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 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 [...]
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
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Empoword’s mission is to strengthen and support our customers’ efforts to lead healthy, vibrant, fulfilling lives. We think some of the latest research on this month’s Word of the Month: LOVE, will do just that. Check it out.
Read Dr. Robert Epstein’s article: How Science Can Help You Fall in Love from [...]
If doing what you love is always the last thing on the “to-do” list, this fun self-help strategy may be just the thing to get you pursuing your passion.
Pursuing our passions is important. When you pursue a passion, you inspire yourself. You also inspire others. How often have you heard someone talk [...]
What does the year ahead have in store for you? What are your priorities and plans? Looking for meaningful change that will last?
A key factor in manifesting what you want is genuinely paying attention to your needs and wants, your desires and passions, your goals and dreams. But first you have to [...]
It is no secret that Empoword’s words (and products) are here to help keep you feeling empowered and moving in the direction of your goals and dreams. But did you know our words can be used to make the holiday season easier, lighter and brighter?
Ageless: Read these 10 tips to stay energized.
Awake: Get plenty [...]
Who knew plants could wear buttons? Now we do, thanks to an Empoword fan who recently sent us these photos:
We LOVE this idea. What a perfect way to “take” your word vitamins and see your mantra often. And what a nice way to add that extra special sentiment when you are giving [...]
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Both of our kids have been with us this Labor Day weekend, which has prompted some thinking about their growing up. I played catch with my 22-year-old son yesterday. He pitched in high school, but hasn’t for a long time. I was amazed at how his arm continues [...]
Gone are the days of IQ tests and measuring intelligence by that number alone. Today, smart is defined by quantity and quality. Effort, passion, drive and determination, creativity and curiosity all reveal our capabilities.
Over 25 years ago, Harvard education professor Dr. Howard Gardner developed the theory of multiple intelligences. Far too limited by [...]
