Disconnecting from everything around you is hard, but necessary. Do you have stress build up in your body? Neck and shoulders tense? Is your mind going faster than your body possibly can? STOP! Disconnect. If you live in chronic, persistent stress you will be welcoming a stroke soon.
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Positive Psychology and Martial Arts
Martial arts trainers believe that kids enhance self-discipline and responsibility by training martial arts. This kind of sport influences the child’s development and social skills, improves concentration, develops respect and self-esteem, and helps them learn to fight for their own goals. It will influence the learning of healthy habits, reduces stress and nervousness, develops tolerance, and are a good basis for other sports.
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The Physical and Mental Benefits of Houseplants
Houseplants are one of the best ways to add some tranquility, purification, and an interesting design feature to your home, workspace or office. Not only are they great to look at but houseplants have associated health benefits, both physically and mentally, as well as other unique properties beyond health and well-being.
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10 Natural Ways to Improve Memory
September of every year is World Alzheimer’s Month, a campaign to increase people’s awareness of the disease and erase the stigma associated with it. In the US, 10% of seniors who have reached the age of 65 are suffering from Alzheimer’s, with the percentage increasing to 32% for the 82-year old and above population.
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Why and How to Be Still
In this modern and always-connected world, it’s become a challenge to be still. Being still, you see, is more than just not talking or not moving.
But even without talk and motion, our media-laden world has deprived us of opportunities to be still, albeit with our consent. Left alone, we’re on the internet, fingers on the keypad, texting, chatting, emailing, playing games or listening to music on our smartphones. Being still also goes beyond being motionless, because we can be stationary, but our minds are filled with noise and thoughts.
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Are You Checking In On Yourself Enough?
One of the most central aspects of living a healthy and fulfilling life is taking good care of yourself.
The pace and pressure of everyday tasks can push our own needs to the backburner and hurt our physical and mental health.
Read: Self-Care: Your Ticket to a Happy, Healthy Life
This article looks to some of the top signs and symptoms that you might not be checking in with yourself often enough and points to some easy ways you can restart that connection.
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