Contemplative practices for adults, older adults, and their caregivers
Four minutes. That’s all the time you need to feel more relaxed. Is your peace of mind worth four minutes of your time? Yes! You are worth it! The guided meditation in this blog is free and available to you whenever you need it. Any questions?! What is guided meditation? The simplest and quickest form …
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There is no lack of people, magazines, TV commercials and other ads that tell you what you must do to be healthy. Wellness is often considered the absence of illness or dis-ease. But what is well-being? It is a state of being that is more holistic, more inclusive, more about quality of life. What does …
Blog #2 in the Soothing Series: Gentle ways to regain your composure and find some inner peace For years, I commuted to Boston. Driving home after a particularly aggravating workday, I realized that everyone had irritated me: my supervisor, my colleagues, and even my patients. I found myself muttering about what I could have said, …
Blog #1 in the Soothing Series: Gentle ways to regain your composure and find some inner peace How do caring for birds and contemplative practices overlap? With Zen cords! What a lovely win-win! Here’s the back story. My home has sliding glass doors out onto a deck, beyond which is a bird feeder. It’s too …
by Gale Lyman, RN, BSN, HNB-BC. An estimated 44 million Americans are family caregivers (NAC & AARP, 2015), dedicated to caring for their loved ones. When caregiving is done, many would describe it as a sacred time, something they would willingly do again. Even so, a 2015 survey revealed that 21 percent of caregivers think …
with Deanna Smith. Published previously in the Port Planet, January 2009 Most adults need eight hours of sleep to function well. Many may think they can get by on less, but actually less than 10% of the population can do this. If you are sleepy at bedtime, and are not sleepy during the day, you …
Does this sound like your story? You have been taking care of your loved one. She may be experiencing dementia, heart disease, a traumatic accident, cancer, or a combination of chronic illness and decreased mobility related to aging. Most of your time, thoughts, and resources have focused on your her needs. Possibly you have given …
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When my time as a family caregiver came to an end, I started searching for a solution in my favorite healthcare journals. Nothing. Expanding my search, I checked scholarly article search engines, Pub Med, and more. Very little. Becoming a bit desperate, I did a general internet search. There I found an abundance of blogs …
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“My friends want me to go out with them, I need to find a job, and my home is a disaster. It’s been 6 months since my partner passed on. I was so busy taking care of him, lots of things just didn’t get done. I’m far behind on home maintenance, car maintenance, my own …
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"When the drum stops, the stillness is palpable. Somehow with less sensory stimulation, we are more alert, more present, more in touch with our surroundings. And certainly more resilient to the overload of sensory stimulation that awaits us, ‘out there.’ " – A contemplative drummer Although the general public might not consider drumming to be …
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