Wanted to share a lovely informative post written by Ryan Rivera just for YOM readers! His background is: Ryan Rivera has spent 7 years of his life suffering from, as he calls it, the “whole package” – panic attacks, severe anxiety, agoraphobia, social anxiety, unbearable physical symptoms, headaches, neck pains, constant tension, diarrhea, palpitations, pounding …

I just created a new video that guides you through a deep relaxation training, it’s short, beginning at 2:12 on video so its about 7 min in length.  It’s using “progressive muscle relaxation” exercise. How does this reduce stress? This relaxation technique is used in many settings to help patients reduce stress, in yoga classes …

INTRO Notified about an artists colony deadline via email– the Millay Colony.  I went to their site.  From there ended up finding this wonderful pic that was highlighted by writer/artist Christopher Stackhouse, he called it “one of the most poignant pictures I’ve ever seen,” and then rhapsodizes on the light.  It’s the light that caught …

Here are Resources for Dealing with Stress: (Guided Audio MP3) Allow yourself to take back some control, inner control from the chronic stress situation. If we remain in the state of ongoing stress, we can fall ill and certainly won’t be able to think creatively on how to cope or exit from the stressor. Whether …

Update: listen to a 22 min guided meditation for stress, and its free! It’s in this follow up post: “Workplace Stress? Try a Wonderful Guided Meditation for Stress” I’ve been getting clarity, as to how I can serve others in the cosmic dance of turmoil that individuals and the planet are going through.  As some …

As always I start by mentioning gratitiude, see Quick Tip #1 for brief technique on gratitude practice. Hopefully your day is going well.  Namaste-which means the Divine within me honors the Divine within you! Overcoming Anxiety: This is not really a “quick tip,”  as it would take practice but like any practice it gets more …

  I hear yah-you’ve got troubles, unemployment worries, environmental disasters, financial worries, perhaps heath challenges.  I have been through much of it too, and vicariously we all suffer when we hear of others suffering.  That is our gift of being human.  We feel compassion and connection with our fellow beings. But when we shift into …

The Crimson Cardinal I pulled up my shade as I do every morning.  But this morning, I was greeted by a plump red cardinal perched just a few feet away.   He balanced on coiled wires leading from my house.  He sat for a long time, I put a foot up on the windowsill and leaned …