Posts tagged relaxation
Clarissa Pinkola Estés: Diamonds in the Dark Podcast
Oct 9th
Tami Simon speaks with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, an internationally recognized scholar, award-winning poet, diplomate senior Jungian psychoanalyst, and cantadora (keeper of the old stories). In addition to her international bestseller Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Estés is deputy managing editor and columnist at TheModerateVoice.com and a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter online. In this interview, Clarissa discusses her new online events through Sounds True: Mother Night, Learning to See in the Dark. (56 minutes) > read the transcript
The Great Tea Survey
Aug 6th
img by [ jRa7 ] via flickr
The following article is a repost of the “Great Tea Survey”, the beginning of Teelanovela’s Call to “Take A Time Out”. It gained such an immense popularity that eventually Time Out Magazine was founded to further inquire into relaxation and easy living. enjoy!
While communication increases through digital connections, it is not always easy to get a grasp of the human being “Behind the Post”. So we set out on the endless seas of tweets and asked: What’s your Favorite Way To Take a Time Out?
ambienteer
I’d be playing with my son, painting abstract art using acrylics, baking bread or tending to my little organic veg/fruit patch.
robwest
A great way to take a time out for me is to listen to TC’s SpaceMusic and read my Kindle.
koysino
Sit in the sun and drink an espresso,
hgtweetv
Probably a day at the spa! And you?
mantramanics
Easy – creating/composing music on computer
agrant10
Just find a quiet place to relax and let all thoughts go.
roland_r
My favourite way to take a Time Out is travelling. Cheers!
pilgrimomega
i take a time out by gaming if i am writing music, and by writing music if I am gaming….
MSCinema
I tend to relax with music. Not listening and doing something else, no, just sitting and listening and grooving out.
jcollint
With cheese, Scotch, and a stack of records…
barbie613
I like to watch television or play around on the pc to decompress.
adultorphan
Taking a walk.
MichaelVanV
Stopping and just closing my eyes and imagining that I’m at the beach.
vjdeedee
Time Out? Roller blinds down and having a hot set custard while listening to a favorite track 
dailypoetics
hammock swing. a book, a notebook, music and iced tea.
mariobatz
Walking in nature
Gustavius
Your question is enigmatic.
To_The_Moon
To sit at home smoking, with some music on loud ;o)
andmel
Fishing, by far. But if I am at the office, a coffee and some twittering will do fine. How is Berlin? And what is ambient television?
Hydecka
You mean like sitting in a corner with a dunce hat on? Usually I just go off somewhere by myself when I want a time out.
DrAnthony
Actually, I love a cup of tea. How about you?
Dovelish_Kay
Sitting down to a good book or a relaxing tv show. Otherwise spending time with beautiful animals. What about you?
terarenee
When my eyes start to cross that is usually the first alarm alerting me it’s time for a break now.
PryncessPoetiq
my favorite way to take a time out is to go here, http://twitpic.com/5zstg stepping stones park in flint michigan
AprilLauring
dancing, reading and hanging with friends i guess.
superiore_de
Listening to Twitter. Really.
lyrik
Sunset and something epically moving that is delivered through headphones. You?
bubblink
Taking out my bins & trashes
BerndBadura
Hm, I read a book or play a computer game. Something like that.
traderdxb
my fav way to tak a time out is to play chess, whats yours?
DeadSpirit
i still have not thought of the answer…
to be continued…
Marijuana Mamas! – Is Pot the New Pilates?
Aug 5th
momlogic.com | img by oswaldo
Gina Kaysen Fernandes: A new wave of reefer madness is sweeping suburbia — but it’s not just teenagers who are lighting up. Middle-aged, middle-class soccer moms are smoking pot … a lot. These women aren’t stoners: they’re teachers, lawyers, and, perhaps, even your neighbor who prefers puffing a joint to sipping chardonnay.
“Marijuana is the magic in my life that helps me unwind, stay sane, and have more energy,” says Sonia, a 24-year-old mother from Los Angeles. Working full-time as a restaurant manager leaves Sonia feeling stressed out and drained at the end of the day. She smokes once or twice daily to relax. “I have a stressful job, it’s something that helps me wind down so I don’t take out my frustration on my husband or my child.”
Sonia became a mother at the age of 22 and suffered from some depression. She turned to marijuana to help curb the baby blues. A doctor later diagnosed Sonia with anxiety and wrote her a prescription for the herbal remedy. Sonia gets her stash from a medicinal marijuana clinic and takes comfort in knowing the pot she smokes is legal and high quality… read more
Unplug and Recharge: Sky Gazing
Aug 5th
article by huffingtonpost | image by robinn
Yesterday morning I got up early and went for a walk. There’s a beautiful hiking trail close to my house here in Boulder. It wraps up the back of a mountain, and as you ascend up the trail you get a fuller and fuller view of the city below and the landscape in the distance.
During that particular outing, my mind was pretty busy sorting through details of my upcoming move, rehashing a heated conversation that I had had the night before, and believing my inner dialogue of doubt around a big writing project I’m working on …read more…
Slow Down … to Enjoy Life
Aug 5th
article by zenhabits.net | image by Zunami
I don’t usually read forwarded email, but I received one today that caught my attention. It was written by someone who works at Volvo in Sweden, and he mentions how any project in the company “takes 2 years to be finalized, even if the idea is simple and brilliant. It’s a rule.”
Apparently the fast-paced global corporate world, focused on immediate results, “contrasts greatly with the slow movements of the Swedish. They, on the other hand, debate, debate, debate, hold x quantity of meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this always yields better results.”
He relates the following story:
The first time I was in Sweden, one of my colleagues picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was September, bit cold and snowy. We would arrive early at the company and he would park far away from the entrance (2000 employees drive their car to work). The first day, I didn’t say anything, either the second or third. One morning I asked, “Do you have a fixed parking space? I’ve noticed we park far from the entrance even when there are no other cars in the lot.” To which he replied, “Since we’re here early we’ll have time to walk, and whoever gets in late will be late and need a place closer to the door. Don’t you think? Imagine my face.
A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home
Aug 4th
article via zenhabits / img by ~ezs
What a Minimalist Home Looks Like
This would vary, of course, depending on your taste and how extreme of a minimalist you want to be. I am a minimalist, but not to any extreme. But here are some characteristics of a minimalist home:
Minimal furniture. A minimalist room would only contain a few essential pieces of furniture. A living room, for example, might only have a couch, another chair or love seat, a coffee table, a minimalist entertainment stand (not a huge one with a bunch of shelves), a television, and a couple of lamps. It could even contain less (couch, chairs, and coffee table, for example). A bedroom might have a simple bed (or even just a mattress), a dresser, and perhaps a night stand or book shelf. .. read more…
“Work-Life Balance” And 9 Other Banishable Buzz Words
Aug 4th
article via Times Online | img by neurmadic aesthetic
How do you achieve balance between work and family? Scale back, adjust your expectations, be flexible, goes the accepted thinking. But experts at a recent conference at Madrid’s IESE Business School have better ideas.
At Building Sustainable Societies: Trends and Best Practices in Work and Family Balance, academics and businesspeople presented some of the new and innovative ways to think about getting our lives into kilter. In these crazy economic times, everyone is reevaluating what’s important, making healthy working lives more … read whole article…
