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What Stress Does to the Body, and How Mindfulness Can Help
When our prehistoric ancestors faced terrifying situations like a hungry wooly mammoth, their endocrine system would flood their bodies with the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. This “fight-or-flight” stress response provided a burst of energy so they could respond to the dangerous predator. While wooly mammoths …
The Power of Mindfulness in Your Everyday Life
How many balls do you have in the air today? As women, we’re often juggling kids, a job, a spouse, a home, aging parents and more. Multitasking on so many fronts can be enormously stressful. Stress, in turn, can contribute to a host of health …
It Only Takes a Moment … A Mindful Check-in
I don’t have time to just sit around and do nothing. I have to drop the kids off at school, get to work, come home and make dinner, get my son to football practice and then catch up on emails. I have way too much …
My Mindful Superpower – The Power to Choose
You have the superpower to choose to be in the present moment by practicing mindfulness. …
