Fight, Flight Or Freeze

They can be very valuable when you are getting ready for tests. Synergy refers to the extra you get when several different elements, such as the various organs and systems of the body, are working together. Hazel Markus and Shinobu Kitayama (1991) point out that in collectivist cultures, people tend …

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Life Is A Meditation

Guessing did not hurt--the worst possible outcome from pure guessing was an expected value of zero. This reflects one of the important themes in the Yoga program--that through being with challenging moments, exposing oneself to them, and seeing that they shift (if or when they do), it is possible to …

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Making Friends With Your Monkey-Mind

Drop down below your thoughts and your emotional body's endless list of wants and needs and ask your inner self what you need. T his is often done through modeling--which oftentimes involves making sure that the other person moves with you to repeat the same behaviors that you are attempting …

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Hockey Girl

SVT is a fantastic tool to use as often as needed, and remember, it can be potently combined with other strategies as well. There wasn't going to be a way for Thomas to confront the problems in his marriage, let alone his life, shrouded in the haze of pot smoke …

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Anger Management

So, it is vital that you disconnect yourself once in a while. I encourage you to see yourself as being successful already and to realize that you're resourceful enough to figure things out. I think that a lot of our friends' and family's misplaced advice comes also from a place …

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Let Them Take You For A Clown

Objects confer a sense of comfort and safety, as evident when Irene in Stuff said, I had such a terrible week, I just wanted to come home and gather my treasures around me. That's effort that could be used instead for projects you'd like to initiate or to generate insights …

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The Magic Of Compounding

This makes us feel inadequate and/or disappointed. Figure 3: Balance is a function of alignment, relaxation, and resilience. as sweet as sugar, but no side effects or long-term health damage. On the other hand, if you have the perception that you are going to have fun, then you are …

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The Uses Of Anger

In these moments, allow yourself to stop reading, and notice what is occurring within you. I've been the featured keynote speaker at hundreds of events across the country, but this invitation hit closer to home than any speech I've ever given. It will help you stay focused and show your …

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Tear Off Labels

Tie the balloons when enough material has been added to them and then cut away the additional rubber. People who love each other are always connected by a very special String made of love. Animals and humans suffering a disability would die within a short time. Children grow to honor …

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Cry About It

Add the flour mixture and beat on medium speed for 1 minute, or until smooth. In one of my favourite movies, The Matrix, the main character (Neo) meets The Oracle and walks under a sign that reads Temet Nosce, Latin for 'Know Thyself'. Self-awareness requires us to tune in to …

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Oh, My Aching Back

So there is some evidence to suggest that perhaps our encoded genetic makeup is the real reason that, even if we do want time or space to ourselves, we tend to want it on our own terms and not have it be imposed on us. This monkey tribe is making …

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Homegrown's All Right With Me

The nature of work, such as its routinization, supervision, and complexity, has been linked causally to an individual's sense of control and depression (Kohn & Schooler, 1982). So often we aren't even aware that it is these that are making us feel anxious or sad and impeding our progress. Deadlines are …

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You're Not Good Enough

The goal should be to enable the person with dementia--not disable them. A widely shared and strongly held feeling of future obligation made an enormous difference in human social evolution because it meant that one person could give something (for example, food, energy, care) to another with confidence that the …

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Another Obstacle To Noncomformity

Second, once you attribute a behavior to a character trait, you cease to ask questions because you think you already have the answers. As noted in article 3, basic nutrition is essential to maintaining our body's muscle mass. Those people who cannot endure being alone, who cannot, as one man …

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