You see the word mindfulness used everywhere these days, but do you know what it means? It might be helpful to think about what it doesn’t mean for a moment. Mindfulness is not: Sitting on a meditation cushion for hours Being perfect Having all the answers It doesn’t have to be hard. Living a…
If you’re here on my Say No To Stroke! site you know my primary goal is to show you what you can do to reduce your risk of stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. But it’s really more than that. It’s about “anti-aging”. Well, that’s not quite right. I know “anti-aging” is a thing right now, but…
As you may already know, mindfulness promotes living in the present moment, forgiving yourself, and no longer dwelling on the past, or stressing about the future. By being more mindful, you are better able to relax, reduce stress and anxiety, and live a happier life overall. But mindfulness takes practice. One way to learn how…
If you’re interested in trying mindfulness, it will help to start with an informative book. Practicing mindfulness will allow you to let go of the past and stop stressing about the future. Instead you focus more on the present. You learn to embrace the sensations experienced during daily activities. This allows you to be in…
Up until now we’ve considered routine to be a good thing. However, daily routine can cause us to lose neural connections. Repeating the same process over and over embeds those specific memories because they’re cumulative. Meanwhile other information isn’t as simple to retain and recall unless you’re paying attention. So you lose it. We live in…
