Archive for the 'Spirituality' Category

Health, Skin Care, Beauty: Cleanse your body, cleanse your mind — part 5.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Writing out your thoughts can be extremely cathartic. Getting your thoughts out is essential to the process of cleansing your mind. When you harbor old hurts and past regrets, you are only doing yourself harm. You are weighing down your mind, your heart, and your soul — and that ultimately has an [...]

Health, Skin Care, Beauty: Cleanse your body, cleanse your mind — part 3.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

A lot of you will be very happy to know that cleansing your mind, body, and spirit can involve a little pampering as well.  For instance, you can go a long way towards emotional and spiritual health by setting up a spa right in your own home.  If you choose to turn to alternative or [...]

Health, Skin Care, Beauty: Cleanse your body, cleanse your mind — part 2.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

It is a point of fact: you cannot cleanse your body without freeing your mind and you cannot cleanse your mind without freeing your body. So give them both a break – away from technology. Even if you can only do so for an afternoon or an evening, stay away from the computer. Leave your [...]

Health, Skin Care, Beauty: Cleanse your body, cleanse your mind — part 1.

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

The key word in the phrase “health and beauty” is health. The key word in “health and skin care” is also health. Being healthy is paramount; it will improve every aspect of your life. The best way to start attaining that is by cleansing both your body and your mind. To cleanse your body, eating [...]

Health, Skin Care, Beauty: Treat yourself; take a walk; try to relax.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Staying active is beneficial to every aspect of our lives: it makes us healthier; it improves our circulation, which in turn promotes health, beauty, and skin care; it gives us time to relax and reflect while rejuvenating; and it just generally allows for an overall healthier lifestyle.  Granted, it is a busy, bustling world out [...]

Steps to an Emotional Detox

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

7. Treat Yourself Well
It’s so easy in our fast-paced society to lose track of what really matters. This can be especially difficult for women, who 50 years ago and less, were homemakers only. Even though many of us are out in the workplace now, we still put the pressure upon ourselves to be the perfect [...]

Steps to an Emotional Detox

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

6. Find a Technique to Help You Let Go
Everyone should have their own way of letting go of stress and negative emotion. A popular technique is throwing a rock off of a cliff or into the water to denote throwing away that emotion or feeling. When you throw the rock, concentrate on the negative emotion [...]

Steps to an Emotional Detox

Monday, June 16th, 2008

5. Put Pen to Paper
Writing down the things that our stressing you out or causing you problems can not only be therapeutic, but can also help you to deal with them. Sometimes it can all seem so overwhelming until you make a list of every last thing that’s bothering you and take the attitude that [...]

Steps to an Emotional Detox

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

4. Make Space
It’s important to make room in our lives for the things that bring us joy and happiness; not the big things like a fun vacation, but the things we can focus on doing every day. Take time after work to make a great meal that you haven’t had in a long time. Take [...]

Steps to an Emotional Detox

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

3. Be Aware Of Your Body
Take stock of the effects of stress and emotions upon your body. When the tension or emotions heighten in any given situation, note what’s going on with your body so the next time these feeling arise, you’ll be better able to recognize them before they become full blown. If you’re [...]