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5 Mind-Bending Facts About Dreams

Curated By Tom George

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards When your head hits the pillow, for many it’s lights out for the conscious part of you. But the cells firing in your brain are very much awake, sparking enough energy to produce the sometimes vivid and sometimes downright haunted dreams that take place during the rapid-eye-movement stage of your [...]

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Chakra Yoga: Embracing the Balance of Masculine and Feminine Energy – Yoga for Men

Curated By Yoga for Men

See on Scoop.it – Yoga for Men Our chakras, otherwise known as energy wheels, spin and emit frequencies that govern characteristics of our lives such as self-esteem, intuition and creativity. See on yogaformen.com Related Reading: Chakras for Beginners: A Guide to Balancing Your Chakra Energies (For Beginners (Llewellyn’s))You may think that difficult situations and emotions [...]

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The Flight From Conversation

Curated By Pat Novak

“WE live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.”   We use technology to keep one another at distances we can control: not too close, not too far, just right: the Goldilocks effect.   We are tempted to think that our little “sips” [...]

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Self Care Reminders from the Third Grade

Curated By Pat Novak

Infinite variations of feeling hurt by something that someone else says or does, missing a loved one, communicating in friendships and relationships – are situations that we start to learn to navigate as children.   During the more intense moments in life, remember to channel your inner third grader.   Cry. Ask for support. Breathe. [...]

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Meet Kaka: The World’s Most Popular Athlete on Twitter

Curated By Tom George

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards It’s one of the most exclusive clubs, with Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey and Britney Spears claiming membership. And now Kaka is joining their ranks. Wait, who? Brailian soccer star Kaka (a.k.a., Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite) is the world’s first athlete to reach 10 million followers on Twitter, making him [...]

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Hands On: Smart Pedometer Striiv Takes Fitness to Social Level

Curated By Tom George

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards Striiv launched on Wednesday its new touchscreen smart pedometer that not only tracks your steps and motivates you to walk, but also allows you to compete against friends in virtual races and challenges. The new social Striiv Smart Pedometer ($99.95) monitors your physical habits and creates personal challenges and goals [...]

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:: Men set to live as long as women ::

Curated By ICTicon

See on Scoop.it – Virility Manual The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics. See on www.bbc.co.uk Related Reading: London: The Novel“A TOUR DE FORCE . . . LONDON TRACKS THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CAPITAL [...]

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In Therapy Forever? Enough Already

Curated By Pat Novak

There’s a difference between feeling good and changing your life.   Feeling accepted and validated by your therapist doesn’t push you to reach your goals. To the contrary, it might even encourage you to stay mired in dysfunction.   Therapy sessions can work like spa appointments: they can be relaxing but don’t necessarily help solve [...]

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Are You Suffering from a Nature Deficiency?

Curated By Pat Novak

It’s important to remember that nature has the power to heal — as long as we give it a chance — so get out there!   This modern hermetically sealed lifestyle is turning many into indoor zombies—with dulled senses, suppressed immune systems, depressed spirits, and sharply increased risk for illness and disease.   One can [...]

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What Is Mindfulness Meditation?

Curated By Pat Novak

Although meditation was devised thousands of years ago for spiritual reasons, today we can employ the tool of mindfulness meditation for its psychological benefits.   Because by learning to impartially observe our thoughts, mindfulness meditation allows us to gain brief respites from the soundtracks in our heads. When we are able to dis-identify with our [...]

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The Posture of Core Chakra Energy

Curated By Yoga for Men

See on Scoop.it – Yoga for Men “A primary characteristic of radiating and strengthening the core energy is a feeling of profound peace, no matter what may be happening in your life. When you balance and radiate your core energy, you are radiating peace.” See on www.resonatenz.co.nz Related Reading: Chakra Suite: Music for Meditation, Healing [...]

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Yes, you can be addicted to social media

Curated By Tom George

See on Scoop.it – internetbillboards Guest post by {grow} community member Kaity Nakagoshi For most people, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are harmless platforms that allow for social interaction and personal expression. For others, social media has become more than an entertaining form of engagement; it has become an increasing compulsion. The question [...]

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What “The Love Bridge” Tells Us About How Thoughts and Emotions Interact

Curated By Pat Novak

How much control do you have over your emotions?   Our emotions aren’t just things that happen inside us which bubble up from the deep over which we have little or no control. Like conscious thoughts their effect on our behaviour depends on how we interpret them.   Read more: http://www.spring.org.uk/2012/04/what-the-love-bridge-tells-us-about-how-thoughts-and-emotions-interact.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+PsychologyBlog+(PsyBlog) Via www.spring.org.uk Related Reading: [...]

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The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack

Curated By Pat Novak

Here’s the good news: Heart disease and its consequences are largely preventable. The bad news is that nearly one million Americans will suffer a heart attack this year.   There is a lot a person can do to help prevent a heart attack. One international study found that about 90% of the risk associated with [...]

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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? Not for bees and pesticides!

Curated By Pat Novak

I like to think that this old saying is true for some things in life: a broken heart, an economic crisis or running a marathon. If you manage to survive and once the pain is gone, you will feel better and stronger than before. But this is not true for bees and pesticides. Some common [...]

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