Prayer-walking is a winning combination for caregivers who want to enhance their fitness and spirituality. Physical activity is important to reduce mental stress and fatigue. It helps counter the detrimental effects of stress chemicals associated with the fight or flight response. In fact, prayer-walking evokes the Relaxation Response, which not only lowers stress, but has beneficial cardiovascular effects.
Prayer-walking is [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Prayer-Walking: Fitness For Body & Soul
Posted in Self-care, Spirituality, tagged caregivers, fight or flight response, fitness, intention, prayer-walking, relaxation response, self-awareness, Spirituality, stress reduction on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day Is For Remembering
Posted in General, tagged freedom, Greatest Generation, life lessons, Memorial Day, WWII veterans on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day is more than the picnics, parades and other activities we so often enjoy on this holiday. It is an important time to remember those who have sacrificed their lives to preserve our country’s freedom and way of life.
Many of us have family members who served in the military. In our church service yesterday, [...]
Mindfulness Is Great For Stress Reduction
Posted in Self-care, tagged awareness, coping, focus, Healing Touch, imagery, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-based stress reduction, NCCAM, stress reduction, Stress Reduction Clinic, symptom relief, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, wellbeing on May 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
For a little more than a week now, my mom has been quite ill. Thankfully, she is on the mend. She finished her second round of antibiotics yesterday. Although her energy level is still pretty low, she’s starting to engage in some activities again. Today she potted flowers in planters for family gravesites in observance of [...]
Godly Mothers Are A Blessing
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Godly mothers, prayers, role models on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In reflecting on the impact that my mother has made throughout my life, I have concluded that her love of God and faithfulness in praying for her children (and others) matter most. Those prayers started before I was born. She had a rocky pregnancy and often told me that she laid hands on her belly and [...]
Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils & Hypertension
Posted in Holistic Care, tagged advance directive, Bismarks, clinical aromatherapy, high blood pressure, holistic, hypertension, scrapbooking, therapeutic-grade essential oils, wellness on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I can’t believe you’re taking a picture of me with my hair looking like this!” But mom didn’t protest too loudly. After all, she was making Bismarks today, from scratch. She hasn’t done that for about ten years. Her favorites have a maple nut frosting with chopped walnuts. I’m partial to the ones filled with mom’s raspberry preserves (made from our [...]
