Work-life balance is essential because you can’t have a life in balance if you exclude your work from the equation. But balancing work and the rest of your life can be tricky. Doing so means addressing a wide range of issues such as knowing your purpose, discovering your authentic self, improving focus, and putting yourself forward in a positive fashion by developing your emotional intelligence and improving your leadership skills.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
Concentrating on one task, sensation, conversation, or emotion can be challenging. You may not realize it, but the challenge with focus really comes down to one thing. But, of course, it’s not quite that simple because that one thing is actually two — and you can’t really address them directly — but adopting a set of foundational practices can supercharge your focus!
By Heather Snyder Ippolito
expert
In today’s modern world, it’s easier than ever to find yourself sitting in a slouched position at your desk or slumped over a laptop for hours at a time. All that slouching takes its toll on your muscles, joints, and ligaments, and causes changes in your spine’s natural curvature — and almost always leads to pain. Here are 5 simple steps that will help you shift those habits and create a healthier setup so that you can stop slouching and enjoy some painless sitting!
By Laura Araujo
administrator
You haven’t been imagining things — it HAS gotten harder to learn, change, and adapt as you’ve aged. But it IS possible to supercharge your adaptability and learn new things faster thanks to magic of something called neuroplasticity.
By The MAPS Institute
New Yorker Lauren Hoffmeier is an author, yoga teacher, singer, and creator. Her first book, Mula and the Fly, is an inspiring children’s tale that reminds us all that we can achieve our dreams — if we only allow ourselves to be vulnerably shaken awake, and dive head first into that which is scary, unconventional, and seemingly impossible.
By Laura Araujo
administrator
Stillness sounds great, in theory, but most of us get uncomfortable with it pretty quickly, immediately mentally or physically filling the void. Thanks to the demands of our families, our work, the little pings on our phones, and culturally-driven desire to achieve and not get left behind, most of us just can’t fathom the indulgent luxury of stillness. And yet, the rewards of seeking silence abound, and perhaps are not so luxurious after all — if you can let go and make stillness a part of your life.
By Michelle Babb, MS, RD
expert
Grocery shopping can feel like a dreaded chore — until you learn to appreciate the abundance of healthy, fresh, colorful, food available and you start to say to yourself, “I get to choose.”
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