Ever hesitate to join a group—especially a network-marketing company—because you worry you’ll get swept up in the hype? Maybe you’ve thought, I don’t want to sound like one of those people whose every sentence drips with company jargon. I get it. But here’s the thing: stepping into the Young Living® community doesn’t mean losing yourself…. [Read More]
What is a lifestyle change anyway?
I think I am in the middle of one- which is different than going through “the change” although that is not unfamiliar territory. How about you? I can tell you what a lifestyle change is NOT. Let’s go there first. It is NOT looking for the next book, exercise plan, diet, therapist, coach, healer that… [Read More]
Hazards of fragrant air fresheners and plug-ins
I confess—I’m that friend: the one who silently wonders if you can please unplug that woosh of synthetic fragrance. I’m also the hotel guest who preemptively asks for a fragrance-free room and the mall navigator who avoids perfume counters like they’re booby-trapped. The cloying, chemical punch of some bath-and-body shops? Yeah—I wish I could explain… [Read More]
Himalayan Salt Lamps: Help or Hype?
A few years ago I received a couple of Himalayan salt lamps as gifts. “These lamps greatly improve air quality,” I was told. Googled it. I set about to do my research (Googled it…) and I was hard pressed to find any significant research that wasn’t anecdotal. Himalayan salt has been touted as a cure-all… [Read More]
Pharma, Wild Medicine and Dr. Andrew Weil
Once upon a time I had the delight of a day trip to the New York Botanical Gardens and I was fortunate to be able to hear a lecture by Andrew Weil, M.D. Dr. Weil opened the New York Botanical Garden’s Wild Medicine Exhibition and was honored with the first Henry Hurd Rusby Award for Excellence… [Read More]
Flowers are a nice gesture! Even virtual flowers…
My efforts at the Online Therapy Institute once extended to Second Life. When we moved to a new location- from one island to another- we built a new office and virtual classroom complete with lovely landscaping. We shared an island with other people in the helping professions so we feel right at home. While I… [Read More]
Meditation Tidbit ~ What is your anchor image?
Do you meditate? If you don’t practice a formal meditation, do you spend quiet time reflecting? Perhaps you pray or spend time reading inspirational books or you use visualization and positive affirmations? Personally, I engage in Reiki for Self-care. What do you do to prepare for entering that reflective time? How do your clear your… [Read More]
Art, Media and Internet Addiction
On the heels of a new study just out about internet addiction, I was asked to contribute an article for a new book on the topic. I was honored that Gretta Louw asked me to write a piece for her book which is a follow-up book to the Controlling_Connectivity durational performance and exhibition: the psychological… [Read More]
