Category: Mind

• Practicing mindfulness: meditation techniques for beginners

  

  The Slice:  On our busiest days, we can easily forget to make time for ourselves. Though I’d never meditated before, I challenged myself to practice meditation everyday for a week. The results changed my life. The Challenge: Meditate for at least 10 minutes everyday. Difficulty Level: If we ever met, you would realize that I’m a mile-a-minute talker, and […]

  Andrea Aldana

  December 8, 2016

  Mind

  benefits of meditation, guided meditation, Headspace, meditation techniques, mindfulness

• How to spark joy and free up your mind by decluttering your space (Part 1)

  

  Sometimes I wonder if I have too much stuff. Then I’ll watch an episode of “Hoarding: Buried Alive” on TLC and feel much better about myself. I can do better though. I know I am not a minimalist, but I can appreciate the sentiment. If you can relate, read on.

  Anju

  December 5, 2016

  Mind

  #sparkjoychallenge, art of tidying, decluttering, organizing your clothes

• Dear Diary: Who has time for that?

  

  Studies have shown that journaling can increase your IQ, among other benefits. But who has the time to sit down for an hour every night before bed to recount the day? Let me just start by saying that I’ve always been a fan of journaling…

  Anju

  November 28, 2016

  Mind

  #StretchYourIQ, Dear Diary, Journals, Keeping a Journal

• Informed Choices: Voting with conviction

  

  My team lost. It was devastating, but at least I felt good about the choices I made for my state and local elections. I played my part in the legalization of marijuana in the state of California. Time to get high? (Hey, I can say that now. It IS legal…)

  Anju

  November 21, 2016

  Mind

  #InformedChoices, California Propositions, Elections, Vote