Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. When you and your spouse are separated by miles (and miles, and miles), you do have to get a little creative to make a special night together, so to help you out we’ve put together all of our favorite date ideas that are perfect for couples that are part of the military world and have to keep dating long distance....
An emerging body of research points to the benefits of mindfulness for physicians. Practicing mindfulness can reduce physician burnout, and improve physician well being. Now research shows that physician mindfulness is good news for patients too: A new study published in the Annals of Family Medicine shows that physicians with mindfulness skills communicate well with patients, and provide better quality care. In the study, Mary Catherine Beach of John Hopkins University and her colleagues administered questionnaires to measure the mindfulness skills of 45 clinicians caring for patients with HIV across the United States....
Being able to say that was/this is hard, and yet I am OK.—Wendy L. Nurturing my inner child, showing myself the love and patience I give my children (most of the time 😉)—thehappybase (Instagram) Lovingly accepting my imperfections, reconciling with my self-saboteur, and holding space for myself when I’m feeling inadequate.—sass_allard (Instagram) Relating to ourselves with kindness, feeling connected to others, and being aware of our experience at any given moment....
There are two fun ways to practice this. 1) Just…Run! Truly give yourself over to the experience of running just for running’s sake, with no other agenda. This will mean going whichever way your desire tells you to go, listening to your body to determine your speed and the distance you travel, and remaining alert and curious to all that’s going on within and outside of you. Try this: See if you can take note of things as you run that perhaps you haven’t noticed before....
Headspace (on-the-go) This slickly designed app provides 10-minute meditation sessions, with the first 10 days available free of charge. (Then, you can choose a subscription. The annual option offers the best rate, $7.99/month.) You start with a brief body scan and then Andy Puddicombe, cofounder of Headspace, talks you through with easy banter and relatable instruction (“Don’t force your breath, your body already knows how to breathe”). The app provides animations about how the mind works and tips on how to sit and breathe....
