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Why Mental Health Is At the Center of Our Well-being
In today’s world, everything that we have ever known has changed.
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Mind-Body Health

Ancestral Healing: An IFS Approach

I can feel the clear blue water around my calves. I can see the white sand that’s sinking my toes into its body. It’s cradling my stance as I look next to me and I see my grandmother and her mother standing in a line with all of my cousins, my father, my aunts and uncles, and my grandmother’s cousins. We are all in the water and the sun is shining, making priceless diamonds as it reflects on the blue-green ocean. The ocean water is carrying away the fears and the trauma of our lineage.

Monica LeBlanc, MS, LCMHC
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Mind-Body Health

The Healing Power of Creativity

Almost everyone appreciates the power of creativity. Unique things or novel ideas can catch our eye, brighten our day, and ignite change. Creativity is inspiring, and feeling inspired is fun! Of course, having fun is its own kind of medicine. Fun enhances our sense of connection (to others, self, and life). It reduces stress and increases happiness. Creativity, specifically, can help your business bloom and your life stay fulfilling.

Kayse Budd, M.D.
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Mind-Body Health

6 Ways to Enhance Creativity

Some people appear to be plugged into an endless supply of creative power while others struggle to light a small spark of imagination. If you fall into the latter category, you may have been told that creativity is a fixed trait and that you were allotted a specific, unchangeable amount at birth. Fortunately, those outdated notions have been disproven and current research reveals that imaginative ability is akin to a muscle that can be strengthened with proper use.

Erin Easterly
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Mind-Body Health

Five Reasons to Attend a Chopra Wellness Retreat

We live in a fast-paced world, and it’s rare we get the opportunity to take a break that leaves us feeling rejuvenated and re-inspired. If you’re feeling the need to get away and receive a mind-body-spirit reset, a Chopra retreat may be just the thing. We offer a series of different retreats in some of the most beautiful locations around the world.

Gabrielle Marchese
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Mind-Body Health

Why Companies Are Considering Shorter Workweeks to Support Mental Health

For people with full-time jobs, working four days a week rather than five days could have lasting positive effects for individuals and for society as a whole. Bold companies in the United States and abroad who want to offer their employees better opportunities for work-life balance are testing the 32-hour workweek and finding positive results. Here are some benefits to consider, ways to move forward, and legislators working on the issue.

Heidi Spear