was not aware of it until I turned by head to brush my hair and then - ouch! A stiff neck tells me I am bei...

Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

Ask Maddisen - How to Recognize and Claim Your Greatness

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Maddisen K. Krown

We sometimes project seemingly offensive or undesired qualities onto others to remind ourselves of something we are lacking or of something else we'd rather become.

Be Back In An Hour: What We Can Learn From Twitter

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Barbara Ficarra

I could use that hour of "maintenance" to bask in the sanctuary of peace and quiet, recharge and rejuvenate.

True Confessions of an Ex-Shopaholic: Top Tips for Tough Times

Marjorie Hope Rothstein | Posted 07.09.2009 | Style


Marjorie Hope Rothstein

Here are my personal top tips for tough times, which hopefully will inspire you to start thinking about your own. After all, change is but a checklist away.

Jon and Kate: Why Do We Relate?

Lorraine Roe | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living


Lorraine Roe

I've watched one of the twins leave her lunch box at home. I've watched an uncomfortable one-on-one play date with a horse. I've watched Kate speak lovingly to her husband. ... Oops, scratch that last one.

How To Find Your Clear Intention - Your Possible Dream

Anne Naylor | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." William Shakespeare In response to m...