By RiversZen | Ageless Living , Dave Stevens , Health , Meditation , Self Improvement , Stress Management
There are plenty of ways to make yourself feel happier quickly. You don’t need a trip to Spain, a new car, or a life makeover. Small actions and items can give a swift boost to your outlook and put a smile on your face.Try these activities to feel better and enjoy the rest of your […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Ageless Living , Health , Peggy Stevens , Self Improvement , Stress Management
Is there anything you wanted as a child; but, you didn’t get? Don’t give up!Well, it’s never too late. Buy it now. The big things I remembered wanting as a child were a dog, a horse, a piano and a Barbie. It’s pretty exciting. I now have had all four of those. I have been […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Breath , Kelli Daffron , Stress Management
Breath is the foundation of our being. So basic we may never, ever have to think about it. But when you do, you can open yourself to new worlds of experience. My introduction to breath work was in Mexico, living in a small community learning how to farm, live sustainably, and practicing yoga. Ceremonies […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Dave Stevens , Self Improvement , Stress Management
10 Quick Tips to Stop Stress Stress can be found everywhere. Work, relationships, the weather, your health, and your finances can each be a source of stress. These things aren’t stressful in themselves, but we create stress by the way we interpret them. There are many ways to create stress. There are also many […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Ageless Living , Peggy Stevens , Stress Management
The weekend is here . . . any fun plans? Well, I started attacking my desk a few days ago and now I’m in the flow. Don’t get overwhelmed with the process. Years ago when I would get in the cleaning mode I would literally remove everything from a closet and start over. […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Ageless Living , Dave Stevens , Self Improvement , Stress Management
8 Things Happy People Avoid DoingUnhappy people do certain things that happy people avoid like the plague. If you’re doing these things, you’re not as happy as you could be. Achieving anything involves avoiding certain behaviors and adopting other behaviors. The same holds true for your happiness. Some people have a natural skill for being happy. […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Ageless Living , Fitness , Peggy Stevens , Stress Management , ZenFit
If you happen to smoke, suffer from diabetes or are overweight and have elevated cholesterol levels, most likely you have developed high blood pressure. However, people who have an active lifestyle and a healthy weight can also suffer from this condition, the potential causes and risk factors of high blood pressure being a variant amount. Blood pressure […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Dave Stevens , Stress Management
Sometimes we have a hard time telling others “No.” Unfortunately, leaving it unsaid can come at your own expense. You lose time to do the things you really want (or need) to do and you can even feel resentful towards the other person and yourself. Telling others that you can’t acquiesce to their request doesn’t […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Dave Stevens , Meditation , Self Improvement , Stress Management
5 Easy Ways to Create Joy Today Joy doesn’t have to be hard to manifest in your life. You can create it by making a conscious effort to have more happiness. Joy is an important mindset. It’s not just about what happens to you. Your reactions to events, circumstances, people, and situations are part of […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Dave Stevens , Stress Management , Yoga
After a surge of interest during the consciousness-conscious ’60s, yoga began to fall out of favor. Exercisers apparently lost patience with the activity, which offers slow but steady results, and turned to the fast pace and quick shape-up of aerobics. Now yoga is back … less mystical than in the past, less reminiscent of gurus […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Ageless Living , Dave Stevens , Stress Management
Why Stress Feeds Belly Fat If you’re struggling with belly fat, you’ve probably tried every diet possible. If those diets aren’t working for you it’s possible that the cause of your belly fat is really about your stress levels rather than your diet. Stress isn’t always a bad thing. We need stress to help get […]
Continue readingBy RiversZen | Dave Stevens , Stress Management , Yoga
Yoga to Reduce Stress and Fatigue Do you feel older? When you look in the mirror are there bags under your eyes and your face just appears to be aging while you look at it? Big changes in your appearance are usually related to stress. Stress causes you to lose sleep, actually does damage to […]
Continue reading