There are a myriad of different styles of yoga classes available to us today. From Bikram and Ashtanga to Hot Yoga. A good starting place is Hatha Yoga which incorporates all aspects of the practice from breathing and meditation to Yoga poses. Hatha yoga is a very effective stress management tool that can help the practitioner relax deeply.

Yoga, like many other practices on earth seems to evolve over time with different peoples adapting a particular style that befits them....

Did you ever try to think about what you want in your life and really concentrate on changes you would like to make, and you keep getting interrupted?

“I can’t even finish a thought!” you find yourself saying in frustration.

If you know what I am talking about here, and you are nodding your head in agreement, then you need to go away.

A retreat can be for an hour, or it can be for a weekend.

If you have young children, it is...

Social anxiety is widespread problem that affects the health of millions of people all around the world. The causes are many, but there are lots of people who have overcome it by themselves.

Don't think you are the only one who worries, feels nervous and concerned, has certain fears, and awkward when meeting people. You may find this hard to believe, but in many ways, anxiety is of benefit as it enables the body to react to particular stimuli and take relevant action on it....

Anxiety and worry are normal sources of stress. Financial problems, health issues, family concerns, and a realm of additional situations, can produce an unhealthy sum of stress, when not addressed in a healthy established way.

A person may choose to cope with these types of situations in a variety of healthy or dangerous ways. From denying the problem altogether, to attempting to "skip out" or "hide" from the problem, an individual's specific set of...

For most of us, loving and being loved makes a real difference to how we feel. You may or may not know that the absence of love has been proven to impact our very survival.

In researching love, I came across many studies that demonstrate this. Eg., Rennee Spitz studied babies isolated from their mothers. Although hygiene in these care homes was impeccable and the babies were fed well and their nappies were changed as needed, they were not held or loved. The absence of love meant a...

I really enjoy beachcombing and hunting fossils.  As I am walking along the beach listening to the sounds of seagulls screaming against the roaring surf, soaking up the warm sun, I look down and find a sharks tooth gleaming in the sand!  What is there not to enjoy about this!  For the health conscious, walking a few miles up and down a beach is also a good way to lose weight.

I like hunting fossils at Myrtle Beach, Edisto Beach and Hunting Island all in South...

The thalamus produces the alpha brain waves when the body and mind are in a relaxed state. This type of brainwave activity is beneficial in a large number of ways. Apart from experiencing reduced stress, a person can effectively get rid of all kinds of fears and anxieties and feel calm and aware of their whole being. The optimal alpha brainwave pattern can also bring about positive thinking and expectations as well as an overall feeling of content.

The person is able to...

The therapeutic benefits of creative writing have long been recognised; indeed, writing therapy which uses the act of writing and processing the written word to ease pain and strengthen the immune system, has existed since the 1930s. The East Midlands novelist and poet D H Lawrence believed that one could get rid of one's maladies and master one's emotions through the medium of writing. The need to examine a feeling or thought and make sense of a situation is what drives many writers to...

Many women experience stress as they struggle to find a balance between motherhood and work.  Deciding whether to (1) return to the out-of-home workforce fulltime, or (2) return part-time, or (3) stay at home fulltime is difficult because of many factors.  What is best for the family and kids?  What about financial considerations?  Many women feel pulled in two directions trying to decide whether it is best to work outside the home or best to stay at home and raise...

Anxiety and stress has become probably the greatest health problems in our culture. A lot of people do not know this but the majority of today's health problems take place as the consequence of the physical symptoms of anxiety and stress. The physical symptoms can be observed in almost all age groups and walks of life. Mostly, these symptoms are overlooked for a lack of understanding. Regardless, if the symptoms continues to be disregarded some more severe medical complications can...