As Australia gets closer to reaching a COVID-19 vaccination coverage that will allow restrictions to ease, older people are looking ahead to what a reopening will look like for them. We can support older people to start preparing to get back to doing what they love with the people they love as soon as they... Read more
Tag: Physical Health
Gentle Yoga for Terrible Times
Simple and accessible breathing exercises, stretches, and guided meditation for all bodies, minds, and spirits. No experience necessary. About this event Human beings are not meant to be in constant fight, flight, or freeze mode. Chronic stress takes a devastating toll on our mental and physical well-being. If you are exhausted, stressed out, burnt out,... Read more
Masterclass: Health and Wellness
Improve your life quality and lead a healthier lifestyle About this event Come join us and understand the correlation between health and wellness, work and life balance. Learn practical strategies to manage: mental health/emotional wellness spiritual wellness social and environmental wellness physical wellness This session will also include a live yoga exercise, meditation demonstration, tips... Read more
The Science-Based Benefits of Yoga
Happier Way Original - Yoga has been a well-known benefactor for the overall well-being in the Eastern parts of the world. It was introduced in the US at the end of the 19th century, and since then, the number of active practitioners across the country has been widely spread. There is a reason why yoga... Read more
How Food Affects Our Mood – A Nutritional Psychiatry Analysis on Improving Mental Health and Well-Being
Happier Way Original - Nutritional psychiatry is making big waves when it comes to improving our overall well-being along with the mind and body connection using something we consume every day -- our food! We are what we eat. Foods that contain chemical additives, ultra-processing and more affect our gut environment and increases our risk... Read more
Greek Quinoa Dinner Omelets With Feta And Tzatziki
You know all about breakfast for dinner, right? It is something I personally do not do enough of, but that changed the moment I made these omelets. Is it weird that just before Christmas I showed you dinner for breakfast and now I am showing breakfast for dinner? I think I have my breakfast foods mixed up... Read more
Mujadara (Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions)
Are you familiar with mujadara? It’s a beautiful dish layered with lentils and rice at the bottom, followed by caramelized onions (the more, the better), and hopefully a couple of creamy or spicy sauces on the side. It’s one of my favorite items to order at Middle Eastern restaurants, and this recipe tastes just like it.... Read more
Kale, Black Bean & Avocado Burrito Bowl
Last week, Cookie and I zoomed up to Minneapolis to visit a friend. It was a long drive, long enough to justify lots of seat squirming as all the hills and trees started looking the same, but we made it there and we made it back. In between, we explored the city with my college... Read more
The brain-changing benefits of exercise | Wendy Suzuki
Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
The Connection Between Emotion and Physical Health
Full video from Being Human is available at: http://fora.tv/2013/09/28/human_emotions Esther Sternberg discusses the connection between mind and body, between emotion and physical health.