Quote for the Week - Living a Health Life

These wise words of advice on living a healthy life come from Roman encyclopedist, A. Cornelius Celsus:

Live in rooms full of light.
Avoid heavy food.
Be moderate in
the drinking of wine.
Take massage, baths,
exercise, and gymnastics.
Fight insomnia with
gentle rocking or
the sound of running water.
Change surroundings
and take long journeys.
Strictly avoid frightening ideas.
Indulge in
cheerful conversation
and amusements.
Listen to music.

A. Cornelius Celsus

25 BC-50 AD

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Quote for the Week - Subtle Mind

A quote on the Subtle Mind for this week, from the Buddha:

All living beings,
and all sorts of
illusory events,
are all born
in the completely awake
subtle mind
of those who
realize suchness.

Buddha

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Quote for the Week - Loving Kindness

Thoughts for this week on Loving Kindness:

The perfection of loving-kindness is the wish to provide for the welfare and happiness of the world, accompanied by compassion and skilfull means;
literally it means benevolence.

A Treatise on the Paramis

Dhammapala

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Quote for the Week - Spiritual Ailments

Many wellness practitioners look at 'disease' as the process of dis ease, or a disruption in the normal homeostasis or ease state of the body.

This week's wellness quote comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne, famed author of The Scarlet Letter.

His quote underscores some of the research on the mind-body connection and how much the mind plays a role in the healing or the disease process.

A bodily disease
which we look upon as
whole and entire within itself,
may after all be
but a symptom of
some ailment
in the spiritual part.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Quote for the Week - Crocus in the Spring

As we have begun to emerge from the very stormy winter this year, I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes on persevering during challenging times.

Like a crocus
in the snow,
I stand
knee-deep in Winter
Holding
Springtime
in my heart.

Joan Walsh Anglund

This quote is a reminder that "happy spring days filled with joy will once again emerge out of the gloom of winter."

Dyer KA. 2002. Nature Awareness as a Therapeutic Modality: Part 1: The Healing Qualities of Nature. Journey of Hearts.

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Quote for the Week - Total Wellness

An interesting quote on total wellness from Greg Anderson, founder of the American Wellness Project.

The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.

Greg Anderson