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- Keyholder – Responsibilities and Duty - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from anupam YadavKey holder is an employee, generally in a retail setting, who takes on additional responsibilities similar to those held by management. The main unique feature is the ability to open and close the store. Other than opening and closing key holder also have other responsibilities. Below are the ...
Views: 29766 - How to Make Your Own Spa at Home - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Shirley KeyesHow often do you relax? Really relax? Relaxation is something you do, not something that just happens when you're not busy. It’s a gift you give yourself, but it’s also a necessity of life. While we can’t ignore life’s demands and the grasp of industrialized society’s leavings of “progress” ...
Views: 21361(2 votes) - Using Aromatherapy & Essential Oils in the Laundry - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Marge ClarkNatural cleaning has become the latest craze with each corporation trying to outdo the other by offering so-called natural products for cleaning the house or for use in the laundry. But how can you know you are actually using an “all natural,” product? One of the safest ways is to purchase ...
Views: 16646(2 votes) - 7 Benefits of Reading Fiction - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Jill BrennanIs your life so busy you’re wondering how you are going tofind time to read more, especially when it’s just for‘pleasure’? Having trouble justifying it, even toyourself? Leisure activities like reading are often thethings that slide when life goes into overdrive. Andthat’s sad because it’s an ...
Views: 13050 - Role of Dance in our lives - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Soumyasree Pawar“Dance is the most immediate and accessible of the arts because it involves your own body. When you learn to move your body on a note of music, it's exciting. You have taken control over your body, and by learning to do that, you discover that you can take charge of your own life." An ...
Views: 11934(1 vote) - PEMF: A Natural Alternative to Help With Sleep - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukOne of the almost universal phenomena that I see in people using PEMFs, regardless of PEMF system, is that people almost universally describe improvement in sleep. Because of this feedback, I felt it was important to dedicate an update to the subject. Sleep disturbances are very common: from ...
Views: 11547(1 vote) - A Buyers Guide - Divan, Wood or Metal Beds? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2011 from Avi ReismanWe each spend over 120 days in bed each year. This makes choosing the right bed one of the most important decisions you can make for your wellbeing. The average lifespan of a bed is usually 8-10 years, a bed can deteriorate by as much as 70% in this time, depending on use and how well it's ...
Views: 11161(1 vote) - A Guide To Overcoming Shyness And Inhibitions - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from kenneth smallWe have all heard of the phrase ‘to stand out from the crowd’ . If you are looking to land that job you have been after or impress some one on a date then it is quite useful to be able to ‘stand out from the crowd’. If you have ever found yourself overlooked for opportunities when other less ...
Views: 9184(5 votes) - Bringing Watsu to Austin - by Watsu is a relatively new (1980) form of bodywork that has been available in the Austin area since 1994. Watsu combines working with Shiatsu pressure points in the medium of a warm (93-98 degrees) water pool. This practitioner also utilizes the ancient healing energy of Reiki during a Watsu ...
Views: 8774 - How to Use Ear Candles - A Step by Step Guide to Ear Coning at Home - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Colleen LindstromEar candles are muslin strips that have been dunked in a very light coating of bees wax, rolled into a long cone formation, and dried. The basic theory is that the cone shape of the candle provides a suction of smoke when the candle is lit, which draws the excess wax out of the ears. For ...
Views: 8684 - Dealing With The Pressures And Stresses Of Life - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Greg BakerThere is a difference between pressure and stress. One causes the other, and one we can reduce and shunt off. Learn the difference between these two in your life and what you can do about them. Stress is the product of pressure. Set an empty plastic water bottle upright and place the palm of ...
Views: 8560(7 votes) - Top 5 Causes Of Slow Progress On Guitar (And How To Get Better Fast) - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Tom HessYou’re not going to quickly improve your guitar playing unless you understand precisely what prevents you from reaching your musical goals. In fact, you might go years without making significant progress until you figure this out. To propel your guitar playing progress forward like a ...
Views: 8412 - Learn How To Make Your Own Stress Balls In 9 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Luka MalgajStress is an important part of our lives and affects us on several different ways. There are basically two types of stress, first is the Eustress or positive stress that has a supporting effect on our life, other type is negative Distress and this is the stress as we actually know it and want to ...
Views: 8299(3 votes) - The Women’s Sex Appeal - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Donna MartinUsually the sexiest women don’t call men names and they don’t sympathize with other women about how their men disappoint them. The sexiest women I know sincerely like men. They think men are pretty great. Rather than being threatened by a man’s testosterone, they respect how it makes men ...
Views: 8255 - Interesting Violin Facts - 7 Fun Facts - by Learning the violin takes a lot of time and patience so it can lead to needing something to keep you going back – especially for children. There are a number of interesting violin facts that will keep you coming back to your instrument and make you want to learn it even more.
1. One of the ...
Views: 8010 - 5 Ways To Create Amazing Rhythm Guitar Riffs - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Tom HessEach month I receive hundreds of emails from guitar players who want to improve their rhythm guitar skills. For many guitarists, it is a struggle to come up with original rhythm guitar riffs that sound good. In most cases, people who are trying to make rhythm guitar ideas of their own simply try ...
Views: 7516 - *** How Do You Deal With & Experience Stress? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2012 from Christine Dreher, CCN, CCHSo How Do You Experience Stress? We all deal with stressors in our lives but we differ not only in what we perceive to be stressful but in how we experience stress. For example, some people experience stress in the form of worry, tension, irritability, inability to focus and/or difficulty ...
Views: 7444(3 votes) - The Wonder of Music in Our Life - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Mara FisherMusic can provide inspiration, relaxation and passion. Some people use music to set a mood. While others will have their favorite symphony playing while they study for exams. And let’s not forget dancing to your favorite song as a form of exercise or meditation! Yes music does inspire and ...
Views: 7201 - 10 Simple Ways to Reset Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2012 from Mette MullerWe all face it on occasion: those times when energy management becomes an issue! It can show itself in many guises, such as general insomnia (either with falling asleep or staying asleep), exhaustion, erratic mood swings or a feeling of heaviness/lowness, like you’re being held down. No matter ...
Views: 7149 - How to Explain a Romantic Friendship - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from linda johnRomantic friendships are caring and supportive. A romantic friendship is a passionate same sex relationship that excludes sexual activity. Explaining a romantic friendship can be difficult because romance is fused with erotic desire in contemporary culture. However, you can explain the nature ...
Views: 7136(1 vote) - How To Completely Relax In Just Ten Minutes - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2008 from Mark BoardmanA simple way to relax in ten minutes...this easy process can be used at any time of the day. It is particularly effective when going to bed if you suffer from insomnia, or when you first arrive home from work after a particularly stressful day. As with any relaxation techniques, the more you ...
Views: 6497(2 votes) - Meditation As A Tool Overcome Auto-Immune Disease - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Laurie ErdmanWhen it comes to thriving with a chronic illness such as an auto-immune disease and overcoming fatigue, I find most people want a silver bullet. People want just one thing they can do to feel better. In many respects, diet seems to be the easiest, or at least the first one people reach for. I ...
Views: 6461 - Different Types of Concerts - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Walter TullyMany music lovers take advantage of night out gigs in music bars to listen to live performances of local artists. They spend large sums of money and time going out with friends to enjoy downtown musical shows and plays instead of staying at home and listening to songs in their portable music ...
Views: 6420 - 4 Simple Steps to Feel the Fear...And Do It Anyway! - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi Everyone!! Fear Factors: 4 Simple Steps to Feel the Fear...And Do It Anyway! 1. Feel It. This can be the most difficult step. It's natural to want to get past our fear and not feel any anxiety. In our attempts to "overcome" fear, we tend to sometimes ignore it or suppress it... That ...
Views: 6401(3 votes) - Chi Pendant- an accessory that’s good for your health - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Aliya SenIn today’s fast paced world, people have little time to sit and relax. The stress of demanding jobs and long work hours, coupled with even longer hours of commuting and a pollution filled environment only aggravate fatigue and further deplete one’s energy and body balance. In the race against ...
Views: 6387 - Should You Take a Nap? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Marcia LindseyNapping can be a wonderful thing. But as with many things, you can get too much of a good thing. Here are some tips from recent research about taking a nap: 1. A short nap at midday, perhaps after lunch, can not only be very refreshing but can also improve our alertness and performance in the ...
Views: 6360 - 5 Reasons Why You Lack Motivation To Practice Guitar And Struggle To Make Progress In Your Guitar Playing - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Tom HessAre you feeling less motivation to practice guitar lately? Most likely if you have come to this page, you have felt frustrated more than once with slow progress during your guitar practice sessions. Fortunately, you are not the only guitarist who goes through this. Every guitar player ...
Views: 6313 - How to use porcupine massage balls - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Luka MalgajBodily pains can occur in various parts some in just about no time. At times the trigger point or the actual source is not sure of. For instance, these might start from the joint and spread to other parts causing medium to severe pain. Colorful porcupine balls can be used against all such pains. ...
Views: 6239 - The Bath as Metaphor - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from Victoria MoranI used to think that if I read one more magazine piece telling me to take a candlelight bubble bath, I’d perish from terminal cliché. That was before I understood that a bath, when you see it right, isn’t just a bath. It is rather a metaphor for renewal. Every time you bathe (or shower, for that ...
Views: 5949(2 votes) - Take a Powernap without the Groggy Side Effects - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2008 from Robert FellowmanEver tried taking a powernap and ended up feeling even more tired as a result? Powersnooze.com creator, Paul Cashon explains the reasons why we can often end up more tired after a short nap and teaches us the art to a successful “powernap”. A powernap is a short sleep or “nap” used to ...
Views: 5941 - The four Stages of Fatigue: Which one are you in? How can TCM combat it? - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonBy Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist PhD, Holistic Nutrition Did you know that fatigue slowly expresses itself–creeping into every bone in your body? Did you know that it crawls deeper and deeper deteriorating all of your key organ systems? Fatigue has an ...
Views: 5486(2 votes) - Best Violin Brands for Beginners - Your Practical Choices - by As an aspiring fiddler, you would always look for the best violin brands for beginners to busy. However, in doing so, you must also consider something that would best suit your need and budget. Normally, price is a main concern for most users. Thus, several reasonable choices are included in the ...
Views: 5386 - Is Stress Necessary in Your Life? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganContrary to popular belief, a certain amount of stress is necessary and even beneficial in life. When you experience stress, your brain gets a surge of adrenaline which can lead to quick thinking and creative solutions. The glitch occurs when a situation creates anxiety because the demands of ...
Views: 5292(4 votes) - POLARITY, THE 5 ELEMENTS, AND YOU - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Jill HenryWho are you? Of course, you are Spirit - eternal, infinite, and universal. When Spirit enters a body, the energy becomes denser as it binds itself to earth plane. The Energy of Spirit appears as streams of consciousness. The ancients called them ETHER, AIR, FIRE, WATER, and EARTH. One or more ...
Views: 5181(1 vote) - How To Stop Getting Angry On The Golf Course - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonI was chatting with someone today who is a great golfer but admits to suffering a certain degree of anger issues when the game isn’t going his way. The last time he played he was one under after 10 holes, which in must amateur golfers books is pretty damn good. But the wheel came off on the ...
Views: 5119 - ***Do you want to know how to relax more? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Sharon MelnickElite athletes, such as the two champions who recently stayed at peak performance for a five-hour tennis match, demonstrate an optimal natural pattern to their exertion. It is a Sprint/Recovery pattern, in which you focus intensely and then recover and replenish your energy by doing something ...
Views: 5116 - The Benefits of Learning Music For Adults - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Fraser PetersonMany adults secretly long to play music. Unfortunately, with busy lives and hectic work schedules, it often seems impractical to fit in private tuition, and many of us feel a little awkward or embarrassed about going back into a teaching scenario, as the pupil. In reality, all the hang-ups we ...
Views: 5066(1 vote) - 3 Simple Ways to Glowing Skin - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Christine EstersWhen it comes to detoxing your body, your skin plays an important role. After all, your skin is your largest organ. According to Medline Plus, a health information website, the skin protects you from bacteria and viruses, regulates your body temperature and also helps you eliminate toxins via ...
Views: 5021(1 vote) - NLP And Hypnosis For Sleep - A Treatment Guide - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from steve tromansThis article does not cover enviromental or medial aspects of insomnia, just how you can use NLP and hypnosis for sleep improvement. So How Do People Do Insomnia? This may sound like an odd question, after all people don't 'do' insomnia, they 'have' insomnia, don't they? Well not ...
Views: 5011(1 vote) - ***The Lava Lamp Drink: Just Looking At It Makes You Feel Good! - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromEMILY'S ELIXIR a/k/a The Lava Lamp Drink You can feel good looking at this drink. Find 3 champagne flutes (glasses. Tall, stemmed, slim tulip shape a/k/a “champagne glasses”) for each person. This shape is necessary for the lava lamp effect. Have a bottle of Cook's champagne – if ...
Views: 4843(3 votes) - Making Homemade Greeting Cards Can Be Therapeutic, Fun, And They Brighten The Days Of Those To Whom You Give Them! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Father TimeWhen you want to brighten the day of someone else, you can write them a poem, or a little note, or you can even make them a handmade greeting card. What most people may not realize, is that Making Homemade Greeting Cards Can Be Therapeutic, Fun, And They Brighten The Days Of Those To Whom You ...
Views: 4740(5 votes) - ***For The Value Conscious Las Vegas Traveler, The Medieval Excalibur Hotel & Casino Offers Everything Under One Castle - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Hotels Etc.comThe Excalibur Hotel & Casino opened in 1990 with 4,008 rooms and was one of the original themed resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. The medieval theme can not be denied with the white castle jetting up into the sky surround by the two room towers on either side, Camelot roaming the resort and a live ...
Views: 4652(1 vote) - Do Subliminal Messages Work While Sleeping? - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2017 from Trevor DumbletonThe world is full of subliminal messages. We are constantly confronted with signals and messages that our brains process subconsciously without our knowledge. How else do you explain déjà vu or the feeling that something is familiar yet you cannot remember exactly why? Music, advertisements ...
Views: 4626 - Ways to Correctly Breed Clownfish - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Bince Olear1. Breeding Pair of Clownfish So that you can breed this sort of fish, you need a mated pair. The simplest way to do is to find a mated pair and the second way is to obtain two clownfish if they are still young. Young clownfish usually are males but once the dominant fish was confirmed, the ...
Views: 4626 - The Benefits of Music Therapy Using Binaural Beats - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Daniel RichardLife is good, but for some people life could be better. This article will show the benefits of music therapy using binaural beats, that helps relieve stress and anxiety, to help make your day a little better. Music therapy or binaural beats have been around for a long time, over 170 years. ...
Views: 4606(3 votes) - Why can't we relax? There are too many demands on our time. - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2006 from Daijiro HayashidaDo you feel you are in a rat race recently? Can you find a way out of the situation? Are you feeling stuck in your current position and unhappy about it? Do you have confidence that your work has any real benefit to others? Do you seem to have run out of steam and are in the doldrums? We live ...
Views: 4530 - Vacation Clubs: Best Alternative to Time Share - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from jennifer perezTimeshare ownership has been long regarded as a great opportunity to ‘own’ your own little slice of paradise. But with the soaring price of timeshare properties, and the yearly or monthly maintenance fees associated with owning a timeshare, many interested buyers have been looking for a ...
Views: 4485 - Life Balance: Tips from a Yoga Class - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Carolyn EllisIt can be tricky to find that place of balance in life. Juggling work, family, community and personal needs isn’t easy, but I believe it is part of what makes life joyful and meaningful. I’ve certainly had my fair share of days when hours spent on the phone or behind the computer whizz by and I ...
Views: 4439(4 votes) - Tune-Up Your Chakras With Jin Shin Jyutsu - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Sharron CalvinChakras are a buzz word these days. But what are they really? There's a simple way to find out. In Sanskrit, chakra means "wheel." According to Indian metaphysical teachings we have dozens of these spinning centers of vital energy within and around us, each with a specific function. Chakras ...
Views: 4332(1 vote) - Therapeutic Color: Quiets the Mind - Soothes the Soul - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2013 from XXXX XXXXXOur world is a beautiful abstract of colors. Colors elicit human response. Whether it is at a conscious level or sub-conscious level, the anatomy of color effects us emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and physiologically - at various levels. It is therefore, beneficial to plan an ...
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