Giggle is the Empoword Word of the Month.
When we ask people: “What do you want more of in your life?” - laughter is always at the top of the list. Summer is here, the perfect time to slow down the pace and find more time to laugh and play.
Sending wishes for a summer filled [...]
Comments(0) Here are 10 quick ways to add play to your day:
1) Keep a wind-up toy on your desk. Wind it up and watch it go.
2) Can you roll your tongue, cross your eyes, wiggle your ears? Do it!
3) Hum “Zippity Do-Da” as you skip down the hall. Better yet, sing it out loud.
4) Drink [...]
by Sue Baldwin, guest blogger
When babies begin to relate to their parents, the adult hovers over them and tries to encourage their child to laugh. Then the child goes to school and a teacher will reprimand this same child for giggling and laughing in class with their peers. As adults we begin to assume the [...]
by Matt Bierschbach, L. Ac., Guest Blogger
Who cares about breath…
So I’m trapped under the water, like being trapped in a giant front loading washer on a super-turbo speed setting. I was well out of breath and just about to have that reflexive inhale kick-in (ya know, the one that makes you lose a breath holding [...]
Breathe is the Empoword Word of the Month.
Over and over, we hear from customers and fans that you love the simplicity of Empoword’s products and our See It, Think It, Be It approach. Simplicity certainly feels like an oasis in our crazy, frenetic, fast-paced world. In the spirit of keeping it simple, the Word of [...]
Comments(0) What would happen if you started doing just one of the following:
- Took a deep breathe after turning off your alarm clock.
- Took two deep breathes in the shower.
- Took a breathe every time you turned on your cell phone.
- Remembered to breathe when you are stuck in traffic.
- Took [...]
A few good breathes can disable your bodies stress response system and kick your relaxation response into gear. Breathing can:
• decrease heart rate and lower blood pressure
• decrease respiration and oxygen consumption
• increase blood supply to non-essential organs and systems including the digestive and immune systems
• decrease muscle tension
• increase slow brain, alpha waves associated with relaxation
Before you click [...]
How often do you think about your breathing?
I know it doesn’t rank high on my list of things to think about. Good thing too. If I had to think about breathing some days it might not happen. Fortunately, breathing is an involuntarily bodily function. Without a thought, breathing happens. [...]
Comments(1) >by Paige Bosler, Guest Blogger and 11 year-old daughter of Empoword co-founder, Wendy Lutter
I just started running club with my school. I like running club because I get to be with my friends and it makes me feel strong to run. In the beginning I was having trouble even doing one lap around the [...]
