Relaxation
Homemade Relaxing Bath Soak That Soothes Sore Muscles & Relieves Anxiety
The Power Of Herbs & Epsom Salt Give your sore muscles a bit of TLC. This soothing bath soak uses garden herbs and Epsom salt to help restore your muscles after a hard day in the garden or from working out. When you put Epsom salt in water, it breaks down [...]
7 Very Important Reasons To Take A Nap Right Now
Sleep is very, very good. And while it’s essential to get a solid seven to nine hours per night, when you occasionally miss the mark, a nap can help a great deal. Hey, it’s still a good idea even if you do get enough sleep. There’s really no excuse not to nap — [...]
6 Easy Ways To Instantly Improve The Mood Of Your Home
You’ve probably noticed that when you walk into certain rooms, it can make you instantly happy. Perhaps the room is bright and cheery, or it’s filled with decor that brings back cherished memories. Just like surrounding yourself with positive people can help keep you in a good mood, your surroundings [...]
What is a Retreat?
Some people are put off by the word ‘retreat’, assuming it means a strict and rather joyless regime. However, today’s retreats are generally more pleasurable, less outlandishly expensive and more tailored to the consumer -- you don’t have to do sunrise yoga every morning if you don’t want to: it’s your time. [...]
What is “Mindfulness?”
Have you ever been driving somewhere and don’t remember how you got there, been zoned out during a conversation or lost the plot of a complicated thriller? Mindfulness is about being present in the moment - aware of everything that is happening as it happens without making mental lists, mulling over past or future events [...]
How to Commit to One Meditation Session to Reduce Stress
Here’s the thing about meditation: We all want the benefits—it can ease symptoms of depression, promote better sleep, and lessen chronic pain—but settling down to mindfully meditate can take a gargantuan amount of effort for something that’s supposed to be so simple. But new research from Michigan Technological University might be the push you need to [...]