by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Jul 19, 2020 | Families, Health, Mental Health
If you followed the news at all over the 4th of July weekend, you likely saw beaches filled with an unsettling number of people, many ignoring the mask and social distancing guidelines for controlling the spread of COVID-19. Though plenty of folks were concerned about...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Jun 21, 2020 | Yoga Calm
Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Originally, our last post marked the end of this series, but the ongoing fight for justice that the death of George Floyd inspired has kept us thinking about what more we can do to create a healthier world for us all. Certainly, there’s a lot...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Apr 26, 2020 | Empower
One of the big challenges through these weeks of lockdown has been making sure our kids get the physical activity they need – not to mention that we get the activity we need, too. But it’s arguably even more important for children. Their bodies and brains are...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Apr 5, 2020 | Mental Health, Social-Emotional Learning
It’s more than a little ironic that some key things that could most help us manage stress can seem hardest to come by during times like our current health and economic crisis: hope, gratitude, and joy. Or at least it is when you believe they depend on circumstances...
by Jim & Lynea Gillen | Feb 16, 2020 | Mindfulness, Yoga Calm
When RN and Health and Wellness Coach Judy Black received the gift of a book from a colleague, she had no idea it would spin her life in a new direction. The book was Just Mercy by Equal Justice Initiative founder, Bryan Stevenson, in which he recounts an early case...