Category: Breathing

Musings on wholebeing@work
When strengths surprise

When strengths surprise

Our top strengths are things that we usually do without necessarily thinking about. They’re just how we’re built. That’s the beauty of exploring your strengths; there’s not always a lot to "do" and "fix," but more so, it’s a system of remembering and utilizing. But what if you come...

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Are you a mouth breather?

Are you a mouth breather?

If you are a Stranger Things fan you’ll remember early in Season 1 the big insult with the kids (remember the show's time frame is the early 80’s) was to call someone a mouth breather. Mike explains to Eleven when she doesn’t understand what a mouth breather is “you know… a dumb person. A...

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Pure breathing

Pure breathing

Your greatest ally Are you aware that in this very moment, you have instant access to the most powerful tool that can help steady, focus and calm your mind? And that you have continuous daily access to this tool. And the most amazing news...it’s FREE?! Your breath is your greatest ally, and I...

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Lessons from Nature and Breathing Trees

Lessons from Nature and Breathing Trees

Every morning I wake up and the first thing I see is this most beautiful tree outside my bay windows. Since moving to my new home in September, I've had the opportunity to see this tree in all its phases. Interestingly enough, these phases not-so-coincidentally reflected the similar changes of life...

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Blood pressure, the FDA and the breath

Blood pressure, the FDA and the breath

Last week, I was preparing for a new program to help people review and understand their health biometrics report. Blood pressure is one of the measures within the screening, and I learned that the American Heart Association reports that 1 in 3 adults have high blood pressure and 1 in 6 don't even...

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Breathe like a SEAL

Breathe like a SEAL

What comes to mind when you hear the words yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breathing? Did you think of calm, ease, grace? Are these soft practices for women or men? Are they the practices of heros? And leaders? Often as our Prasada team works in the corporate environment we bump into the “fear...

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