Category: Exercise

Finding Balance in Your Life—and Making Peace with It

Finding balance in our lives makes us more peaceful, joyful, and intentional in our choices. The first life area, or “Balance Zone,” we’ll be exploring is physical health. I chose to start with the realm of physical health because it is the area of our lives that most impacts every other area of our lives. […]

Seven Reasons to Become a Quitter in 2016 (and Why Ditching These Bad Habits Can Make This Your Happiest Year Yet)

Life is built on routines. It’s easy to go years—or even decades—without consciously assessing what’s working and what’s not. As a result, many of us are surrounded by people, obligations, objects, and habits that aren’t exactly making our lives better (far from it!). Well, no more. With a new year upon us, it’s the perfect […]

Caring for Yourself in the Midst of Stress

Everyone goes through rough spots in life—it’s an unfortunate but unavoidable fact. You might feel worried about an upcoming move, overwhelmed as you try to deal with an illness in your family, or anxious about a looming project at work. Maybe you’re simply worn down by the never-ending stress and relentlessly hectic pace of modern […]

Your Spring Awakening: Mind, Body, and Soul

As the temperatures rise and the flowers start to bloom, do you catch the spring cleaning bug? If so, you’re not alone. If you’re anything like me, when the bright, warm rays of spring sunlight begin to finally stream through your windows, you feel the urge to make sure everything in your home is fresh, […]

Five Ways to Look & Feel More Physically Fit Right Now

Most of us hear the words “physically fit” and groan internally. But consider this: Are you ignoring your own physical fitness because the idea of getting started overwhelms you? I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to start out by training for a marathon. In fact, […]