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- Move Like A Lion. Sit Like A King. - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Diane NeumanImprove your endurance, conserve energy, prevent wear-and-tear arthritis, optimize respiration and look younger and more confident than you actually are. Take control of your bones because a postural mistake quickly becomes a permanent problem that results in premature aging of joints and ...
Views: 3605(3 votes) - Wiggle, Squirm, Stretch And Reach. Stop Sitting Still! - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Diane NeumanWhat you are taught to do, what you are paid to do and what you were designed to do, have very little in common. When you were three years old you ran, bouncing up and down with arms and legs flailing. Movement is joyous to a small child. Around age six you were admonished repeatedly to sit ...
Views: 2491(3 votes) - Learn To Deal With Really Annoying, Irritating, Frustrating, Aggravating People - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Diane NeumanWho is the one person who always raises your blood pressure, causes you to mumble to yourself and always darkens your otherwise beautiful day like a shadow across the sun? WRITE the name of that person on a scrap of paper. No, it isn't enough to simply THINK the name. It's time to bring that ...
Views: 1981(1 vote) - Sleeping With Monsters: Getting Rid Of Dust Mites - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Diane NeumanDust mites are not creatures that appear only in youth hostiles and boarding houses. They are at this very moment living and dining comfortably IN YOUR BEDROOM AND IN YOUR CHILD'S BEDROOM. You can SEE a mosquito, a cockroach or a bedbug so that's a reasonably fair fight. Since dust mites can't ...
Views: 1572 - Mindful Breathing For A Stress-Free Day - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Diane NeumanWhy should you, an experienced breather, invest your limited time, money, and energy in the study of mindful breathing? The movement of your breath, thus far, seems to have been as dependable, as automatic, as the arc of the sun and the flow of the tides. You have been free to deal with more ...
Views: 1566 - Protect Your Aging Bones And Move With Grace - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Diane NeumanAs we age, our bones become increasingly porous and brittle, even for those of us who are disciplined about our calcium and vitamin D intake. Unlike our parents we benefit from extensive research concerning osteoporosis, diet, exercise and supplements but in spite of all best efforts, time does ...
Views: 1489(4 votes) - Ten Ways To Nail Your Next Medical Procedure And Hammer Down The Pain - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Diane NeumanIt is well within your power to complete every medical challenge and every medical procedure successfully and calmly SO LONG AS YOU PREPARE FOR THE EVENT IN ADVANCE. Any session with your doctor(s) can be annoying, frightening, inconvenient, embarrassing, painful, awkward, confusing and did I ...
Views: 1467(1 vote) - Breathing Is Posture's Prisoner - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Diane NeumanNeither your ribs nor your lungs can draw in a single breath without help. Your basic chest-box is brought to life by the performance of MUSCLES sandwiched between your ribs in partnership with the wide, powerful DIAPHRAGM that stretches like an elastic floor across the bottom of your ...
Views: 1449(1 vote) - Cancer: Between Diagnosis And Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Diane NeumanA cancer diagnosis knocks you flat and before you can get up off the floor, you are swamped by a tsunami of strange medical lingo, perpetual appointments, costly medications, dreadful treatments, possible surgery and an uncertain future. Everything moves along too fast to afford you the luxury ...
Views: 1396(3 votes) - The First Step To Breaking Addiction: Put A Stone In Your Slingshot, David - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Diane NeumanAs a smoker living in a democratic society you have every right to fill your lungs with smoke. Notice that I said YOUR lungs. Your lungs, throat and mouth are your own personal property and only you have the last word as to how that living tissue will be budgeted and spent. But in fairness, base ...
Views: 1338(1 vote) - Show Your Pain Who's Boss - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Diane NeumanIt is natural to tense against pain, or even the anticipation of pain. When we are hit with the shock and surprise of pain, our primitive fight-or-flight defense kicks in, but we are often in a situation where it is impossible either to fight or to run. Unfortunately, that physical tension ...
Views: 1301(2 votes) - Be A More Energetic, Focused And Valued Employee - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Diane NeumanYou begin each workday as a graceful, sharp, creative, energetic, intuitive employee. Kiss all that goodbye by about 2:00 in the afternoon when you begin to feel like a rumpled laundry bag with the energy of a sloth. As the hours drag by and challenges roll over you like a tsunami, it is ...
Views: 948 - Your Angry Voice Demolishes Your Brilliant Argument - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Diane NeumanSound trumps logic! The QUALITY OF YOUR VOICE hits your listeners with more impact than does the quality of your argument! I have absolutely no doubt that you are capable of formulating a sensible, clear, logical, passionate statement or response. It is understandable that in the ...
Views: 942(1 vote) - Your Voice Is Better Than You Think - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Diane NeumanYou have two voices. The first of the two is the natural relaxed one that Mother Nature gave you at birth. The second and more familiar voice is an encumbered and distorted version of the first. For the sake of discussion let's refer to these as your "true" voice and your "cluttered" voice. ...
Views: 914(1 vote) - Kick The Stuffings Out Of Stress - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Diane NeumanConsider that the basic blueprint of your physical body has changed little over hundreds of generations. You still have more or less the same lungs, the same heart, the same feet and the same spine as did your early ancestors. Improved nutrition has made man a bit taller and somewhat sturdier ...
Views: 875 - You Are Smarter Than You Think - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Diane NeumanBeware the hawker who promises to sell you a "secret" formula to raise your IQ ten additional points for a mere $19.95! But wait! There's more! If you order within the next hour the hawker will throw in a free cheese grater! Know that you ALREADY HAVE both emotional intelligence and business ...
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