Retail therapy is an actual thing. A study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in 2014 found that shopping can make people happier and reduce lingering sadness because it allows people to feel more in control of their own lives. Shopping is sensual, meaning a lot of senses are stimulated when we’re doing it. […]
Tag: goal setting
Finding Your Why – The Key to Effective Goals (3 minute read)
Growing Up Bigger Than My Peers The first time I remember being aware of how much I weighed was in 3rd grade. Though it may be hard to believe at my full-grown 5’1” stature, I was 4’10” and definitely wore at least an A cup bra at only 8 years old. I could share a […]
Expand Your Volume (5-10 minute reading and meditation)
This blog is a visualization meditation and opportunity for cultivating “positive” states of being. I hope it grows your spirit. If you’d like to listen along, you can download a free recording titled “Expanding Your Volume” on our meditation page. We each exist in a concatenation* of spheres. Start small with just yourself. Imagine you are […]
Relief vs. Restoration (4 min read)
Relief. In college it was seeing a grade come through that I was stressed about either because I didn’t study enough or because I worked so hard on it that if I didn’t get the grade, I would have been heartbroken. Relief comes from a massage or plopping down on my bed for an evening […]
Is your culture getting in the way of your wellness? (3 min read)
Being Japanese American has always been an important part of my identity. Despite being a fourth-generation American and speaking more Spanish than Japanese, I try to keep some traditions and cultural aspects in my life and pass them down to my children. But as with many other cultures, some of the beliefs and traditions are […]
Journaling Has Changed My Life & How You Can Start (4 min read)
Journaling has changed my life. Long before journaling was a self-care trend, I was writing my daily happenings in my denim Tweety Bird covered diary that had a key lock attached. This is the first journal I remember keeping when I was in just 4th grade. My writings and journaling practices evolved over time from […]
Vaginismus: The Unheard of Sexual Disorder (4 min read)
Ordinary. At some point or another most of us feel that is all we are. We convince ourselves that we are normal, that our day to day events are commonplace, that our lives are mediocre, mundane, uneventful. Even significant accolades that we spend countless hours grueling over, we somehow trivialize and believe that others won’t […]
Are you sweet on sugar? (6 minute read)
Oh how I loved sugar. Desserts were my best friend and if the loveliness also included some flaky crust, I was in heaven. But it turns out sugar and refined grains are actually abusers who sneak into your life with their sweetness and allure of a good time and then weasel their way into your life so […]
Why Trying New Recipes is Good for You (4 min read)
How many of you have ever been frustrated with someone who loses weight easily, feeling like if you mess up just one meal you’ve ruined it all? I’m guilty of this myself. I wish I could hold my head high and say I haven’t been affected by diet-culture or placed value in a number on […]
How to like reading even when you don’t like reading (4 min read)
How to like reading even when you don’t like reading (4 min read) February 5, 2022|goal setting, health and wellness, meditation, self care I’ve had a love for reading since I was a kid. My parents used to make my brothers and I read each night before bed. When I was too little to read, […]