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7 Tips to Add Mindfulness Meditation to Your Routine and Reduce Stress

7 Tips to Add Mindfulness Meditation to Your Routine and Reduce Stress Mindfulness is the practice of purposefully paying attention to the present moment. It involves being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations as they arise, and accepting them for what they are. Mindfulness can be practiced formally, such as through sitting meditation,

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Autism, Neuroplasticity and the Polyvagal Theory: What Does It All Mean?

Autism, Neuroplasticity and the Polyvagal Theory: What Does It All Mean? By Drew Rubin, D.C. When I was in college, we learned that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) had two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic. We were taught that the ANS was a balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, where one was on and

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Fathers At Birth: How To Be The Mountain And The Warrior

Fathers At Birth: How To Be The Mountain And The Warrior A mountain’s presence is its power. It is rock-solid. Silent. Still. Majestic. Upright. Massively and indisputably present—always there. Yet it doesn’t do anything. It simply stands. Masculine energy is like a mountain’s stability. Seeing yourself as the mountain gives you a picture of the

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