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Speaker this month: Dr. Jodi Dinnerman is a Chiropractor and owner of LightSource Chiropractic, a Professional Success Coach, and the founder of The Indigo Festival, a celebration of Holistic Pregnancy and Parenting, focused on creating community within community!

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Topic:
Stress Management: A Holistic Approach to Managing Stress and Optimizing Quality of Life

This informative lecture is for people looking to understand how stress affects the quality of their life, work and health. Participants will gain an understanding of stress-related illnesses and how stress affects the body as Dr. Jodi defines the physical, emotional, and dietary stresses in our everyday lives. In addition, attendees will learn methods for minimizing each type of stress, including several two-minute stress reduction exercises that can be used anywhere - the office, at home or at play. Participants will create a personalized four-week program designed to reduce the levels of stress in their own daily lives. These calendars will detail how to incorporate exercise, dietary changes and optimal time management into our lives - one week at a time.

Calendar, lecture notes and informative articles offered to participants.

Powerful You! is designed for women to create lasting business and personal relationships and to assist other women in business and in life. Join us for a powerful way to celebrate your success! Cost is $25 members; $35 non-members, lunch buffet included. Must RSVP.

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Warm Regards,
Hueina

Labels: empowerment, getting support, inspiration, mastermind, Resources, success

Welcome to Carnival of Family Life.

Spring is finally here! I love this season! Everything is growing, including our children, our pets, and our Carnival. Even though I've participated many times in the past, this is my very first time hosting this wonderful carnival. There are SO many great posts this week, so let's get started!

Family Pets

Anyone who has fish as pets would agree with Matt M that fish is not boring. It's very relaxing to watch them, and they do recognize their caretakers. Read what Matt has to say in Fish Not Boring posted at The Pet Haven.

Education

As parents, we are our children's first and lifetime teachers. As the following posts illustrated, when it comes to helping our children learn, whether they go to school or home-school, it's important to figure out their unique learning styles, and leverage their passions & interests. On the other hand, our children see the world through us. So, we also need to teach our children how to see the world not only with their bright eyes, but also with their hearts.

Marjorie presents Interest Led Learning, "All Boy" Style posted at Life Without School.

Melitsa presents Run around to sit still posted at Play-Activities.com.

Linda Bress Silbert, Ph.D. and Alvin J. Silbert, Ed.D. present Tips for helping with math homework posted at Our Educational Books, saying, "Helping parents help kids, reduce stress, enjoy family time together with these homework tips."

James DeLelys presents Prejudice: Look With Your Heart and Not Your Eyes posted at Healing Through Words.

Family Finance

It's important to keep family finance and your personal credit in check. Teaching our children about money, and saving up for expensive college tuition are both great priorities for parents. The following posts offer tips and advice.

Stephanie presents The Library is Your Friend posted at Unclaimed Money.

No Credit Needed presents My Four Year Old Son Receives His First "Credit Card" posted at No Credit Needed.

Richard M. Rothschild presents The Best Mutual Funds Have No Sales Loads and No 12b-1 Fees posted at Best No Load Funds.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Free College Tuition To Soothe the Middle Class Pinch posted at The Digerati Life.

Matthew Paulson presents Can Bad Credit Cost You a Job? posted at American Consumer News.

Family Health and Wellness

Keeping our children, our aging parents, and ourselves healthy is no small feat. The daily caretaking responsibilities can really stress you out, which in turn will have a negative impact on your entire family. As I always teach my coaching clients, it's essential for your survival and well-being, and for your loved ones, to practice Intensive Self-Care. Here are some sound advice from our fellow bloggers on keeping yourself and your family healthy and well.

Lin Burress presents Taking Care of Aging Parents as a Family posted at Telling It Like It Is.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Sleep, Tetris, Memory and the Brain posted at SharpBrains, saying, "Why sleep is so important."

Stephanie presents In-Season Produce: A Love Story posted at Stop the Ride!, saying, "A variety of reasons that in season produce is best."

Louise Manning presents Stressed parents make children ill posted at The Human Imprint.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Relaxing for your Brain's Sake posted at SharpBrains, an article on the importance of stress management for brain health by Gregory Kellett.

Char Polanosky presents Reduce Your Sugar Intake and Feel Like a Million Bucks posted at Raising A Healthy Family.

James Chambers presents Excessive Sweating Advice and Treatments posted at Hyperhidrosis.

Eric Ellen presents Stomach Flu Facts Every Parent Should Know posted at Husbandhood.

Family Relationships and Self-Improvement

Ah, the relationship with your parents (and other family members too) could be very endearing and challenging sometimes, as the following posts illustrated. We all want our parents to be proud of us. Wanting to be loved and accepted as who we are, is one of the most important human needs. Sometimes, though, you've got to go after your dreams and passions, despite what your parents or other people say. It's your life, and you have to create your own path. You will find inspiration and encouragement from the following posts.

Edith presents The Story of My Mother posted at .

Jennifer in OR presents The Appalachian Accent posted at Diary of 1, described as "discovering my dad's Appalachian accent."

Silveral presents Celebrity couples top Hollywood couples Celebrity News, and Gossip posted at Celebrity News, and Gossip.

Elizabeth presents Never let go of your dreams! posted at The best is yet to come!

Anmol Mehta presents The True Purpose of Relationships posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, "A story revealing the true purpose of relationships, and the value of the challenges they create for us."

BeThisWay presents And So The Next Phase Begins posted at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?.

Hueina Su presents A New Beginning posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul.

Family Humor

To stay sane as parents, sometimes, you've got to learn to laugh at the comic situations your family got you into! Take a mini-vacation here and read about all these funny and heart-warming stories from other families.

Kelsey presents Blue Jobs - Household Chores For Men posted at Vanilla Joy - Family Fun and Education.

CouponFetcher presents How To Get Rid of a 1/2 Mullet posted at Coupon Fetcher.com, saying, "My 3 year old daughter got a hold of some scissors!"

emily whitby presents Paranoid Mom?!? posted at Crazy Mom: Ideas, Recipes, Thoughts, Humor & More!.

WhatWorksForUs presents Matchbox Twenty posted at What Works For Us.

Expat Chef presents Triple Threat posted at The Expatriate's Kitchen, saying, "Ah, the Terrible Threes and Ten Humorous Tips on dealing with them, or at least having a laugh."

Robert Bach presents Spaghetti Night posted at Kintropy In Action, saying, "We parents find humor to be the best mini-vacation!"

Rachel presents Carrot Cake Cupcakes posted at Bakedblog.com - a Mothers blog about baking, cooking, parenting, and enjoying all things in Life., saying, "Celebrating Easter with my family is always wonderful. This year I made a special treat carrot cake cupcakes. See what my family thought of these cupcakes."

Family Travel and Activities

Traveling with little ones could be a lot of fun and, as I remembered, a lot of work. :) Fortunately, we can all turn to one another for great advice and fun ideas to keep our little ones entertained, wherever you might be.

Jeremy Zongker presents 90 Low Cost or No Cost Activities to Entertain Your Kids All Summer Long posted at Destroy Debt.

James Brausch presents 24 Hour Special posted at Costa Rica HQ.

Rachel presents Carrot Cake Cupcakes posted at Bakedblog.com - a Mothers blog about baking, cooking, parenting, and enjoying all things in Life., saying, "Celebrating Easter with my family is always wonderful. This year I made a special treat carrot cake cupcakes. See what my family thought of these cupcakes."

Renae presents Dirty Work posted at Life Nurturing Education.

Jennifer Remeta presents Traveling with a Toddler posted at Toddler Tactics.

Debbie Dubrow presents DeliciousBaby Journal Persian New Years in Southern California posted at Delicious Baby.

Stephen Dean presents EarthClassMail.com posted at Stephen Dean's Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.

Amy @ The Q Family presents Things to do in Helen, GA posted at The Q Family Adventure.

Parenting Tips and Advice

This week, we have a wide range of great parenting advice here, from how to grocery shop with kids, to communicating with our children on many important issues. As a life coach and a mom, I've found that so many parents could use some help with their communication skills, such as engaged listening, acknowledging and validating. You can find many great tips on communication in the following posts.

Abel Cheng presents The Three-Word Strategy That Diffuses Any Tension With Your Child posted at Parent Wonder.

Kyle James presents Grocery Shopping With Kids: A Dad's Perspective posted at Kyle.

Alex Blackwell presents Confessions from a Recovering Father posted at The Next 45 Years.

David B. Bohl presents How to Talk to Children posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, "We were all children at one time, so why is it that so many adults find it difficult talking to kids?"

Steven Chang presents Re-using Your Baby Food Jars posted at Gagazine.

K T Cat presents On MySpace and Sexual Competition posted at The Scratching Post.

Terri Mauro presents Try a New Behavior Management Scheme With Me posted at About Parenting Special Needs.

This concludes this edition of the Carnival. Thank you so much for reading! Submit your article for the next edition of the Carnival of Family Life using this form. The archive of past editions and hosting schedule can be viewed here.

Take good care of yourself... you are irreplaceable!

Labels: Blog Carnivals, fun, getting support, health, parenting, relationship

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning,
and all that is and has been
is but the twilight of the dawn."

-- H. G. Wells, 1866-1946, English Author, Historian and Journalist

Happy Spring! March is the Women's History Month. Looking at the history and the upcoming presidential election, needless to say, we've come a long way!

At the dinner table tonight, I happily announced that tomorrow is my birthday, and I'm going to spend some quality time with myself at the spa. It's become a tradition of mine in the past few years, to spend half a day at a spa to pamper myself, and spend some quiet, alone time, on or around my birthday. I like to get a massage or facial, or both, take my time at the steam shower, and savor a good read with the endless supply of cappuccino, fresh fruits and mini sandwiches. I never understood why some women would rush out of the spa right after their massages. Just like they rush out of yoga class, right before the dead man's pose meditation. Hey, that's the best part of the class!

My 12-year-old said, "There are two downsides of getting old -- One, you get wrinkles, and... I don't remember the other one".

We all laughed. Yup, memory loss is certainly a sign of aging.

I said, "Well, I guess sometimes ignorance is bliss". My 10-year-old asked, "What do you mean ignorance is bliss?"

"What I mean is, sometimes not knowing or not remembering is a good thing", I continued, "Sometimes, you have to choose what to remember and what to forget. If you choose to forget all the bad things that happened, you will end up with all happy memories of your life".

His eyes lit up. "Oh, I get it! It's like that story that God gave us two boxes, one to hold things that make us happy, and the other one to hold the things that make us sad, and the second box has a hole on the bottom so all the bad memories will fall out."

I was amazed by his quick and profound response. But, he didn't stop there.

"I think the second box should be connected to a paper shredder, so all the bad memories can be shredded." He was all excited by this genius thought.

That reminds me of another great birthday ritual. I told my children that a person's birthday is a new beginning of a new year. It's a good time to set the intention of what you would like to be, have and experience in the year to come, and let go of what you no longer want. For example, you can make a list of beliefs, thoughts and behaviors that no longer serve you, or resonate with you (or who you would like to be), and then you can either burn or shred the paper. I suggest that they can do this either before their own birthdays, or at the end of the year, on New Year's Eve. They both excitedly exclaimed, "Oh yeah, let's BURN it!"

I know, it's a great feeling to make that declaration, and burn that piece of paper. Paper shredder is a good alternative, but, it just doesn't quite give the same kind of satisfaction. LOL! I guess this will be our new tradition for this year's New Year's Eve. We can use our fireplace for this ritual. That'd be fun.

You do not need to wait until your birthday, or the New Year's Eve to do this, though. Someone said that it's completely fair that everyone gets a brand new 24-hours day, every day. Each new day is full of opportunities and possibilities. Anytime you wish, you can decide to make it a new beginning. Anytime you wish, you can make a conscious choice to banish all negativity in your life, and focus only on the positive and the present moment. Anytime you wish, you can let go of past hurt, forgive others and yourself, and move on with your life. Anytime you wish, you can declare independence from your limiting beliefs and negative self-talk, and choose to live up to your full potential. Anytime you wish, you can stop being a victim, take 100% responsibility for yourself, and become the master of your own life. Anytime you wish, you can choose to practice self-love and self-compassion, and nurture yourself the way you truly deserve. Anytime you wish, you can choose to forget your limitations (even just for a moment), and believe in the possibilities instead. Anytime you wish, you can decide to take actions and go after your dreams.

Anytime you wish, you can choose to start anew. It takes an intention, set with your heart of hearts, and followed by your actions.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. What would you do?

The choice is yours.

Blessings,
Hueina

P.S. Here are a few metaphysical essential oils that could help you let go of the past and move forward.

Forgiveness -- to forgive & release others AND yourself
Release -- to release anger and resentment from the past
Trauma Life -- to release past emotional trauma
Valor -- gives you courage and strengths in the face of adversity
Highest Potential -- improve self-esteem and move you into positive action
Transformation -- helps you stop negative emotional patterns and limiting beliefs, so you can move forward

For more info about these metaphysical essential oils, visit www.TrueHealingOils.info

Labels: awareness, conscious choice, empowerment, inspiration, Intensive Self-Care, intention, letting go, making changes, self love, transforming limiting beliefs

Welcome to Carnival of Healing #129: Spring Renewal. After a long, cold winter in Northern Jersey, I'm really happy to see signs of Spring finally showing up in my area. The tulips and daffodils are sprouting in my yard, and the trees will follow very shortly. First Day of Spring is just around the corner, and my birthday is coming, too. This time of year always brings me much anticipation, hope, and I crave for change and renewal. It's a new beginning, a perfect time for healing and renewal.

I'm impressed by the quantity and quality of posts that were submitted this week. This carnival is really growing. Some people submitted more than one post. Since the carnival guideline says not to give more than one link to each blog, I took the liberty to choose only one post from each blogger. Let's dive into the many wonderful offerings from this week's carnival.


Spiritual and Emotional Healing

Alvaro Fernandez presents The Power of Mindsight- by Daniel Goleman posted at Brain Fitness. How do you free yourself from prisons of the past? I've always believed that we never stop growing and evolving on our life's journey, and no matter what happened in the past, we can create a new life of our choice. It's great to see that scientists have physical evidence of such growth. Yes it takes time, patience, and courage but it can be done.

Dr. Mike Skinner at meditation for the masses shares what he learned from Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard's teaching in Happiness Through Meditation. Matthieu Richard argues that "happiness is not pleasure, that it is a much deeper, more authentic reflection of our true nature, which paradoxically, can be present even when we’re sad", and meditation is his preferred method of cultivating happiness.

Alex Blackwell wrote an inspirational post Four Rocks to Grasp in Life posted at The Next 45 Years. The four rocks are: Passion, Forgiveness, Surrender and Hope. For me, personally, it's hard to reach for the rock of surrender sometimes, but it's often exactly what I must do to break the resistance and move forward. This post is a great reminder.

Albert Foong argues that most of us misunderstood the true spirit of giving, as evidenced in many Christmas stories. He presents a different perspective in The Art of Giving What You Don’t Have » Personal Development - The Urban Monk posted at Urban Monk.

To combat the "occupational hazards" of being an adult, David B. Bohl offers 5 Ways to Reconnect to Your Inner Child, including create, nap, play, take up childhood hobbies and daydream, posted at Slow Down Fast Today!.

Hidden anger can damage relationships and also eat you from inside. Ananga shows us the signs of hidden anger, and How Your Journal Can Help You Let off Steam in a Healthy Way posted at Ananga Sivyer's Living by Design Blog.

We all need to define our own success based on our true passion & values, instead of what others want from us. Lovelyn shares her example in Defining Success and Achieving It posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

Mark Ivar Myhrei presents The Burdens We Bear posted at Emotional Times. Mark states, "Burden comes from demanding that someone else must be responsible for my life". It also comes from resistance to change. He offers an exercise to rid the burden so you can soar instead.

Jenny shares her newfound love for knitting and reminds us to Take Time For Yourself posted at the so called me.

It's important to take charge of your emotional health. Shaheen Lakhan offers 10 tips, drawn from her own experience of overcoming depression, in Fighting Depression: 10 Step Do-It-Yourself Approach posted at GNIF Brain Blogger.

Through working with his life coach, Roger found a way to break out of a rut in Life Really Is Amazing Even When It Doesn’t Seem So posted at The Happy and Prosperous Blog. I’ve also found it very powerful when I can help my life coaching clients see the big picture, and focus on gratitude. One of my favorite exercises is “Top 3 Things” — go about your day while keeping a mental list of the top 3 things that happen to you that day. You will inevitably focus on “what’s going right” and feel great all day long!

Astrid Lee wrote a detailed introduction to gemstones and crystals that could help you attract financial abundance, including instructions of making a grid for this purpose. According to Astrid, the grid has worked for her from day one. Read all about it in Crystals for Abundance, posted at We Are One World Healing.


Health and Nutrition

Drew at 4Mind4Life.Com shares 50 Ways To Boost Your Brain Power, from high-tech methods such as Brainwave Entrainment and Neurofeedback, to surprising suggestions like "start crying" - you have to read the post to find out why.

Emotional eating and cravings are major roadblocks to healthy weight management. Carey Yang at Your Dream Body WorkoutXpert offers 8 1/2 expert tips in How to Control Your Cravings.

Ellen Landauer warns us about Stress from Electromagnetic Fields and offers simple natural solutions, posted at Health Freedom Coaching.

It's empowering when you can take care of yourself and loved ones at home. Sagar Satapathy presents The At-Home Nurse: 101 At-Home Remedies For Common Ailments | NOEDb posted at NOEDb: Nursing Online Education Database.

Aparna shares the fascinating Healing powers of French clay posted at Beauty and Personal Grooming. She wrote, "researchers investigating about the properties of a certain type of ‘French clay’, which are mostly made of minerals have made some breakthroughs and found some evidence that this clay is a highly effective weapon against deadly flesh-eating bacteria like the MRSA and other deadly bacteria."

Healthy lifestyle change is the key to long-term health and weight loss, as Woopi Clients points out in HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS posted at You and Your Health.

If you are considering a low-carb diet, Alex M offers some tips in What Everybody Should Know About Low Carb Dieting For Beginners posted at Ways To Become & Stay Slim.

AlexBo presents 10 Health Tips Everyone Know But Nobody Follows posted at Healthy Health List (heheli.com). I'm amused by the last tip he offers: "Choose your parents well"... Even though we cannot choose our parents and the genes we inherit from them, we can choose to live a healthy lifestyle, thus reduce our risks.

Randy Powell suggests eating a diet high in alkaline foods and exercising continually throughout your life can safeguard your Cardiovascular Health, posted at Eating-Veggies.com: Alkaline Diet blog.

Stanimir Sotirov suggests using pinhole glasses as an option to treat nearsightedness, in Myopia and Pinhole-Glasses posted at All About Your Body And Spirit.

MBB shares his experience and advice about laser eye surgery in My Lasik Laser Eye Surgery posted at Money Blue Book.


Healthcare

As a former RN and, in many cases, a patient myself, I know well that many skillful doctors have horrible bedside manners. When it comes to life and death situations, would you choose a doctor like that, or one that really cares? Charles H. Green presents two compelling cases in Who(m) Do You Trust? posted at Trust Matters.

Neeelakantha presents 50 Easy Tips to Lower Your Healthcare Expenses posted at RN Central. It's worth checking out - I bet you've never thought of some of those tips!

Jose DeJesus MD presents Ancillary Services - Supplemental Medical Practice Income posted at ACTIONABLE NEWS FOR THE PHYSICIAN BUSINESSMEN. He suggested numerous ancillary services that could complement different medical practices to provide additional income for the physicians and valuable services for their patients.


This concludes this week's Carnival of Healing. A heartfelt Thank You to everyone who participated in this week's Carnival. You can find last week's carnival at Where We Relax. Next week the Carnival of Healing will be at Five Minds. Don't forget to submit your post.

Until next time, please take good care of yourself. You are irreplaceable.

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