by Dr. Kim | Nov 2, 2019 | Anxiety, Fitness and Exercise, Mindfulness, resilience, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
There are two ways to approach and manage anxiety–prevention and intervention. With prevention, we try to add elements to our lives that keep us mindful, relaxed, and help anxiety from rearing its ugly head. If anxiety does take over, however, we have...
by Dr. Kim | Oct 29, 2019 | Early Childhood Education, Families, Mindfulness, Parenting, Preschool, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
I talked about mindful parenting awhile back, but that post focused more on self-awareness for the parent, rather than on techniques parents can teach their children about mindfulness. Today I want to highlight a few easy ways you can teach kids to be mindful of the...
by nwadmin | Oct 11, 2019 | Burnout, Mindfulness, Parenting, Stress Management, Wellness
I love this photo. It reminds me so much of a story a friend recently told me about her incredibly spirited and art-supply-loving preschooler. My friend is the head of a significant nonprofit chapter, a graphic design and website whiz, a mom of two wonderful...
by nwadmin | Oct 10, 2019 | Burnout, resilience, Stress Management, Uncategorized, Wellness
It’s Mental Health Awareness Day, which seems like a good time to write a few posts about being mindful. Research shows that practicing mindfulness can have a positive impact on mental health, including stress and anxiety reduction, emotional regulation, and...
by nwadmin | Jan 21, 2015 | Fitness and Exercise, Stress Management, Wellness
I’m a runner by nature, but more and more my colleagues and I have been stopping to take 15 minute walk breaks during the day. We find this inspires us to break up the computer/desk monotony but also helps us problem solve more creatively and see things from...
