Today is Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk about Depression day. Today, for every text message sent and every long distance call made by Bell and Bell Aliant customers, Bell will donate 5 cents to mental health programs. In a CTV news article, Olympian Clara Hughes says that the biggest adversary she has ever fought is depression.… Continue reading Menopausal Depression part 1
Category: Balance
I danced!
I danced! This morning, for about 2 minutes, I actually danced! Cleaning up my sewing room shelves, I found the funky bow that Nathalie had put on my birthday present last summer. I held it in my hand, and humming Begin the Beguine, I did a little candle dance with the funky twinkling bow. In my… Continue reading I danced!
A perfect autumn day
Today is the kind of day that I quit teaching on Sundays for. Okay – I know – today is Saturday, not Sunday. But Saturday used to be kind of stressful with the pressure to get my lesson plans, errands and house-related work done before supper so that I could collapse and have some down… Continue reading A perfect autumn day
Observation & Determination: a balancing act
I took last week off from my daily yoga practice. Why? I didn’t get out of bed in time. Simple as that. Did I need a week off? Did I need some extra sleep? Or maybe some extra snuggle time with my beloved? This morning I returned to it feeling somehow emotionally and mentally refreshed… Continue reading Observation & Determination: a balancing act
yoga & my crock pot
One of the things I learned in Weight Watchers was to pre-plan and prepare meals ahead of time. Now, while I always admired people who were organized enough to do that, it wasn’t something that I ever actually tried to do very often for myself. I was always too busy. Oh, sometimes I’d go through… Continue reading yoga & my crock pot
My home yoga practice
Another part of my balance journey is recognizing that I need to create balance and health in my mind, body & spirit. Toward this end, I am very proud to say that I have started a home yoga practice over the past several weeks and I feel quite devoted to it. I have always enjoyed yoga, and… Continue reading My home yoga practice