Human Altruism
The real challenge to helping others lay inside our own hearts. We often hoard our energy, time, and money for the last battle that never comes. Leave your ego at the door.
The real challenge to helping others lay inside our own hearts. We often hoard our energy, time, and money for the last battle that never comes. Leave your ego at the door.
Decisions are draining. Each one consumes glucose, which fuels the brain to function. The power of an occasional pause is your ability to reconnect your mind, body, and surroundings.
Be aware and mindful by noticing how you think, how you talk, and how you feel as all of those impact your reality.
Regardless of your DNA composition or genetic makeup, different levels of happiness can be achieved. Strive for the highest for a healthier and happier you!
Mental training leads us directly to cognitive, emotional, and ethical changes. Yet, the concept of mental training is barely entertained, and seems only reserved for the professional athletes, Olympians, or elites. Yet we really can change for the better.
We have all emotionally experienced fear at some point in our life. Fear can be so powerful that it destroys careers, relationships, and businesses. Yet why do some folks have an abundance of confidence even with an unknown outcome?
Your mind will wonder (that’s normal). Your body will be uncomfortable at first (that’s normal, too). However, deep down there is great physiology associated with your slow, deep, breathing.
A therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku is a term that means "forest bathing”. It is the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness.
What if exercising, eating healthy, and meditation were as easy as combing your hair or checking your email? Everyone does it. It’s an automatic response. You can learn to practice good habits because of repetition. Turn a simple practice into a habit.
A growing body of knowledge has researched the secrets to living a long life, and we have been preoccupied with watching what we eat, how much exercise did we complete, how much alcohol have we consumed; the list goes on. However, a number of other studies (JAMA Internal Medicine 2016 and PLoS One) point to spirituality and the link to longevity.