A Simple Way to Relieve Stress

July 15, 2014 by
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We accept stress as normal but it can be extremely depleting to body and mind. There are numerous methods to help dismantle stress but one of the most powerful and empowering is to take mindful breaks throughout the day. Recent research in the neurosciences shows that relaxing the body and mind at 90-minute intervals throughout the day can be extremely beneficial to overall well being, focus and balance.  Take a minute or two and try closing your eyes and taking some deep slow breaths. Then notice how you feel! Frustration, frenzy, anger, anxiety will all be reduced. If you don’t feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breath, Integrative Wellness, Mindfulness, Spiritual Health, Stress/Anxiety Tagged With: , ,

3 P’s for Business Survival

July 14, 2014 by
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  Taking the leap of faith to start a business is frightening, exhilarating, exhausting, and rewarding, all in the same breath.  Here are some helpful tips for entrepreneurs, whether you are in the initial dream stage or in the process of living out that dream:   Patience Someone once reminded me “Rome wasn’t built overnight.”  On a much smaller scale, the same principle holds true for building a business.  Without continued patience, you and your business will not be able to withstand the frustrations, challenges, and unexpected detours that will cross your path.  If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Health

Healing in the Sand

July 13, 2014 by
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"Often the hands know how to solve a riddle with which the intellect has wrestled in vain."  ~ Carl Jung One form of play therapy  is sand tray.  This is a safe way for clients of all ages to find some control over their lives in a healthy way.   Sand tray, or sand play as some models refer to it, allows a safe and contained space for the builder to create a world in the sand by selecting and placing different images representing real or imaginary people, places, or concepts in the sand.     Clients can choose from any of the miniatures representing the real and imaginary world in which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Mental Health, Child/Teen Mental Health, Expressive Arts, Grief/Loss, Integrative Wellness, Mental Wellness, Trauma

What is Play Therapy?

July 13, 2014 by
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"It is in the playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, it is only in being creative that the individual discovers Self."  ~ D.W. Winnicott In essence, play therapy relies on the child’s natural language of play to communicate and facilitate healing.  It is much easier for children to express themselves through play rather than sitting on a couch and talking as an adult.  Rather than just playing, trained play therapists utilize resources such as carefully selected toys, art, puppets, dolls, play-doh, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child/Teen Mental Health, Expressive Arts, Integrative Wellness, Mental Wellness