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Greetings!
As the trees show their magnificent colors we are
reminded just how much there is to learn from
nature’s constant change and to pay
attention
to the magnificence of the many gifts that surround
us.
My Sanity Saver Music Helps You Feel Young
Again gives you helpful suggestions to tap into
the music from a time in your life when you were
relatively carefree. As you contemplate how to
create and
maintain balance in your life, consider creating a
few moments each day just for yourself. To help
achieve this, I offer
some tips in Meditate to Ease Stress.
Everyday there are life challenges that require our
sanity saving which is why I'm writing a new book
called Sanity Savers: Tips for Women to Live a
Balanced Life. You can pre-order it on line.
Look for its release in February 2007.
Please pass along this newsletter to
your
friends,
loved ones and colleagues by clicking Send to a
Friend button below. And keep your questions
and comments coming in by emailing me at
dale@drdaleatkins.com.
Wishing you health, peace and
balance.
Dale
New SANITY SAVERS Book
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Excerpts of my new
book SANITY SAVERS: Tips for Women to Live A
Balanced Life will be featured on a downloadable
audio Holiday Survival Guide put out by Avon, part of
HarperCollins Publishers.
Look for it sometime
between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Digital
Media Cafe on HarperCollins.com.
Pre-order the book
before its release date of February 20th!
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Sanity SaversTM
Music Helps You Feel Young Again |
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Sometimes when you feel “old” and unable to begin a
task because there are just too many jobs waiting
to be done, it is helpful to totally stop and “regroup.”
You're overwhelmed and feel stressed which
negatively impacts aging. You can break that
cycle.
Play
music that brings you back to a time when you
were “free and easy." That may
be “MOTOWN,” “SWING”, “JAZZ” “ROCK AND ROLL”,
or “COUNTRY WESTERN.”
Remember, it is not how much
stress you have but how you handle it that matters.
Letting go of stress
is easier if your stress busters are readily available.
So keep your iPod nearby and give yourself a few
moments to let the
music “fill” you. See what happens.
- Music is Therapy- For many women
in particular, hearing those melodies can bring you
back to your basic, essential self. Dancing around
the living room or kitchen, remembering a favorite
dance partner can give you energy. Listening to
music can even help with your
health by lowering your blood pressure and heart
rate, as well as improve your mood. Listen and
play to keep yourself “in internal shape.” Let music
evoke a time of freedom, ability and joy.
- Rhythm is Therapy - Sign up for
drumming lessons, join a woman's drumming circle, or
just buy a drum. Drumming can bring a
feeling of relaxation almost immediately.
- Singing is Therapy - Music does not just
have to be in the background. Focus on the
sounds, the melodies, the words, and the rhythm.
Sing along and feel the spark you felt when you were
younger.
Music is ageless.
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TODAY Show (NBC)
Weekend Today
2 Part Series: Other People's Business
November 4th (7-9am) and 5th (8-9am)
Dates and
times of other upcoming segments will be posted
on Dr. Dale's website.
The Lisa Birnbach Radio Show
Every other Wed., 9:20-10:00am
Nov 1: Trust in Relationships, Your Job and in
Yourself
Nov 15 and 29: To be Announced
The Lisa Birnbach Show airs LIVE Mon-Fri 9am-
Noon EST
MAKOR/Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street
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Self-Image: A Work in Progress
Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 1:30-3:30pm
35 West 67th Street, New York, NY
Hear With Me: Utah AG Bell Conference
Keynote Address: Keeping Your Balance
Saturday, November 11th
University of Utah, Provo, UT
Kaboose.com
Long Distance Family Bonding
5 Ways for Your Kids to Keep in
Touch with the Ones They Love
Dr. Dale quoted. >Read Article
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Sanity SaversTM
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Plug into "calm" and recharge your batteries by
meditating.
Meditating is like brushing your teeth. You wouldn't
risk tartar build up and dental decay so why risk
stress build up and mental/emotional decay?
Whether you find time in the morning, midday or as a
relaxing ritual before you go to bed, meditate each
day.
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Sanity SaversTM TIPS
Meditate to Ease Stress
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Is life going too fast? Are decisions difficult to figure
out? Do you have too many choices and feel
overwhelmed? Is there a relationship that’s weighing
on you? What is in your soul that’s longing to come
out?
We all need to be still to slow life down and sort
through our lives. Meditation is a way to find that
stillness and connect with a revitalizing source of
energy. It can help foster tranquility, creativity, and
renewal.
Many people conjure up the image of gurus, crystals
and incense. But, quieting the mind is available to
anyone and
can be effective and
calming. Here’s how to do it:
- Relax Your Mind - Focus on our
breath. Empty your thoughts. When your mind
wanders to what you have to do and what stresses
you, bring it back to your breath. Watch or feel it
come into and out of your nostrils.
- Relax Your Body - Allow yourself to
release all tension in
your muscles, and all parts of
your body . . . around the eyes, jaw, shoulders,
neck,
stomach, hips, legs. Breathe deeply and slowly.
- Let Go . . . and be. Don’t control, just go
with the flow. Let your mind and body float and
welcome the feeling.
You deserve to relax. Meditate and let go.
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Leave the mind in its natural, undisturbed state.
Don't follow thoughts of "This is a problem, that is a
problem!" ... In this way, you will stop seeing
miserable conditions as problems."
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, "Transforming Problems Into
Happiness"
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DALE V. ATKINS Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist,
lecturer and commentator in the media who appears
on the Today show. She has more than twenty-
five
years of experience and focuses on living a balanced
life, parenting, aging well, managing stress, life &
work transitions, family connections and healthy
relationships. Dr. Atkins is the author
and/or co-editor of several books including:
SistersFrom the Heart:
Men
and
Women Write
Their Private Thoughts about their Private
Lives
Families and their Hearing-Impaired
Children
I'm
OK, You're My Parents
How
to Overcome
Guilt,
Let Go of Anger and Create a Relationship that
Works
Wedding Sanity Savers
How to
Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes and
Questions that Arise on the Road to Your Perfect
Day.And her
new
book . . .
Sanity
Savers: Tips for Women to Live a
Balanced Life.
Find out more....
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As Seen on the TODAY SHOW!Wedding Sanity Savers
How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes and Questions that Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day
I'm OK
You're My Parents
How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That WorksNow in Paperback!
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