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What Buddhism Teaches Us about Mindfulness and the Balanced Life
Posted on 03/17/2011
Buddhism has become more visible in Los Angeles culture with yoga, vegetarian and vegan lifestyle, and meditation entering the realm of popular culture. It is interesting that these ancient practices have been adopted and morphed into trendy hobbies. Hopefully this isn’t going anywhere. Buddhist practice and principles have an undeniably positive affect on our society, and are mainly based on psychological principles.
Read On...Learning How to Balance Between Good and Evil
Posted on 03/15/2011
As with many eastern societies, Bali allows for more shades of gray than American culture does when it comes to good and evil. As the symbol yin yang represents, every darkness must possess some light, every light, some darkness. This is a concept that is good to apply to ourselves and others in our own daily lives.
Read On...Finding Balance this March
Posted on 02/28/2011
Yesterday I went to yoga for the first time in months. I feel good today, pleasantly sore, but that class was. not. easy. The balancing poses have always been some of my strongest, but yesterday confirmed that my yoga hiatus had taken its toll. My legs wobbled in the longer holds. I found it hard to keep my face calm and my breath steady. It reminded me, once again, of how the mental and physical aspects of yoga are indelibly interwoven. The shaking legs beneath me, telling not only of the muscle’s long break from seeking equilibrium, but also of how little I had made the space to practice mental balance.
Read On...Tips for Working with Your Significant Other
Posted on 02/28/2011
Navigating your professional career can be challenging, but throw your significant other into the mix, and it can can create a lot of drama and heartache. Here are a few hard-earned tips on how to keep your professional life at work and your love life at home.
Read On...Jessica LeRoy Interviewed by About.com on Working with Your Spouse
Posted on 02/28/2011
All work and no play makes for a world of hurt, especially when you work with your spouse. Our Clinical Director Jessica LeRoy and Our Marketing Director, Mark LeRoy gave About.com’s Newlywed section a few hints for keeping a relationship strong at the office and at home?
Read On...Where’s the Womance?
Posted on 02/24/2011
When is the last time you saw a movie about two women having fun together? (And no I won’t count Crossroads, Heavenly Creatures, or Monster.) “Thelma and Louis!” you may be shouting at your computer screen. But remember, that movie starts with the two women fleeing the scene of the crime, having just killed an abusive husband. That was also circa 1991, twenty years ago. And what moral can we glean from that film other than: Two women throw caution to the wind, have only each other, die in a fiery suicide pact.
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