Another favorite anytime, anywhere exercise we love is the Tree Pose in yoga. Here’s a great shot of Ea from our Thirty Winks Adventure showing us how it’s done: Nearly anyone can do it at any age to develop an improved sense of balance. You’ll also get a stronger foot (especially arch), thigh, and core, […]
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Helping With Healthy Leftovers!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to celebrate, spend time with family and friends and to reflect on the things that we are grateful for in our lives. It is also a time of abundance, which can translate to great excess where food is concerned. We are almost programmed to cook too much and eat too […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Acetylcholine. No, I didn’t just sneeze, but hopefully this long and poetic word will soon “get on your nerves” (groan). This famous brain chemical plays a key roll in transmitting nerve impulses that directly affect memory, mood, and learning. Quick, go get some of it before you read on so that this blog post will […]
Read moreA Cheesy Discovery
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Last week’s Sunday New York Times (11/7) reported an astonishing secret. A group known as “Dairy Management” recently consulted with a flailing Domino’s Pizza to increase the amount of cheese on its pies. Once accomplished, Domino’s sales doubled. The closely held secret? Dairy Management is not a private consulting firm for dairy farmers, no it’s “a […]
Read moreStretch & Strengthen Warrior
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Warrior? Yes, Warrior! Sometimes life can feel a bit like war and the daily grind can often require warrior-like stamina. Our inner struggle to be the person we hoped can be its own frustrating battle as well. The work your body does in the warrior poses builds enduring strength and encourages grounding. It also stretches […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.* Dreamy to us is a strong core – abdominal muscles and lower back. Life just goes better, is more merry, shall we say? Below are photos of the beginner boat and the advanced. There are several steps to get from one […]
Read moreCandy Out, Courage In
By Gillian Pieper | Published:When will the in-your-face candy crunch end? I can’t take it anymore! According to an article in The Altantic this week, in the early 1940’s Brach’s began promoting their fare during the last week of October but didn’t even mention Halloween, and that was it for candy marketing. Fast forward seventy years and I believe […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Ye Olde Pelvic Lift… We are very fond of the tried and true here at PATH in case you hadn’t noticed. Just consider that idiom: Tried and True. Says it all. And because it’s almost Halloween, and we’re in a Rocky Horror Picture Show spirit, from our “favorites” list this week, we’ve dusted off the “pelvic […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:“The Importance of Good Hand Hygiene: For Conscientious Employees.” Seriously? First things first: is that to imply some of us are not conscientious? Moi? Does anyone wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say, “I can’t wait to be thoughtless and intentionally spread germs today!” Second: aren’t we all adults who learned […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:Stretch and Strengthen in One Fell Swoop! We’re very fond of 2-for-1 deals in wellness. It’s part of our “biggest bang for your buck” mantra. That’s why this pose appeals to us so much, because it takes the side-bend stretch up a notch by adding a bit of a squat! This motion can be done almost anywhere […]
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