Are You a “Highly Sensitive Person”?
When it comes to being in an environment you experience as intense, are you sensitive? Do you relate to any of these challenges? If so, then you may benefit from learning more about the traits of a “highly sensitive person” (HSP). In 1996, psychologist Dr. Elaine N. Aron coined the…
Embracing the Many Facets of Love
Romantic love is a delicious form of love. Night after night, movie and television producers show us colorful examples of romantic love. For a lot of people, the sensation of butterflies in the stomach during early infatuation deepens into a committed, loving relationship that stays intact during the natural ebb…
Embracing the Tapestry of Change
Whether we like it or not, everything alive is always a “work in progress.” Nothing living remains absolutely stagnant; the truth is that we humans are continually changing on numerous levels, including mind and body. This may sound simple and straightforward; the tricky part is keeping up with our own…
Iris Holiday Wishes From Her Kitchen
Sound on: If you need a moment to lighten UP, then this silliness of IRIS in her kitchen cooking a rotisserie meal is for you. Do you think her turkey is going to be brown enough? LOL! I hope this video brought a lil’ smile to your face. Wishing you…
The Secret to Savoring the Present Moment
Living mindfully invites us to AWAKEN and learn to be aware in each moment. We practice TUNING IN to life with all of our senses—seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. “The challenge is to make calmness, inner balance, and CLEAR SEEING part of everyday life. In the same way that it…
2 Secrets to Serenity – During Holidays
If you’re like many of us, you’d love to experience more CONTROL in your life –– more control of your health, more control of your income, more control of politics (whew! Let’s not even go there)… as well as more control of the health and well-being of your LOVED…
4 TIPS for “Stress-LESS” Holidays
Have you noticed that combining unrealistically HIGH EXPECTATIONS with the chaotic pressure of the season is a “perfect recipe” to create holiday stress? In addition, when insecurities are stirred into the mix, the natural joyful flavor of the season… often soggily sinks to the bottom. Can you relate? I…
Courage, Wisdom, & Light
COURAGE A heartfelt ABILITY to combine boundaries with OPENNESS. To keep RESPONDING to life’s lessons by allowing LAYERS of experience to transform STRUGGLES into pearls of WISDOM. Know that, you have unique skills, along with: COURAGE, WISDOM and LIGHT to share… and the world needs YOU. — T. Swerdlow …
“18 Ways to Outsmart Cravings” (Poster) & Trina’s “Mindful Living” (Newsletter)
Stress Reduction Journal: Meditate and Journal Your Way to Better Health
Several hundred studies confirm that a twenty-minute daily meditation practice can improve your psychological state, maximize your mental performance, and lower stress.
“Trina Swerdlow’s Stress Reduction Journal is no small stuff. It’s a remarkable stress-reducing system, which should be used by anyone who is experiencing stress. Highly and enthusiastically recommended.”
— Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
Author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…
and it’s all small stuff