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It's a Sham, Or Is It?
For several decades, doctors have known that "sham" medical treatments, consisting of inactive ingredients like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution, can have a "placebo effect" can improve a pa...
The Reality of Reiki
As some of you may know, I volunteer for Inova Hospital's Life With Cancer program, which offers Reiki treatments for people undergoing chemotherapy (or who have recently completed chemo), as well as ...
First Annual NIH Yoga Week: Exploring the Science & Practice of Yoga
For the first time ever, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD will be offering a full program of classes, exhibits, demonstrations, talks and special events all around the topic of ...
Becoming Her VeganSelf
The following post was written by guest blogger, Julia Guarino. When I was five years old, I arrived home one day from kindergarten and announced to my parents that I was going to become a vegetarian....
Update on Guide-to-Health
On November 16, I blogged about "Guide-to-Health," Virginia Tech's Center for Research in Health Behavior's new free online weight gain prevention program. Since that time, they have received permissi...
Never Too Early to Start Making Those New Year's Resolutions!
I recently received an email from a health psychology listserv announcing an interesting new health program. The Center for Research in Health Behavior, part of the department of psychology at Virgini...
Healthy Halloween Makeup
Today I came across a post over at Continuum Wellness on a recent report that found substantial levels of lead in several popular brands of lipstick. Scary! I knew there were many unhealthy chemicals ...
Sweet Things
Over the past couple of weeks, I had noticed that my clothes were feeling a little tight. Although I am very good about eating well at home, I had been traveling quite a bit over the past couple of mo...
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On a recent visit to Connecticut, I had the opportunity to stop at one of my favorite places in the world -- Blue Jay Orchards. This time of year, the farm is buzzing with activity as people come from...
Welcome to the 107th Carnival of Healing
Welcome to the the 107th Carnival of Healing, a weekly round-up of personal blog posts on the topics of holistic health, wellness, spirituality, and self empowerment. Before I begin, I'd like to offer...
Just Thinking About It...
The October 2007 issue of Women's Health, featured an article entitled "Muscle: Defined." In it, there was a short section with the caption Best.News.Ever, which talked about a 2007 study that found t...
Dalai Lama in DC
I received the following email from a few different sources, and have decided to share it with you. I have heard the Dalai Lama speak a few times (in Central Park, Constitution Hall, and Verizon Cente...
StellarSelf Hosting 107th Carnival of Healing: Request for Content!
On Saturday, October 13th, Becoming Your StellarSelf is hosting the 107th Carnival of Healing. The Carnival of Healing is a weekly round-up of personal blog posts on the topics of holistic health, wel...
Bob's Birthday
This past weekend, we helped celebrate my father-in-law's 80th birthday! Despite having experienced some serious health problems on and off over the past 20 years, he is a pretty hearty guy. I'm guess...
Take Back Your Time Day
Every year since 2003, October 24th has been celebrated as “Take Back Your Time Day.” This date is symbolic in that it is 9 weeks before the end of the year, representing the 9 additional weeks of...
Supporting Our Troops
Last week I was an exhibitor at a health fair. A man approached my table to learn more about my work, and I told him that I specialize in stress management, work-life balance, Reiki -- healthy, balanc...
One Step At A Time
A few years ago, the Ad Council's PSA Love Handles caught my attention. It has stayed with me because of its witty, yet gross, approach. A guy walks up to a lost and found counter in a mall and hands....
People Who Knead People
I was recently given a gift certificate for a massage, which I redeemed almost immediately! I find few things more relaxing than letting go and allowing someone else to pamper me by gently but firmly ...
Go With the Flow
Recently, my Reiki mentor told me I need to be mindful of staying present in my body, to not put too much emphasis on my relationship with the mental or spiritual aspects of myself to the detriment of...
To Market, To Market, Again
Today I had the good fortune of visiting one of my favorite places -- the Portland Farmers Market at Shemanski Park between Salmon and Main Streets on Wednesdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm. I discovered t...
Only The Lonely
In honor of my blog's one-year anniversary, and in celebration of my move away from my perfectionist blogging tendencies, I am republishing this entry from my first blog, "The Art & The Science": I re...
Sweating the Small Stuff
On my cross-country flight the other day, I had a chance to read United Airlines' Hemisphere magazine. In it was an article, "Tulum, Take Me Away" by Nick Gallo about the Riviera Maya. I was drawn to ...
Going to Beautiful Lengths
This morning I received an email from my friend, Jenn, with pictures of her new hairdo. It is a really flattering cut, but the great thing is that she had her long hair cut short so that she could don...
Hard Water, Crunchy Hair
The last couple of hairstylists I've visited have said that my hair is coated with minerals, most likely due to hard water -- water high in calcium, magnesium and/or iron. I had noticed that my hair h...