Physical lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, rest, personal habits and environmental factors can adversely affect your health. If you can discover your physical stressors and what triggers them, you can maintain a state of health and well-being. How is your body doing? What are your strengths and stressors? A better house, a better paycheck, a […]
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The Presence Practice is a unique and powerful 13-minute guided meditation that brings you back to the here-and-now, instead being trapped in the past or lost in the future. Vijay Bhat first created it in 2006, for busy corporate leaders who struggle to find inner peace and confidence. Since then, Vijay has taught it to […]
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You feel the ‘adrenaline rush’ of energy and excitement when you are stretched to face a challenge. But did you know that the same adrenaline in excess can also be addictive and harmful? Let’s explore the connection between adrenaline, stress and illness. Stress: The ‘inside’ story Under stress, what happens inside us is that our body […]
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Let’s go deeper and explore how stress affects us at different levels – physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual – thus compromising our immunity. The Price of Distress In his book ‘Immune Power Personality’, author Henry Dreher says “When our coping strategies falter and we are flooded with feelings of distress, our immune system is […]
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Stress, stress, everywhere … and no place to hide! Do you know what stress truly is? Let’s understand the meaning of stress and learn to differentiate good stress from bad. We hear and read about stress everyday. Many of us experience stress in our lives so often. We are all better educated, more affluent and […]
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The Holistic Health Questionnaire (HHQ) will help you to get an idea of your current well-being and understand your stressors. To take the test, please mail Anamika at anamika.chakravarty@rootsnwings.in with the subject as HHQ. How stressed are you? And what is your health risk? Good morning! Let the stress begin. That’s the story of our lives. […]
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There is a deep connection between the quality of our relationships and level of stress we experience. Learn more about it. Stress and relationships In our series of articles on Stress, specifically Uncovering Systemic Stressors, we explained how healthy relationships play an important role in maintaining good health. We all know that feeling lonely and […]
Continue readingMore TagDance Movement Therapy Can Improve Health
Many people who have tried dance movement therapy rave about its results. They feel physically and mentally recharged. Further, it is said to aid healing and slow down aging. Some call it dance. Others call it movement meditation. Still others call it presence. What is dance movement therapy? It is simply moving your body to […]
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