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For our Podcast with Surviving the Holidays, we had 2 episodes that focused on fighting loneliness.   Listen to both episodes here: Part 1: Part 2: Here are the transcripts: Part 1: If you’re one of those people who has a big family and doesn’t know the meaning of being alone on a holiday, then that’s awesome! Not everyone is so lucky. The holidays can be extremely stressful because of all of the social obligations, but it can be equally lonely for so many others. Some people are only children who’s parents have passed. Some people have either been ostracized from their family, or they haveRead More →

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This is part of our Survive the Holidays series on our Podcast.   Listen here:     Here’s the transcript: Today, we are continuing to talk about our tips on how to enjoy the holidays instead of dreading them. Today’s tip is: Limit Alcohol Intake Alcohol is one of those things that is totally recession proof. When you’re down on your luck, you need a drink. When you want to celebrate, you need a drink. And it’s totally fine to celebrate and enjoy the holidays with an adult beverage in your hand. It’s also fine to take the edge off of uncomfortable situations with aRead More →

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Tips on Surviving the Holidays are part of our new Podcast. Be sure to check out our other episodes.   Listen here:     Here’s the transcript: Today’s tip: Accept Last Minute Changes   You do not have to do everything! Not even all of the things you agreed to do. And sometimes, things don’t go your way! And that’s okay.   If you’re trying to have a Pinterest Perfect Holiday and you Nailed It, in the worst ways possible, just accept it and move on. Perfection is dull and boring, so if you succeeded in your Pinterest Perfect Holiday, it would just be thatRead More →

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This is a continuation of our Podcast series about Surviving the Holidays with less stress.   Listen to the full episode:     Here’s the transcript: Today, we are continuing our tips on how to actually enjoy the holidays instead of dreading them. Today’s tip is to be careful of “shoulds.” Just think about how much stress comes from that word: Should. You should do this and you should do that. That word really obligates you to the speaker of the word. Who is that speaker that you are trying to appease? Who is shoulding on you? The speaker can be society saying you shouldRead More →

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Our Podcast has various episodes on how to Survive the Holidays.   Listen here:     Here’s the Transcript: Today, we are continuing to talk about a few tips that you can do to help you enjoy the holidays instead of dreading them. The tip for today is: Stay Active! I’m not telling you to pick up an extreme exercise regiment, especially if you haven’t been working out regularly. But staying active and making sure you move every day has tremendous benefits. When it gets colder out, it’s easy to want to bundle up and stay cozy, which is a great way to spend time when it’s snowingRead More →

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Our Podcast has various episodes on how to Survive the Holidays.   Listen here:     Here’s the transcript: Giving back is a powerful way to bring some joy into your life.   When thinking of giving back and service, I always think of that Friends episode where Phoebe and Joey are debating on whether or not there is ever a truly selfless act. Joey says there isn’t, and Phoebe is convinced there is, so she does all of these different things to prove Joey wrong. She ends up donating $500 to PBS because Joey is working the phones, and that gets Joey on TV,Read More →

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Our Podcast has various episodes on how to Survive the Holidays.   Listen here:     Here’s the transcript: Today’s tip is to set daily goals.   Imagine your life if you only had to accomplish one task per day! How great would that be?   Why not just do it! Live your life that way!   With everything that we have to get done, breaking down each task and assigning a different thing per day will ensure that you can get done everything that you need to get done, which will also make them more enjoyable.   Sometimes a goal can be taking aRead More →

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Our Podcast has various episodes on how to Survive the Holidays.   Listen here:   Here’s the transcript: Today we’re going to talk about a quick tip you can do to help you get through the holidays.   This is part one of a series of tips and tricks to help you get through the holidays with less stress and more productivity so that you can actually enjoy the holidays instead of dreading them.   The tip today is Preparation.   Some people actually act as though November 25th is Christmas, or whatever holiday they celebrate. That way, they’re ready for it by that day.Read More →

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We are happy to announce and invite you to our first Silent Retreat! Why a Silent Retreat? From buzzing of phones to the constant distractions available to us, it’s hard to find some quiet. But quiet is an opportunity for you to reconnect and really listen to your body.   What do you do at a Silent Retreat? Well, you… be silent!   We will allow you to take this opportunity to not have to speak. Not have to justify your existence, and just be. With that, we have a few items on our agenda, including some unstructured silent time: Yoga Meditation Salt Cave SessionRead More →

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Are you salty? And by salty, we mean is your life full of the health benefits of salt.   Friday, October 26th, come to The Orchard to learn all about Salt! We added a Salt Cave to our facility, and this will be a great opportunity to see why we added it.   Halotherapy, or Salt Therapy, is a great way of promoting health and wellness. Halotherapy can help reduce the symptoms of allergies, asthma, sinus infections, and so much more. Did you know that the different types of salt have different tastes? Table Salt (regular, idodized salt) is just salt, completely stripped of minerals.Read More →