At least once a week, I try to read or listen to “A Good Day” by Brother David. It always makes me more mindful about and deeply present with the beauty that is all around.
Are You Happy? Transformational Life Coaching Introduction to Dr. Gries’ Transformational Life Coaching program.
I’ve been thinking lately about how one life has the power to shape our reality…The people who live and walk in love, how they make the atmosphere lighter and brighter and make the days more beautiful. There are many souls at Awakenings Health that do this for me! As my next wedding anniversary approaches, I’ve recalled my old and
“Vinegar is warming. It creates a temporary warming circulation of energy (qi) in the body, and removes stagnant blood. It can quickly alter emotional stagnation as well, especially in children— bad moods will usually disappear a few moments after taking or eating something with high quality unpasteurized vinegar.” – Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition by Paul
What did you do as an M.D. in China? This was a long time ago. In China, after six years of study in medical university, I got my doctor’s license. Then I was recruited by the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, the best hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at that time. I completed
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” “God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.” “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
Always remember that when you try to meditate, if it doesn’t come automatically or as straightforward as you wish, that’s okay. Forgive yourself and be kind, gentle and open towards yourself. Dza Kilung Rinpoche Meditation. The word carries a great deal of weight, and unfortunately, that includes baggage. We seem to have been programmed in our Western culture to view
“The wisest one word sentence: Breathe.” Terri Guillemets Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – Thich Nhat Hanh Dr. Adam Gries has been talking with his patients for years about the power of the breath. Ancient wisdom from many of the world’s traditions honors the breath as being a fundamental
After a car accident left Laura paralyzed from the neck down, she had to start all over again. She never regained her collegiate level athleticism, but with years and years of rigorous rehab, exercise, and self-help, she has re-emerged. Laura opened a non-profit fitness and wellness clinic in 2004 specifically for neurological disorders and paralysis. It treated people at a
The life-enhancing effects of colorful, fresh food are nigh to miraculous. We know that a rich and varied diet–some nutritionists call it “The Rainbow Diet,” benefits all of the systems of the body. Studies over the last couple of decades have shown that the more colorful produce and botanicals we include in the daily foods we eat, the healthier