Here are some research based tips for managing your own anxiety and communicating more effectively, With awareness and investing some thought into your self-care, you can improve your mood, keep things peaceful and truly enjoy all the magic this season has to offer.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, trapped or angry or trapped by constant notifications and endless scrolling, it's time to detox from the cyber world. This post explores why social media can be harmful and offers five practical ways to disconnect and regain control over your digital life.

Today, yoga plays a vital role in mindbody therapy and is integrated into various therapeutic practices. Research shows that consistent yoga practice can effectively reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, common issues in modern life.

If you’re curious about how to begin a mindfulness and meditation practice, you’re in the right place. Let’s explore some practical, friendly ways to bring mindfulness into your routine, with a few personal stories sprinkled in to keep things real.

Mindful smelling involves utilizing our sense of smell to enhance awareness of our current moment and surroundings. Focusing on the sense of smell improves mindfulness by promoting awareness of environmental scents and their effects on the mind and body.

That's where everyday mindulfness comes in - a powerful tool that can help us become more mindful, get in touch with our inner selves

Mental health therapists are seeing the benefits in treating PTSD by integrating yoga into their practices

Mindfulness isn't something reserved only for monks. Here's how you can weave simple mindfulness practices in to your life every day life.

Originally posted November 19, 2018. Veterans Yoga Project Yoga for Emotional Healing PTSD Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) is a nonprofit organization that specializes in helping veterans gain access to the healing benefits of yoga with a program called Mindful Resilience. Thanks to the efforts of VYP, the Mindful Resilience yoga program is being used to help veterans and active-duty military personnel heal from the emotional, physical and psychological aspects of war t

Originally posted July 24, 2018. Mental Health: Veterans Yoga Project Healing PTSD I wanted to share with my readers a very positive effort full of positive energy taking place in the world. In 2017 in Hoboken, New Jersey, I first came into contact with the Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) organization. Tam Terry and Helene Graff, residents of Hoboken, arranged a fundraiser. Stevens Institute of Technology graciously offered the use of the university’s Walker gymnasium. Dr.

You can practice mindfulness everyday by following your breath and using a grounding mantra

Originally posted June 22, 2015. Expressive Art – A Mindbody Practice Using mandalas as a healing expressive art form is a merging of Eastern and Western practices and thought. “Mandala” is Sanskrit for “circle” and is a spiritual symbol used ritualistically to represent universal wholeness. It is used a focal point in meditative practice. In Western practice, the mandala has been adopted as a tool for healing and self-discovery. The endless interlocking patterns can be

Prenatal Yoga: A Mind-body Practice to Benefit Your Pregnancy For pregnant women seeking safe, evidence-informed mind–body practices, prenatal yoga has been studied for its potential benefits. In 2008, 66 pregnant women were randomized into two groups of 33. The experimental group underwent 6 one-hour classes of prenatal yoga, inclusive of asana (yoga poses), breathwork and meditation, from gestation weeks 26 – 37. This group was also practiced yoga at home 2 -3x a week,