There’s a reason why bears and animals hibernate in the winter. Well, for obvious reasons, it’s so cold outside. Winter is actually a time to store our reserves and go inward.
However, slowing down and retreating seems to go against our societal norms of needing to continue forward, especially during the holidays even with the demands [...]

1. Don’t punish yourself – eat what you like. (What you resist, will fight to get your attention.)
2. Stop eating when you’re full. I know that sounds so obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people continue to eat despite feeling SO full.
You can always eat again later. Besides, most people spend several Thanksgiving hours [...]

Yin is associated with night time.
Yang is associated with the day time.
Yin is associated with quietude, rest, and inactivity.
Yang is associated with activity, stimulation, and movement.
Do you know what happens when you mix the two?
When evening arrives, it is best to minimize activities and do less stimulating things because night time is yin time. However, [...]

Have you noticed how frenzied and hectic life has been?  Time is speeding up and everything is on maximum speed. Days and weeks fly by.
Your schedules, activities, body, and mind are in fact keeping up with this fast and hurried pace. Your mind can work at lightning speed! In fact, your mind is quite unlimited, [...]

Balancing Yin and Yang would bring you to a center, neutral.
And getting into neutral is an ideal goal.  The goal after all is balance.
However, that’s not often the case in real life.  There is no perfect neutral.  The scales of balance are often tipped, but let that not discourage you from trying to even out [...]