A Little Inspiration for the Day
How to feel better
If you have been feeling a tad tense, you are not alone. It’s a strange world we are living in. It’s helpful to find ways to boost your spirits and give yourself a pick me up. When you aren’t at your best, how do you turn that frown upside down? Here are some tips that work for the team at [...]
Stress Relief
In the last month have you found it hard to make a decision or have you wanted to curl up and stay in bed all day and imagine COVID-19 doesn’t exist? Maybe you’ve had a sense of drive and told yourself multiple times that you are okay even though you haven’t had a great night’s sleep in weeks. If you’ve [...]
Get Motivated to Move
Fun Workout: Axe Throwing If you exercise more than 30-minutes a day, five days a week, you are meeting the government recommendation. Let’s acknowledge two points: that is not nearly enough movement to be healthy (though it’s a great start) and if you meet that you do deserve credit. You are in the minority. Only 24% of Connecticut [...]
Gratitude
Plank You! Gratitude is important to our wellbeing all year, but this time of year we stop to consider and share the parts of our lives that makes us truly grateful. Recently I listened to a Super Soul Sunday where Oprah interviewed Brene Brown, a researcher on shame and courage. Joy Needs Gratitude In the interview Brown mentioned [...]
Nutmeg Muffins: A Thanksgiving Family Tradition
In Red: Bertha Klug (nutmeg muffin creator). When teaching a Pilates class, while participants hold a 90-second plank, I try to tell amusing stories. A few years ago on my last day of classes before Thanksgiving, I jokingly said to my last class, “I only have two Thanksgiving-themed stories. You are probably all sick of hearing them year [...]
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