by Dr. Melanie | May 13, 2018 | Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Culture, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things, Uncategorized, Yoga
This was definitely an interesting experience; the classic story of solo traveler stops in a quiet village for a few nights and learns from the locals about a “Medicine Man” of Sidemen who is also a holy man. This therapy did have an effect on me. Perhaps it was the...
by Dr. Melanie | Jun 4, 2017 | Acupuncture, Brain Health, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Culture, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things, Yoga
Rediscovering Inner Peace. A Gift From My Father. While cleaning out my house other day, I stumbled across something that triggered a deep seated fond memory of my father. When I was a young teenager he and I had a special father daughter trip to an indoor flea...
by Dr. Melanie | Dec 6, 2015 | Ayurveda, Brain Health, Chinese Medicine, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Stress, Try New Things, Yoga
Ok. Unless you live off the grid or you chose to crawl into your cave recently, the holiday season IS here. And this comes with more demands, festive obligations, end of year deadlines …. need I say more? Even the fun part of it comes with stress: finding that...
by Dr. Melanie | Feb 17, 2015 | Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Mind-Body, Prevention, Stress, Try New Things, Yoga
I talked about my personal experience with meditation in my last blogpost. Now I share with you a few tips that have helped me get into a routine of quieting my mind, getting centered and re-connecting with myself every day. Here’s my checklist for getting into a...
by Dr. Melanie | Feb 6, 2015 | Culture, Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Spirituality, Try New Things, Yoga
I thought I was meditating every time I planted myself by my backyard fountain to force a quiet moment in my head. I was actually just thinking…. of everything. I would seriously tell myself ‘I’m meditating” and then I would go through my to do list in my head. A few...