National Relaxation Day is AUGUST 15. This is a day to slow down, unwind, relax,and take a break from a fast-paced lifestyle (and the stresses of the pandemic). If you are not used to taking breaks in your day to relax and … Continue reading
Do you drive with your shoulders up around your ears or a death grip on your steering wheel? Do you have a headache when you arrive at your destination? During your vacation travels, or your time on the road this … Continue reading
What do you tell yourself about sleep ? That you should fall asleep as soon as your head touches the pillow ? That you should sleep straight through the night without awakenings ? That you should have a great sleep … Continue reading
Are you having a high energy day today? Our most important resource is not time. It’s energy! Thayer contends that energy is an indicator of our psychophysiological functioning. Did you know that the lower our energy level, the greater the risk … Continue reading
There was a lumberjack who had just bought a new axe. The first day he felled 20 trees. Each succeeding day he worked longer and harder yet felled fewer and fewer trees. A friend asked, “why don’t you sharpen your axe?” He replied “I … Continue reading
Mobile technology makes it possible to work 24/7 from practically any location. There are downsides to this! In addition to longer work hours and heavier workloads, being contacted by colleagues/customers after work hours or not fully disengaging from the job in … Continue reading
Are you feeling isolated? Or longing for moments of solitude after so many hours at home with your family during COVID? If you were to draw a line representing a continuum between the two end points of 1) loneliness and 2) too … Continue reading
Physically distance, wear a mask, and…. sleep well ??…. to decrease risk of COVID Last year the Cleveland Clinic published a data analysis of their patients, reporting that those taking melatonin had significantly lower odds of developing COVID or dying … Continue reading
Are you spending more time on computers, tablets and phones compared to a year ago? This fall when I began running virtual programs and meetings on-line, my neck and shoulders became very tight. I quickly realized that all of those hours … Continue reading
Did you know that our brain is always seeking to be in the sweet spot between novelty and predictability? During last spring’s escalating COVID stress and the drastic interruptions to our activities, I bet you heard advice to keep to a routine as … Continue reading
COVID19 has changed so many things in our lives! We are trying to navigate return to work and students going back to school, all while following precautions to prevent spread of the virus. Uncertainty and worry about these changes are … Continue reading
National Relaxation Day is August 15. This is a day to slow down, unwind, relax,and take a break from a fast-paced and hectic lifestyle. In the 1970’s when Dr. Evelyn Bird, a professor in the Department of Human Kinetics at University of … Continue reading
Think back to a time when you were able to capture a moment of amazement… of beauty… It could be while watching a graceful dance, or a sunbeam on tulips, or raindrops dropping into a puddle. It could be while … Continue reading
Yes, there are ways to increase our resiliency as we live through a pandemic! One of my favourite articles about coping with COVID19 stress and anxiety is from Jessica Del Pozo. She talks of Folkman’s research from the 1990s HIV/AIDS … Continue reading
