More often than we want to, instances happen wherein problems of almost every kind simultaneously pour in; piles of workload to finish in a short span of time, rare illness or death in the family, inadequate money to pay for bills, and the like can occur all at the same time. In times like these, you just want to hide under your sheets and pray that the gods transport you in a utopian dream and be back only until everything is settled. Since teleportation to paradise is highly improbable, you really have no choice but to face the reality no matter how distasteful it may be . But, after the storms have passed, you re too stressed beyond imagination. On top of everything, you notice how your skin looks incredibly dull and lifeless and how your energy level and immune system has dropped. What should a sensible person do. Well, for one, you...

How can I forgive my parents when they were so abusive to me when I was growing up. How can I forgive my spouse for cheating on me. How can I forgive my best friend for abandoning me. How can I face and forgive unforgiving abusers and manipulators. How can I forgive myself when others do not forgive me and throw my past in my face every chance they get. These are some of the questions about forgiveness my clients have asked me over the 37 years that I have been a counselor. We have all been told that forgiveness is good for the soul, and it is. Yet forgiveness cannot be forced. We cannot will ourselves to forgive, because if we try to deny the anger, blame and judgment that may still be there, it is likely to come out at some point. So how do we reach forgiveness. Forgiveness toward others is the natural outcome of forgiving ourselves and of...

Hypnotherapy, as a word has been associated with a lot of mumbo-jumbo over the years. Whenever we think of hypnosis, we think of evil characters manipulating the actions of innocent individuals for their own selfish motives. But in the recent years there has been a lot of researches on the subject of hypnosis and the findings have been startling. Did you know that on an average almost all of us are in a trance hypnotic state everyday without being aware of it. Did you know that hypnotherapy is not something restricted to mankind, but that even animals practice some form of it. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians used hypnosis as early as 3rd Century BC. In the last few years hypnotherapy has emerged as a major tool for personality development and psychological healing. Everyone, yes everyone can benefit with the use of hypnosis in...

Arthritis is a common ailment that more than 50 million American s suffer from. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis some more common than others. Polymyalgia Rheumatica is a rarer form of arthritis that affects the muscles rather than the bones. Polymyalgia does not affect the joints or bones but instead it causes the muscles to become sore, tender, and stiff with inflammation. This type of arthritis affects hips, thighs, lower back, shoulders, and the neck muscles. The pain is caused because the blood vessels in the muscles become swollen. Symptoms include severe stiffness and pain in the muscles but there is no weakness just pain. You may experience low energy, fatigue, sweating at night, slight fever, and loss of appetite. Anemia is also common as is depression. Women suffer more often than men with it but both can...

According to recent poles 40 million Americans may have chronic insomnia, with problems related to falling asleep and staying asleep or waking up to early in the mornings. In fact, more than 100 million Americans do not get a full 7 8 hours sleep every night. Last year over 26 million prescriptions were written to help Americans sleep. Prescription drugs can have side effects, in most cases the dosages need to be upped to get a full night sleep the longer one is on them and most people become addicted to prescription sleep aids making it so they cant stop taking the them unless they don t want to sleep for a few days. There may be an answer to America s sleeping problem at your local health food store. If you are having trouble sleeping, there are a few steps you can take to help your body naturally get to sleep. First try to get to bed at...