7 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

7 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

As the calendar flips to September, I’m battling some late summer lackadaisical energy…you know, when trying to get something accomplished feels more like pushing string. For me one way to release “should-related” stress is giving myself permission...
The Gift of Wellness

The Gift of Wellness

About a month ago, I received an email: “I am the Chair of Toy Purchasing for the Rockbridge Christmas Baskets program,” it began. “We provide food and gifts to over 3,000 people at Christmas time. For our 16- and 17-year-old-girls, we have purchased 70 yoga mats and...
10 Tips for Body, Mind, and Soul

10 Tips for Body, Mind, and Soul

1. Try a 3-part breath: inhale, filling your belly, then rib cage, up to the collarbone; then starting from the top of the lungs, slowly exhale all the way down to your belly. Repeat 5 times. 2. Gratitude. Focus on at least 1 thing to be grateful for. (Here’s a good...