We are living in a reality where nothing can be done fast enough……we want more, while at the same time we have less and less time. We all know that there is nothing healthy about such a lifestyle! So the question is, how do we slow down this rhythm? What can we do now, to…
The Impact of a Morning Routine
Last week we talked about how a stressful lifestyle affects our health and wellbeing in the long run. So how do you keep the stress levels in check? How do you deal with stress in more effective way? How about starting with your morning routine! Do you have one? How does your mornings before you…
Stress Free Holidays….
Last week it was all about how to stay stress free prior to the Christmas holidays…..but what about during the actual holidays, especially if you are hosting a dinner or cocktail party? Here are my top seven tricks for being a stress free and relaxed host, that simply enjoys the occasion and the guests: decide…
Staying stress free prior to the Holidays
This month on Slow·o·lution it is all about Christmas and how to keep our healthy habits during this wonderful time of the year. Very often when I talk to people during this time of the year, they are so stressed out and always in a hurry. For me personally this is the best time of…
Psychology of weighing yourself
We are all very focused on weighing ourselves on a regular basis…..it is almost as if we are looking for the scale to tell us whether we should feel good about ourselves or not! I find it fascinating that meanwhile there are all these methods, machines and gadgets measuring anything from body weight, to body…
Limitations of Positive Thinking
Mental skills training is becoming more and more popular today with advances in neuroscience and performance psychology. These skills include goal setting, visualization, mindfulness, meditation, and positive thinking. For this article I’m going to share some thoughts on positive thinking. Positive thinking has been around for a long time. One of the things I like…
The Puzzle of Motivation, by Dan Pink (TED)
A great TED talk (www.ted.com) by Dan Pink on motivation and the mismatch between what corporation are using to motivate their employees, and what truly motivates us according to number of different studies! You might be surprised by the findings of these studies…… Enjoy and share your thoughts Anna Share Buttons
Motivation and happiness – are they correlated?
I remember having a very heated discussion with someone a while ago about motivation, and how unmotivated meanwhile a lot of people are……especially in the corporate world. Since then I have made it a point to be a bit more aware of this term “motivated”, and be more sensitive to people being motivated / unmotivated…
Beauty & Wellness
Maintaining, restoring or improving the beauty of the human body are fundamentally superior needs that allow us to feel comfortable in our skin. The skin is our largest organ, it protects us from the sun, from cold, and from overheating among others. It also lets us feel and contributing thereby to our wellbeing. Very often,…
Ayurveda Massage and Siddha Treatments from South of India
So much has been said and written in the western world about ayurveda treatments and ayurveda massage! Almost as much as about yoga. But still so many people keep on wondering what is actually an ayurveda massage. Is it really something different? Or is it the same like other known classical massages but only using…