Sustainable Living Lessons Learned from the Maui Eco Retreat

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” ~Chief Seattle, 1854 As human beings, we sometimes look at nature as being something outside of ourselves, forgetting that we are also part of nature and
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Meditation & Yoga for Mental Health & Conscious Leadership

Meditation allows us to connect with the here-and-now and become rooted in the present moment, where peace resides. As the breath deepens and slows and we sit in stillness, we recalibrate our nervous system and facilitate an equanimous mind. This process has tremendous mental and physical health benefits including reducing anxiety and blood pressure and
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Love Never Dies: How to Connect with Loved Ones Who Have Passed

The grief of the loss of my parents is a sadness that episodically overcomes my heart.  During the year after my mother passed, I experienced profound, complicated grief. I found it extremely difficult to work, to socialize, and even sometimes to complete acts of daily living. I recall during this time of intense grief, I
Time Management

Time Management: How to Recover from the Disease of Being Busy 

Many of us are suffering from the disease of being busy. Through technology, we are plugged into a never-ending stream of news and work and subsequently, we have become disconnected from ourselves and one another. The result is a national rise in loneliness, mental illness and addiction, which is costly to each of us on

Dual Diagnosis: The Chicken & Egg Relationship Between Mental Illness and Addiction

Written by Joyce Marter, LCPC If you take a minute to reflect on your friends, family, coworkers and yourself, it’s very likely that you know someone who has experienced substance use issues or mental illness. In fact, you probably know someone who has struggled with both. Mental illness and addiction often appear together in the
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