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30 Nov 2009 by Sarah Collier
‘To be or not to be.. The rabbit caught in the headlights’ Sarah Collier November 2009 “I have been there, I have looked over the edge, and I have returned” Sir Laurence Olivier wrote these words in his autobiography about how he coped with his stage fright. Many actors, singers and performers have experienced anxiety or stage fright at one point in their career. ....
10 Jun 2009 by Danielle Collins
We all know stress can have devastating effects on our body. However, have you ever thought how stress may be affecting your face? On an internal level, stress can affect the natural production of the plumping agents collagen and elastin in the face. Stress can also be a contributor to dehydration, poor circulation and the ability to remove toxins from the skin. However, research shows that....
18 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
I recently spent four days alone in a rustic cabin on a bluff on the wild Washington coast. I worked on my novel, read, napped, did yoga, ate huge salads, sat in the sunshine, and watched eagles eat crab scavenged from the ocean’s edge. It was one of the most truly restful retreats I’ve ever savored. It wasn’t so long ago, however, that I would have taken this time to rest but instead....
17 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
Q: What do a blue screen, bits of yam, blindness, and poop have to do with one another? A: Read on to discover. I've been practicing Eckhart Tolle's advice this week. Whenever I am resisting a moment- from a subtle resistance like "I wish that person would drive faster" to "I wish my body worked better in this yoga pose" to the more vehement "I wish my Dad were here NOW," I've repeated....
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9 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
It’s 9 a.m. I’m back from dropping off my daughter at school, and it’s time to work on My Novel, the one that I’ve talked about writing for years and have actually been working on for four. I’m so committed to writing this opus, I’ve downscaled my life, shrunk my coaching practice, and stopped saying yes to many outside commitments. But by 9:30, I’ve already checked my e-mail....
3 Feb 2009 by Alba Feely
How do celebrities keep in shape? We all have celebrities that we think look fab and that we would love to look like – sometimes it might even just be you’d love to have their shoulder or legs ….so I have been investigating how some celebrities with realistic, curvy and toned figures keep in shape to see if we can use some of their tips …. Amanda Lamb, 34 –TV Presenter....
3 Feb 2009 by Jennifer Louden
We all practice living our values. We practice democracy. We practice yoga. We practice loving kindness toward ourselves and others. The interesting part is that somewhere along the way the idea was introduced that "practice makes perfect." Well, I'm here to tell you, that's hogwash. Bull hockey. The cart before the horse. Practice is learning in motion. We don't get done with learning or get....
28 Jan 2009 by Peta Heskell
Many respected forms of therapy are based on the theory that your body is a map of your emotions.. Alexander Lowen, one of the creators of bioenergetics, says: ‘Bioenergetics is a therapeutic technique to help a person get back together with his body and to help him enjoy, to the fullest degree possible, the life of the body.’ Do you remember being told as a kid not to make faces because....
28 Jan 2009 by Jennifer Louden
My friend Ann Cheng quipped recently, when I told her how horrible and unlovable I had been feeling, "You must be ready for a big breakthrough." What a lovely way to think of it, I thought, and then the next day the big breakthrough came I noticed the feeling of being connected, of being loved, at being at peace, came back. She was right. Then I heard Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, physicist and....
28 Jan 2009 by Jennifer Louden
It’s mid-afternoon and I’m feeling the itch to move my body, but instead I return phone calls, wipe the kitchen counter, sort my daughter Lilly’s school papers. I haven’t really moved in almost two weeks, at least in any meaningful way, and I’m in “the box,” a place of parched fear, scratchy overanalyzing, and tart self-judgment. I find myself here about five or six times a year,....
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