Benefits of a Personal Trainer
There are many times in your life that you might want to have the help of a personal trainer, and doing aerobic exercise is certainly one of those times. This is a situation in which a personal trainer can really help you get the most out of your fitness goals, as well as help you [...]
Continue Reading...Hobbies Prevent Boredom
Boredom is the enemy of the mind. A bored mind is one that teeters on the brink of loosing its edge. OK, maybe that’s a bit of overkill, but it is certainly the enemy of writers.
You know the symptoms. You find yourself playing one too many computer games or watching one too many old reruns [...]
Working The Transverse Abdominals
A group of muscles that often gets neglected in stomach exercise routines are the transverse abdominals, the core muscles that lie below the rectus abdominus. Most abdominal exercises target the rectus abdominus and the vertical abdominals, ignoring the transverse abdominals. Even crunches, the staple of most abdominal workouts, do nothing for the transverse abdominals.
These muscles [...]
Memorization: One Kind of Mind Workout
To memorize is to store information in your brain for reuse later. The definition of memory is the power or act of remembering. The definition of remembering is to recall, to bring back to mind by an effort. There are two kinds of memory, short-term and long-term, each stored in a separate part of the [...]
Continue Reading...The Spirituality of Sales
As a writer, you need to sell your work in order to make an income. But, as a creative person, sales can seem like a ugly thing that has to be done. It doesn’t need to be that way.
Loral Langemeier wrote in her book The Millionaire Maker’s Guide to Creating a Cash Machine for Life [...]
Burning the Fat: Aerobics and Your Body
There are many great things about starting an aerobics program. One of the best is that you can use it to loose fat in ways that are easier on your body than dieting. It is very simple to burn fat using an aerobics program, because there are many ways that you can train your body [...]
Continue Reading...Emotional Bad Habits
The question of whether moods constitute bad habits is an interesting one. Many mood disorders have been identified. These and other psychological problems are seen by some as strictly bad habits.
In fact, it has been shown that continuing to dwell in your present mood perpetuates it. When you decide to pretend you are happy, studies [...]
The Sacred Attributes of Plants
The Spirit of Life – a Shaman’s Perspective
Guest Writer: Howard G. Charing
The shamans work with the power of the plants in many ways, the colours of the flowers, the perfume, their shape, form, and associations. This although does not play a role in modern medicine, this understanding has a long history most notably introduced by [...]
Easy Steps to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Guest Writer: Spencer Hunt
Editor’s Note: As the recipient of carpal tunnel release surgery, I’m very big on making my workspace as ergonomic as possible. I use a trackball instead of a mouse, I have an ergonomic keyboard and I sit on a ball instead of a chair. Therefore, I thought I would share this article [...]
Expanding Your Creative Mind
Guest Writer: Tommy Yan
If you’ve ever watched little children you know they are always curious, seeking excitement, adventure and even fearless when it comes to escaping boredom. But something happens to them as they journey into adulthood that robs them their spontaneity. They become adults and settle into patterns of expected behaviors.
Which isn’t all bad—but [...]
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A Spirit Journal
O.K. With this post I’m going to make the following assumptions about you, dear reader.
You’re a writer — why else would you be reading a blog with “writer” in the title?
You spend a great deal of your time writing (or in other writing support activities).
You make a good deal of your income from your writing.That [...]
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What Is Physiotherapy?
Not too long ago, I was working on my chiropractor’s website. One of the pages I did was about “physiotherapy.” I asked him what the difference was between physiotherapy and physical therapy, because they didn’t look any different. He told me they were the same thing, but only a physical therapist can provide physical therapy, [...]
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What is Mental Health? Key Concepts
Since this section of The Holistic Writer is all about the mind, I thought I’d cover some basics of mental health. A healthy mind is free to be a creative mind that supports your writing talent.
Definition
Mental health is defined as a state or condition on which an individual feels a sense of well-being. This gives [...]
