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  • Mindfulness and the challenge of climbing

    Mindfulness and the challenge of climbing

    Veterans learn to combine mindfulness with the challenge of climbing.

  • Live Whole Health #228: Walking meditation, mindfulness for busy lives

    Live Whole Health #228: Walking meditation, mindfulness for busy lives

    No time for mindfulness? Try this simple walking meditation that can fit right into your busy day! Learn more in this week's #LiveWholeHealth video.

  • Live Whole Health #212: Mindfulness and chronic pain

    Live Whole Health #212: Mindfulness and chronic pain

    Did you know mindfulness can help ease chronic pain? Find relief with a 13-minute guided meditation practice this week's #LiveWholeHealth video.

  • Tragedy leads Veteran to grief counseling and mindfulness

    Tragedy leads Veteran to grief counseling and mindfulness

    He was referred for grief counseling and mindfulness. “I’d never heard the word before. But I’ve embraced it and made it a guiding force in my life.”

  • Live Whole Health #184: Using the senses to experience mindfulness

    Live Whole Health #184: Using the senses to experience mindfulness

    Mindfulness practices have been shown to reduce stress, promote a sense of calm and give you a stronger sense of control in your daily life. Interested but not sure where to start? Stop and smell the roses in this week's #LiveWholeHealth series!

  • Live Whole Health #176: Mindfulness in a minute

    Live Whole Health #176: Mindfulness in a minute

    Incorporating mindfulness into your routine doesn't have to take any special equipment, places or even time. Believe it or not, taking even a single minute each day to pause and be present can start you on the path toward lower stress and a healthier routine! Take a minute to pause and be present today in the #LiveWholeHealth Series!

  • #Live Whole Health #135: Relationships and mindfulness appreciation practice

    #Live Whole Health #135: Relationships and mindfulness appreciation practice

    Relationships support our quality of life and contribute to our whole health. Relationships can affect our emotional, mental, and physical health and well-being. Connections to family, friends, community, and even animals can help reduce stress and improve physical and emotional well-being.

  • PTSD Bytes #12: Mindfulness for Self-Care

    PTSD Bytes #12: Mindfulness for Self-Care

    In this episode, host Pearl McGee-Vincent discusses mindfulness with Dr. Timothy J. Avery, clinical psychologist and readjustment counselor.

  • Mindfulness helps Veteran with PTSD find relief

    Mindfulness helps Veteran with PTSD find relief

    Army Veteran in study focused on mindfulness and sailing for Veterans with PTSD and other mental health conditions. “A tool I can use.”

  • Live Whole Health: Self-Care episode #25 – One Minute Mindfulness

    Live Whole Health: Self-Care episode #25 – One Minute Mindfulness

    Nature speaks in a universal language, understandable by all. Since we can learn about our surroundings, we can use nature to enhance our mindful awareness.

  • Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #7 – Cultivating Mindfulness

    Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #7 – Cultivating Mindfulness

    Mindfulness can help you to be more present in the here and now to live your life more fully, with all its joys and sorrows, successes and challenges.

  • Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #4 – Mindfulness of Breath

    Live Whole Health: Self-care episode #4 – Mindfulness of Breath

    Mindful awareness is being fully aware and tuned in to what is going on right now, in the present moment. It takes time to cultivate mindful awareness, but with practice, it comes naturally.

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