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- Three Aromatherapy Recipes to Ease Migraines - by If you've ever suffered from migraines, the symptoms are all too familiar: extreme sensitivity to light or sound, nausea, a throbbing, pulsating pain. According to neurologychannel.com, migraines are a relatively common problem, afflicting about 18% of women and 6% of men in the United States. ...
Views: 9855 - Definition: Mental Wellness - by Mental Wellbeing
Mental health can be seen as a continuum, where an individual's mental health may have many different possible values. Mental wellness is generally viewed as a positive attribute, such that a person can reach enhanced levels of mental health, even if they do not have any ...
Views: 9791(1 vote) - Infinite Patience Produces Immediate Results - by Practice putting yourself in a state of absolute certainty. In this state you are being certain. Being certain means that you are feeling certain, thinking certain, speaking as a certain person and taking action as someone who is certain. This means that you have evolved to a place of knowing. ...
Views: 9756 - Relationships True Love and the Transcendence of Duality - by An Interview with Eckhart Tolle By Kim Eng
During my travels, one of the most frequently asked question is "What is it like to be in relationship with an enlightened being?" Why this question? Perhaps they have the idea or image of an ideal relationship, and want to know more about it. Perhaps ...
Views: 9753(1 vote) - Clarify Misunderstandings with a "Reality "Check" - by As a communicating creature, you can bet your life on the possibility that misunderstanding is the rule, not the exception.
We communicate with words and voice tone, as well as all sorts of non-verbals like time, space and body language--all of which are imprecise in conveying our unique felt ...
Views: 9741 - Benefits of Biofeedback - by Biofeedback is a safe, powerful, non-drug intervention. It is often a learning process which helps you gain control of your body's responses to stress, anxiety, physical strain and emotional stimuli. Being a learning process, it also requires time, a consistent schedule of treatment sessions, ...
Views: 9711(3 votes) - The Top Ten Tips for Using Non-Verbal Behavior to Improve Your Relationships - by Excellent communication skills are the key to success in your personal and professional life. Research shows that non-verbal communication is actually more important than verbal communication.
1. 'Dance' with the non-verbal signals being sent your way on a moment-to-moment basis. Stop and ask ...
Views: 9702 - Stages of Learning to Say "No" - by One of the most important skills we can learn that will help us manage and fulfill our priorities is to say "No." Once we get there, it becomes easier and easier, but initially it can be extremely awkward and unpopular with others. Knowing the stages we’ll go through can help us realize that ...
Views: 9487(3 votes) - PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (PEMF) TREATMENT - by William Pawluk, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
March 2003
The issue of pain treatment is an extremely urgent health and socio-economic problem. Pain, in acute, recurrent and chronic forms, is prevalent across age, cultural background, and sex, and ...
Views: 9453(1 vote) - Practice the Seven Secrets of Sales Success - by Excerpted from Brian Tracy's Be A Sales Superstar, published by Berrett-Koehler
There are seven secrets, or principles, of sales success. They are practiced by all the highest paid salespeople every day. The regular application of these principles is virtually guaranteed to move you to the top ...
Views: 9377(1 vote) - Learn To Let Go And Flow With Life - by At any moment, your life is exactly the way that it is. You are the way you are and the people in your life are exactly the way that they are. This is true whether you like it or not.
When you fight and resist the way your life is, you create a state of fear and upset that almost always makes ...
Views: 9369 - Borderline Personality Disorder (BP): A Profile - by According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994)?the essential feature of Borderline Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects and marked ...
Views: 9363 - ***POSITIVE ENERGY - by POSITIVE ENERGY: HOW TO BUILD VITALITY AND STOP ENERGY VAMPIRES FROM DRAINING YOU
By Judith Orloff, M.D.
Adapted from Positive Energy, Harmony Books, April, 2004
I learned to honor my energy needs the hard way. As a psychiatrist who specializes in intuition I knew how important it was to ...
Views: 9252(5 votes) - The Law of Attraction, Health and The Healing Codes - by Diseases sometimes occur in families because patterns of diseases are reinforced in conversation and expectations. People “learn” that they are supposed to get certain diseases because “all the woman” or “all the men” are supposed to get that disease. I know a 63 year old woman who died of ...
Views: 9165(2 votes) - Your Dreams May Be Telling You Something - by Your dreams can become a reality. This is true! Yes, this is possible by learning to tap into your inner power and strength. While dreaming, you release your doubt about your world of possibilities. Without doubts there are no limitations. Personally, I believe that your dreams do not reflect an ...
Views: 9143 - What causes headaches and what can stop them - by You know the feeling - you slowly close your eyes as your dominant hand comes to rest on your forehead. You rub across your forehead and over your closed eyelids, trying to relieve the pressure. Or maybe your hand goes to the base of your skull and your fingers work to release tension at the ...
Views: 9030 - Australian Aborigines Deep Trance Meditation - by A secret practice developed by Aboriginal tribes almost 40,000 years ago, will take you to states of extremely deep and serene meditation. This method of deep contemplation can help you unlock the process of creating new energy pathways between the right and left hemispheres of your brain ...
Views: 8979 - How to Quantify Your Goals - by Quantifying your goals can be a long process. You'll have to gather a lot more information before you're ready to set specific targets. Eventually, you'll probably want to put those goals together in the form of a business plan. But before we move on to the process of getting that information, ...
Views: 8943 - Bringing Watsu to Austin - by Watsu is a relatively new (1980) form of bodywork that has been available in the Austin area since 1994. Watsu combines working with Shiatsu pressure points in the medium of a warm (93-98 degrees) water pool. This practitioner also utilizes the ancient healing energy of Reiki during a Watsu ...
Views: 8779 - How to Use Kundalini Energy for Self-Healing - by Here is a quote from Yogi Bhajan, whose teachings were the inspiration for this article:
The process of self-healing is the privilege of very human being. Self-healing is not a miracle, nor is it a question of being able to do something that most people can't. Self-healing is a process that ...
Views: 8757 - 25,000 Words Per Minute - No Less... BRAIN MANAGEMENT - by That man someday in the future would discover ways to access the diverse and incredible powers of the mind and thus begin utilizing "the other 90%" of the brain has never really been in question. That someday in the future the scientific community will have no alternative but to acknowledge the ...
Views: 8724(2 votes) - Stopping Headaches the Easy Way - by Almost everyone experiences a headache at one time or another. Sometimes we may take one of the many pills or nostrums displayed on the druggist's shelf or advertised with great conviction on television. Other times we may want to kick the pill habit and try to ignore it, and eventually the ...
Views: 8593(2 votes) - CREATING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS - by Your attitude determines the state of world you live in. It is the foundation for every success and every failure you have had and will have. Your attitude will make you or break you.
Attitude creates the way you feel about people and situations. Your actions are a result of your attitude, ...
Views: 8553(3 votes) - The Vacuum Law of Prosperity - by The universe cannot put good into your hand, until you let go of
what you are holding in it.
If you walk down the beach, you leave footprints in the sand.
But give the wind and the waves a few minutes, and those tracks
will be filled in. Just as vegetation will cover a field and an
agenda ...
Views: 8541(1 vote) - Dyslexia and/or ADD equal Speed Reading Giftedness - by Almost two years ago, a lady who had signed up for one of my speed reading courses showed up early on the first day of class to privately inform me that she had a reading disability, so that I wouldn't be too frustrated at the poor performance that she was expecting in the class. I gave her some ...
Views: 8519(3 votes) - Seven Signs Your Honey May Cheat - by Reprinted from Match.com on MSN’s Dating & Personals Page
Most of us — even the not-so-jealous types — know that feeling of, “Is my love really working late… or could this person be two-timing me?” I’ve counseled many individuals dealing with this concern, so let me share my findings with you ...
Views: 8500 - ONE DRINK IS TOO MANY AND A THOUSAND IS NOT ENOUGH - by Whenever one hundred Americans are gathered together, twenty to twenty-five of them will have been affected by alcoholism. On any given day, one out of four hospital patients in the United States are hospitalized due directly to alcoholism or complications related to it. As a result of the ...
Views: 8420(1 vote) - Living Well with Mitral Valve Prolaspe Syndrome - by Mitral Valve Prolaspe (MVP), is present in 10% of the population. It is said to be the most common cardiac variation and women have it more than men. Of that 10% - 25% have mild to severe symptoms.
The mitral valve and the autonomic nervous system are formed at the same time in the ...
Views: 8404 - Boosting Your Self Esteem – Because You’re Worth It - by Well done! You look great! We may say that for others, but how often do we say it for ourselves? We seem to be taught from an early age not to praise ourselves. But is it really such a bad (arrogant? boastful?) thing to do? I think not.
People generally show great respect for those who take a ...
Views: 8364(2 votes) - Ten Tools to Boost Your Self-Worth - by As I prepared my educational sessions each week I noticed a trend I could not deny. No matter what subject I selected, whether it was honesty, denial, defenses or boundaries the core issue always returned to a lack of self-worth. If the clients felt a sense of self-worth, there would be no ...
Views: 8355(1 vote) - So, You're Going to Host a Meeting - by As a member and participant in many professional associations, I’ve experienced some great meetings and some awful ones. What’s the difference between the great and awful? Often times it’s the host of the meeting – they can be gracious and pleasant, or overbearing, boring, or ...
Views: 8242(2 votes) - Smart Talk - by How do you get from where you are now -- from here, this present moment -- to there, where you want to go? What is the process? I see five steps.
First, you've got to figure out the "there." The there may be a new marriage, a new family, business expansion, a new home, increased income, or ...
Views: 8240 - SETTING GOALS - by '...There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is- definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it.' - Napoleon Hill
'Nothing happens, no forward steps are taken until a goal is established.' - David J. Schwarz (author of ‘The ...
Views: 8224(1 vote) - Ten Humorous, Motivating Quotations To Brighten Your Day - by George Bernard Shaw once said that if you find something funny search it for hidden truth. Here are few pearls of wisdom packaged in humour. Enjoy.
1. You wouldn't worry what people thought about you if you only knew how seldom they did.
2. To expect life to treat you fairly because you're a ...
Views: 8208(1 vote) - Practicing Wellness - by What is wellness? I see wellness as a way of life. It is about creating health in order to prevent sickness. It is about practicing activities and skills on a regular basis that create physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Practicing a life of wellness is about just that, practicing ...
Views: 8077 - Psycho-Semantics, The Unseen Force That Manipulates You LIfe - by When Oscar Bruce discovered the genius of The Superceding Semantic System as a powerful formula for transforming one's life, he began working to structure a 'self-implementing' method that any person could use. He gave the system a specific identification: Psycho-Semantics.
It's common ...
Views: 8067 - METHODS FOR STIMULATION OF BRAIN-WAVE FUNCTION USING SOUND - by From previous evidence of effective human biological response using various sounds and sonic vibration frequencies, certain sounds have been found to have a direct effect upon physiological systems (i.e.: pulse rate, respiration, GSR, EMG pupillary dilation, EEG, EKG, body temperature, and ...
Views: 8040 - What is Your Temperament Style? - by Understanding temperament styles will not only have a positive impact on the way you see yourself but it will also enhance your relationship with others. If you are a parent, it can dramatically improve the way you raise your children. If you are single, it can give you insight into selecting a ...
Views: 8034 - The Ultra Sensitive Person: Staying Centered and Feeling Safe when the World Overwhelms You - by Do you experience a heightened sensitivity to certain noises, light, foods, groups of people, other people’s edges or emotions, or does everyday life feel like just too much stimulus? Do you have frequent feelings of overwhelm and panic? If you experience any one (or more) of the preceding ...
Views: 8028(1 vote) - How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationship - by For some couples fighting is the fire that keeps their relationships alive. It lets them know the other cares. Many are determined to win a battle that never ends. Others try to right the wrongs they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior is doomed to ...
Views: 7912 - The Five "Musts" of Intentional Listening - by According to Webster, "to intend" means to stretch out for, to aim at. An intent is a purpose, object or aim.
"Communicate" means to exchange information, ideas or messages in any way, as by talk, gestures, writing, etc. It also means to have a sympathetic or meaningful relationship and to be ...
Views: 7814 - Are you an optimist or pessimist? - by I have been giving some thought lately to optimism and pessimism. Basically, these are attitudes. Attitudes that shape and formulate our entire existence. I mean, have you ever met a happy pessimist? Of course not.
In short, our optimism or pessimism is this:
The way we interpret the past ...
Views: 7752 - Study Graphology and learn to analyze anyone's personality from handwriting - by Learning Handwriting Analysis Should Change Your Life
To become a Pro, learn from a Pro. Learn from "Hollywood's expert."
If you enroll in this course at this time, you will have the rare opportunity of studying under Hollywood's Handwriting Expert, Kathy Gulley (pen name K.G. Stevens), ...
Views: 7703 - Crush Sites - Something else to prepare your teens for - by "Someone has a crush on you"
Have you or your teens ever received an email that begins like that? Hugely popular with teens, these emails are from websites that are known as "Crush sites".
Presenting themselves as websites about dating, Crush sites are basically services that collect email ...
Views: 7682(1 vote) - The Purpose of Conflict - by In the dictionary conflict is defined as a struggle, a battle. Mutual antagonism. Some people seem to thrive on creating conflict while others will do their best to avoid conflict. I have often pondered what it would be like in the world if everybody could just get along without all the nonsense ...
Views: 7575 - Increasing Awareness - by The ability to shift consciousness has numerous benefits and can be taught. Our learning is integrated when we can shift our own consciousness. We achieve a level of self mastery ?recovery of our own attention. These are the tools taught on the avatar course. Some students integrate the tools ...
Views: 7564 - The Ten Steps to Financial Success - by The ordinary (and perhaps even lazy) person's sure and steady way to wealth and happiness.
The "secrets" to better money management and perhaps even "riches". No, really there are no secrets. It's all simple basic common-sense.
I have seen statistics that reveal that 95% of Americans after ...
Views: 7391 - The Terrible Truth About How Karma Works - by Sooner or Later, You're Dancin' With the Reaper: While on Earth, you are living in the worlds of karma and reincarnation. As Soul you are eternal. You have past, present, and future lives. To grow in love, joy, and awareness, you reincarnate into a series of physical bodies to experience ...
Views: 7389 - Guilt Feelings - by I guess there isn't one person who hasn't experienced feelings of guilt and some people carry a constant, deep engraved guilt feelings regarding this aspect of their life or another. Guilt feelings are often related to as a negative emotion - but what are they, why do we breed them in ourselves ...
Views: 7354(1 vote) - Anatomy of Anger/Anxiety/Depression - by Anger: A label we attach to a series of symptoms that seem to be coming from either an internal mechanism (created in the past) or as a reaction to a perceived violation (seems to be occurring in the present moment) or a projection of fear(an imagined or anticipated violation expected to ...
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