May 17, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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Tending to the Soul
In each issue of Women, we look for inspirational people and practices that will highlight the way different women care for their emotional and spiritual wellbeing. “Spirit House” might include profiles of inspiring nonprofit organizations, features describing various spiritual practices, instructions for creating sacred spaces or healing gardens, advice from a life coach, or personal stories of spiritual journeys. Throughout “Spirit House,” it is our hope that women will take a moment to remember the value of caring for their emotional and spiritual selves as they care for their physical bodies.
A new book for children and families provides a valuable tool for talking about cancer—and it’s a good read. By Diana Price A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. No doubt about it. But for mothers of small children, it becomes clear very quickly that it is not a life-stopping event. Life must go on [...]
By Denise King Gillingham, MSW, CPCC In preparing to write about managing change, a favorite John Lennon quote comes to mind: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” I used to think that I had some degree of control over what happened in my life. Work hard, follow the Golden [...]
By Mallika Chopra Stressed out? Feeling stretched with too much to do? Want to just escape from your life for a bit to a faraway island for some peace and serenity? I have learned from years of meditation that some simple techniques help anchor us through difficult times and make the good times more enriching. [...]
Meditation may reduce pain. Meditation may bring more than peace, according to the results of a study at Wake Forest University. Researchers there found that individuals who were subjected to mild burns before and after a crash course in meditation reported a 40 percent decrease in pain after the mediation course. This perception went far [...]
Nurture your spirit to nourish yourself. By Ann Bloom We all know the basic recipe for health: eat right, exercise, get plenty of sleep, limit our alcohol intake, and avoid tobacco and other drugs. Those things are important for maintaining physical and emotional health. But what about that part of yourself that is less tangible [...]
Young cancer patients learn powerful mind-body techniques to relieve pain and stress—and teach adults to do the same. By Diana Price “Children want to be powerful,” says Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, founder of Kids Kicking Cancer (KKC), a nonprofit organization that teaches pediatric cancer patients the mind-body techniques of martial arts, with the mission to “ease [...]
A shared diagnosis of cancer builds a bridge, but the disease may have the final word. By Christine Wilson There are people in my life who occupy defined spaces. I have a number of professional associates, for example, with whom I share long-standing, warm interactions that have never extended beyond the workplace, and tennis buddies [...]
By Denise King Gillingham, MSW, CPCC Learning to resolve conflict is an important skill that will ultimately benefit many aspects of your life. Perhaps it involves your children, or a neighbor, or something internal. It is uncomfortable and gnaws at you. You can ignore it, you can ruminate about it, but, until you get to [...]
One family’s personal creative escape launched an organization committed to helping all families facing a child’s cancer diagnosis. By Diana Price When Reagen Amand was undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2005, the then-three-and-a-half-year-old and her dad, Rob, found welcome distraction in an art project. Little did they know that the project—painting a ceramic [...]
Take advantage of the sunny summer season to set goals. By Denise King Gillingham, MSW, CPCC The confetti and champagne of New Year’s celebrations are long gone, but there’s still time to make resolutions. Traditionally, we make resolutions around the beginning of the calendar year, at the tail end of the busy and often emotionally [...]
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