Often we will listen to a conversation partner without really hearing them. In the process, we miss opportunities to connect with that person – and even risk making them feel neglected, disrespected, and resentful. This exercise helps you express active interest in what the other person has to say and make them feel heard –…
Month: May 2022
Meditation Monday: Mental Reset in 5 Mins – Guided Mindfulness Meditation
MindfulPeace Get help for anxiety and stress with this short and quick 5 minute guided mindfulness meditation to put the mental reset button. Anxiety symptoms can creep inside of us and needs to be set free. Take a few minutes during each day to help reduce anxiety and calm the mind. Just breathe and be…
Meditation Monday: Black Women Deserve Care – Black Women Self Care Affirmations
Alecia Renece The Artist Black women deserve care. Black woman, take care of yourself. This black girl creative podcast episode is all about how to take care of yourself as a black woman! Self care as a Black woman is so important. Your health is your wealth, and mental health in the black creative space…
Meditation Monday: 10 min Guided Meditation for Positive Energy
Alexis Harris Here is a 10 minute guided meditation that is guaranteed to fill you with positive energy. Allow yourself to breathe deeply and let your body flow with your breath, inviting a luminous white source energy through the top of your head. This is guaranteed to help you fill each and every cell of…
Deeply Relaxing, Grounding Meditation, Release Stress & Anxiety, Improve Mental Health
Linda Hall Meditation
Foodie Friday: Snickerdoodle Crumbl Cookies
Moribyan Let’s learn how to bake the trendy viral Crumbl cookies at home and even better! We’re making the churro flavor which is a chewy snickerdoodle cookie topped with churro flavored buttercream with cream cheese and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2…
How Strong Is Your Sense of Purpose in Life?
View this original article, posted on Greater Good Berkley Site… The results from our Purpose in Life quiz reveal how people of different ages, races, and political orientations pursue meaningful goals. BY EMILIANA R. SIMON-THOMAS | APRIL 11, 2022 Do you feel like what you do and who you are in the world matters? Do you have…
Shepherd’s Purse
Botanical Name: Capsella Bursa-Pastoris The Greeks and Romans used the seeds of shepherd’s purse as a laxative. By the 16th century, the herb was prescribed to stop bleeding and eliminate blood in urine. Colonists introduced shepherd’s purse to America, where it quickly became a common weed. Shepherd’s purse contains substances that hasten coagulation of blood…
How Better Self Care Can Lead to Success
Self-care is often brushed aside for things seen as more important; business meetings, social commitments, family obligations. While these things are important (and can in some cases contribute to self-care), it is important that we take time to ourselves when we need it. This personal investment will not be for nothing; in fact, self-care is…
Meditation Monday: Ntosake’s Meditation – A Guided Meditation to Help Black Women Reclaim Their Magic
Dr. Tip This guided meditation is designed to offer inspiration from author Ntosake Shange’s works to address the self-love that Black Women must reclaim. Specific works references in this piece are Shange’s: Sassafras, Cypress, and Indigo For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf Okra and Greens: A Collection of Poems…
Meditation Monday: Morning Affirmations For Black Women
Janika Bates Everyday morning affirmations for Black women presented in a way for you to repeat after me. Start your day off with hope, believing TODAY will be the BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. 🤍
Foodie Friday: Pan Fried Shrimp
Pan Fried Cajun Butter Shrimp – How to Fry Shrimp | Let’s Eat Cuisine Lets Eat Cuisine Quick and Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe | Garlic Shrimp Recipe Island Vibe Cooking Pan-Fried Shrimp Small shrimp with simple seasoning. Add other seasonings if you like. Prep: 5 mins Cook: 3 mins Total: 8 mins Servings: 4…
A Guided Meditation for Anxiety | Russell Brand
Russell Brand I get asked a lot about how to help with anxiety. Here is a guided meditation for you, that hopefully will help you with that anxiety. If you suffer from Anxiety – this video might help too: https://youtu.be/TfX4dNo4Khw
Oregon Grape
Botanical Name: Berberis Aquifolium Oregon Grape’s prime constituent, the alkaloid berberine, improves blood flow to the liver and stimulates bile to aid digestion. Thus, Oregon grape root may be used to boost liver function and treat jaundice, hepatitis, poor intestinal tone and function, and gastrointestinal debility. Berberine effectively kills Giardia and Candida organisms and several…
What is Happiness?
Happiness is one of the most commonly used words. We all say – the children look so happy. I am very happy today. You don’t look happy. Any reason? How to make a happy world? How to avoid sad feelings and feel happy? Which pill can help us? The discussion about happiness is endless. Does…
Happy World Baking Day
Check out these video tutorials for some delicious baked good…try some out for yourself!
Meditation Monday: Black Women Affirmations 2022 – Nurturing Self Care Affirmations
Ayesha Noelle | Affirmations
Foodie Friday: Lace Oatmeal Cookies
yourgirljanet These delicious 8 ingredient cookies are an easy recipe to follow and a fast bake. Crispy golden brown on the edges with a chewy center, these cookies are sweet and salty and 100% delicious. Warning – they’re highly addicting! Ingredients: 🛒 1 cup of sugar 🛒 3 tbsp of flour 🛒 1/4 tsp of…
Deeply Relaxing Guided Meditation for Stress Relief…
Linda Hall Meditation This deeply #relaxing and soothing short #stressrelief meditation, will #calm your body and mind, help you let go of negative thinking and ease physical and mental tension through mindfulness practice, grounding, breath awareness and self-compassion. Suitable for all forms of stress. This meditation will help to boost self-esteem, support #positivethinking, nurture self-kindness,…
Sadness/Kindness During CoVID-19
Find this Original article On the GreaterGoodBerkeley website. World Happiness Report Reveals More Sadness and More Kindness During COVID-19 A global survey of subjective well-being looks at how our mental health and behaviors have changed during the pandemic. BY KIRA M. NEWMAN | MARCH 28, 2022 When bad things happen—wars, pandemics, shootings—the optimists of the world tend…
Gaining Perspective on an Argument (The Greater Good in Action)
Why You Should Try It Fighting and arguing can introduce a lot of negativity into romantic relationships, as one person’s criticisms and accusations may be met with defensiveness and angry retaliation. The quality of the relationship may decline, which can harm mental and physical health. During arguments, some of our emotional pain comes from the…
Sensing into Your Strongest Experiences
Grab your pen and paper… Crayon and bedroom wall (Ok don’t write on the wall)… Favorite journal and pink furry pen…Whatever you choose, just get something to write with and write on. Reflect on how you are relating to your experiences today. Daily reflections will reveal which patterns to be more mindful of… Start this…
Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea Arborescens Hydrangea root, which contains a number of glycosides, saponins, and resins, is used most often for treating enlarged prostate glands. The herb is employed to treat urinary stones and cystitis, and it can help prevent the recurrence of kidney stones. But you should not self-medicate for urinary or kidney stones, as…
20 min Guided Meditation for Reducing Anxiety and Stress
The Mindful Movement This is a guided meditation to take you on a journey of relaxation. You will clear the clutter of your mind to calm you. It will reduce your stress level, as well as improve your overall health and well being when practiced regularly.
Mindfulness of the Mind
Just as mindfulness positively affects the body, it also positively affects the mind. In fact, mindfulness literally changes the brain, allowing it to function properly. As a result, your mind is improved, allowing you to be a better learner, listener, and thinker. Benefits Of Practicing Mindfulness For The Mind Thanks to modern medical technology, researchers…
Foodie Friday: Sweet and Sour Pork
Taste Show Craving Chinese food? Try this sweet and sour pork dish. Recipe: https://tastelife.tv/recipe/sweet-and… The deep fried pork is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the sauce is a perfect blend of sweet and sour. A staple in Chinese restaurant, this dish goes very well with rice. Sweet and Sour Ground…
Share a Laugh (Greater Good in Action)
Why You Should Try It Quite simply, laughter feels good. It can also promote our long-term health, producing soothing effects ion our respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. But, especially if you’ve been spending lots of time alone, you might not be laughing very often. In fact, laughter occurs 30 times more frequently in social situations…
Creating Complexity
Grab your pen and paper… Crayon and bedroom wall (Ok don’t write on the wall)… Favorite journal and pink furry pen…Whatever you choose, just get something to write with and write on. Reflect on how you are relating to your experiences today. Daily reflections will reveal which patterns to be more mindful of… Start this…
Chaste Tree
Botanical Name: Vitex Agnus Castus During the Middle Ages, monks used chaste tree to diminish their sex drive, hence the herb’s common name, monk’s pepper. Today chaste tree, which is often referred to as vitex, is used primarily to treat women’s discomforts. The flavonoids in chaste tree produce a progesterone-like effect. The herb may raise…
Guided Meditation For Helping Mental Health Problems
Healing Wander Our emotions and feelings can be overwhelming sometimes, and we need to be in control in order to be productive, happy and at peace. This guided meditation will help you boost your positive thinking, manage stress and anxiety and improve mental health. Depression and anxiety are most common issues for so many people….
Out of Bounds – A Check List
What Are Boundaries? Types of boundaries that you might set for yourself include physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and material. Narcissists don’t consider other peoples’ boundaries at all. Healthy boundaries help you keep an open mind and respect others’ boundaries. Rethink your personal boundaries if you’re feeling angry or victimized. Even spouses and children need to…
Meditation Monday – Getting Rid of Mental Illness
Mind Set This recording will help with mental illness. It will help bring back calming thoughts into the mind and re-stabilize the body into a place of calm and positivity. http://www.mindsetthoughts.com/
Mental Health Resources – #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Here are some resources, online, that will help guide you in your search for finding mental health services near you! Please use them and share the information with those who may or may not need them! You should be able to click the images to get to the websites…The help is available, you only need…
Meditation Monday – 5 Minute Morning Meditation for Black Women
Haven Inspired Here is a quick 5 minute meditation for Black Women! its best to do in the morning:) Let me know your thoughts in the comments and don’t forget to subscribe!
Meditation Monday – Affirmations For Healing Trauma
Journey Into Positivity Affirmations for TRAUMA! Effective Affirmations for healing TRAUMA! Use these Affirmations to overcome TRAUMA and blocked emotions. Healing TRAUMA Affirmations for black women, black woman affirmations, and affirmations for black men! Use these affirmations for mental health and well-being. Great affirmations for mental health recovery and affirmations for trauma survivors. Can also…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
If you are an avid reader of my blog, then you will notice that there will not be as many articles posted. May is Mental Health Awareness month and we will be taking full advantage of ensuring that we pay as much attention as possible to our own mental health. We would also like to…
My Happy Ohm 