40 million American adults are affected by an anxiety disorder, but most of us are so busy we inevitably drop any self-care routine we’re already forced to squeeze in, leaving even the best of us exhausted. Financial pressure, an overscheduled calendar, and exceedingly expectations from your office, family, and friends all need to be offset with something healthier than post-work cocktails.
Doing yoga regularly not only keeps you calm, but it may also help you recover faster following a stressful situation, according to a new study published in BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine. Researchers found that those who practiced yoga for 90 minutes or more a day were more resilient to stress than those who did yoga infrequently or not at all.
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By Prevention
We've all been there. Despite that green smoothie you managed to get down this morning, it takes just one snarky e-mail/bad customer service experience/inconsiderate neighbor for you to end up knuckle deep in a jar of chunky peanut butter. The good news: Bingeing doesn't have to be your go-to coping method. Here are nine ways to gain control of your emotional eating for good.
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We've all been there. Despite that green smoothie you managed to get down this morning, it takes just one snarky email/very unfriendly customer service run-in/inconsiderate neighbor to park in your spot and—the next thing you know—you're knuckle deep in a jar of chunky peanut butter and you don't know what happened to that block of sharp cheddar. The good news: bingeing doesn't have to be your go-to coping method. Here are 11 ways to gain control of your emotional eating for good.
By Jillian Pransky
If you are human, like me, then you probably have some people in your life that the mere thought of them can instantaneously agitate you. Maybe make you feel angry or hurt. And you know that if only they would change, then you could finally have a more loving relationship with them. If only they would change.
By Noelle H. Lowery
Just one conversation with Jillian Pransky gives a person a sense of peace and calm that is hard to come by in today’s fast-paced, technologically-driven world. You immediately take a deep breath and relax. Your heart rate slows down. Your mind clears.
You’ve tried chamomile tea and melatonin, you’ve even sprayed your pillow with lavender oil, but you still can’t sleep. Believe it or not, yoga can help. A Harvard study on insomnia found that people who consistently practiced yoga for just eight weeks enjoyed significantly better sleep—both their length of slumber and its quality improved.
By Victoria Wolk
If you’ve ever relished in the triumphant walk to the shower after a really good workout, you don’t need science (or us) to tell you that exercise feels just as good on the inside as it makes you look on the outside. But now, a new study in Complementary Therapies in Medicine finds the feel-good effect can differ depending on the exercise.
Despite not knowing exactly how sweating so little can work so well, scientists are piecing together a compelling story about gentle yoga. Its basic outlines will be familiar to anyone who has ever read a self-help book. Changes in the body change the mind, which changes behavior, which reinforces changes in the both mind and body. In this case, what's profound is what this virtuous loop ultimately changes: the body's very shape and size.
By Karen Macklin
East Coast yogini, Jillian Pransky, national director of restorative yoga training for YogaWorks, has been revolutionizing the practice of chilling out for years, and now she's sharing her wisdom in her first DVD.
