-by Bill Plake- There are many benefits to be gained by simply dedicating some time each day to practicing meditation. It as been a tradition deeply revered and ingrained into the cultural fabric of various Eastern cultures. That’s not the case so much here in the “West”, where up until fairly recently it was largely…
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Changing Lifestyle Habits: Starting with What’s Already Available
-by Bill Plake- If you’re like most people, you’ve considered at one time or another the possibility of improving your lifestyle health habits. I know I have (and continue to do so). Maybe you’d like to become more physically active. Maybe you’d like to start eating more mindfully. Or maybe you’d like to find a…

Coming to Terms with the Light and the Gloom.
-by Bia Plake “Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” – Carl Jung When I was 5 years old, my parents had a terrible car accident that made my dad stay in bed for over a year.…

How Accepting My Limitations Saved My Life
-by Bill Plake- “The things that don’t exist are the most difficult to get rid of.” -F.M. Alexander A key obstacle in realizing our potential is the belief that we are limited in some particular way, when in fact, we are not. We all know about the potential danger of self-fulfilled prophecy when pursuing…