I grew up in Iowa, in a pet-loving family, and I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t surrounded by dogs. Early on I learned that I had a passion, and a knack, for training…

September 23, 2018 Interested in starting a mindfulness practice? To help get you started, we’ve put together a list of 6 common meditation practices with some associated benefits for you to see which type (or…

What do you want from life? Once our survival needs are met we just want to be happy right? That’s what we focus our efforts and our sights on. But what if your beliefs –…

Let’s face it. Starting your own business from scratch is not for he faint of heart. Business owners experience decision fatigue before noon most days and never feel like there are enough hours in the…

Do you ever call yourself names like ‘idiot or ‘loser’? Do you ever berate yourself for your mistakes in your head over and over again? Ever push your body and mind way past the point…

Mindfulness and the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique come from different traditions (Buddhist and Vedic, respectively) but more importantly, they have different goals. Though there are many variations of mindfulness, the general goal is to train…

Here is a typical start to the day that I know so many people have these days… Wake up to a buzzing alarm and smack the snooze button a couple of times. Jump out of…

Do you ever struggle with negative thinking? If you have a harsh inner critic or get caught in worry, stress, anxiety, depression or wrestle with low self-worth, then you know some of the symptoms first…