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Stress can be good for us

By Michelle Levesque We always think stress is bad for us. There are new findings that it can be good for us too. There are many ways we can change stress. One way is laughter, it can decrease levels of … Continue reading

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Imagery Guided Walk

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No pain, No gain?

by Rebecca Carberry If some work is good, more must be better- right? It’s a mentality that you can find all over American culture. In the office, in school, even in relationships. But nowhere is it more prevalent than the … Continue reading

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Effects of Environmental Disconnect

By Cameron Loehr Over the past few centuries, merely a sliver on the grand scale of time, humans have rapidly moved out of their natural environments and into more and more industrialized urban areas. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution and … Continue reading

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Nature for Stress Health – A Tool for Meditation

Music and Production by Cameron Loehr

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Coloring Mandalas

Coloring Mandalas Choose the mandala you would like to color, then click the link below to open the picture and print it. mandala1   mandala2  Developed by Brittany Czarnecki, Jacob Swistak, Alyssa Forzano, Kristen Fontaine  

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Meditation and Stress

Meditation is the practice of focusing your mind on a specific subject or activity to avoid distracting thoughts and get into a clear headspace and calm emotional state. There are a lot of different ways to meditate such as mindful … Continue reading

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Understanding Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal fatigue is a syndrome that occurs when the body doesn’t have enough cortisol or aldosterone. Without the right levels of these hormones, the body cannot maintain essential life functions (National Institute of Health [NIH], n.d.). While associated with exceptional … Continue reading

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Taking Control and Letting Go

  Taking Control and Letting Go Alyssa Forzano I find this topic to be very interesting, as it pertains to myself and learning to take control. I believe everybody can relate in one way or another of letting something go … Continue reading

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Let Nature Help You

  Benefits of Nature with Stress By. Misty Bentley               “Our perception of stress, our mental state, our immunity, our happiness and our resiliency are all chemically influenced by the nervous system and its response to natural environment” … Continue reading

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