As we settle into autumn and the cooler weather, we start to think more and more about indulging ourselves. October, specifically, is the month of crisp, changing leaves, pumpkin everything, “sweater weather” and Halloween. While one can never have too many sweaters, one can definitely have too much candy, especially considering Halloween isa time for…
This time of year can be tough. Every time we think the snow is gone or the temperature has gone up, we’re greeted with the reality: winter isn’t quite finished yet. There’s still snow to shovel and layers to be worn. However, the days are starting to get longer now and the sunset is slowly…
This Valentine’s day, I challenge you to one of the most difficult tasks in our modern world and it’s called, self care. Self care can be a difficult, sometimes nuanced, thing. We’re brought up in a world where everything is meant to be instant: instant messaging, instant gratification and instant recognition, etc. Naturally, it can…
Feelings of relaxation and thoughts of being calm, might come to mind when someone mentions meditation. The same may happen when the thought of hypnosis comes along shortly thereafter. The two practices are often paired together because they both involve bypassing logical thoughts and lowering inhibitions to access a deeper state of mind. With this…
Bad habits. Almost everyone has something that they would like to tackle about themselves, and negative habits plague our daily lives. It can be something as simple as not waking up as early as you would like, procrastinating, or spending too much time on social media. Smoking cigarettes is a bad habit, although it also…
In Canada, gym members go to the gym on average of 1.6 times per month. We certainly have the desire to go to the gym, and, logically, we know the benefits of being physically fit, but, for usually a multitude of reasons (some known, some unknown), sometimes we just can’t seem to align our habits…
Running well on race day comes down to many factors including commitment, consistent training, adequate recovery, and proper fuelling. However, what many endurance athletes fail to consider is the power of the subconscious mind in helping to achieve their goals more effortlessly. I spoke to Amy MacKay and Kate Gardiner at The Morpheus Clinic for…
The word love will get thrown around a lot these days. You will see it plastered around shops and streets. There’s a real emphasis on promoting love in material ways every February. What if we took that focus, and instead brought it over to self-love? The real focus this February and throughout the year should…
It’s the New Year! 2017 is upon us, and many of us will be making new resolutions ceremoniously to get the year off to a positive start. Presumably, one of the more popular resolves for the end of the year will be a promise to yourself: “Tonight is my last cigarette.” Smoking in today’s society…