by Portland Helmich | Dec 17, 2018 | Health and Wellness
Like many people I know, I’ve experienced depression and anxiety at various points in my life. I seem to be part of a growing group. The World Health Organization has stated that by the year 2030, depression and anxiety will be our number-one global disease burden,...
by Portland Helmich | Dec 14, 2018 | Health and Wellness
Years ago, I conducted a television interview with a Zen Buddhist priest about the transformative power of meditation. At the time, I’d dabbled with various types of meditation, but certainly didn’t practice it regularly and couldn’t attest to its benefits. While I...
by Portland Helmich | Dec 9, 2018 | Health and Wellness
I was living in Los Angeles the summer of 2013 when I received some unexpected news—the lovely condo I was renting was being put up for sale. The fact that I had to move forced me to ask myself whether I wanted to pack up my life on the West Coast and head back East....
by Portland Helmich | Nov 30, 2018 | Health and Wellness
The nights. I didn’t realize how difficult they were until my ex-husband and I parted and I found myself living alone—no one to come home to, no one to have dinner with, no one to crawl into bed beside at day’s end. I felt adrift, unsupported, disconnected, lost....
by Portland Helmich | Nov 13, 2018 | Health and Wellness
It was 6:30 in the morning. I was in the Shadowbrook Room at Kripalu, taking an intermediate yoga class with Kripalu Yoga teacher and faculty member Jurian Hughes. I’d come to get away for a few days, to take a break from the merry-go-round of daily life. I’d been...
by Portland Helmich | Nov 10, 2018 | Health and Wellness
If asked to describe some of my better qualities, I’d say I’m thoughtful, honest, loyal, hard-working, level-headed, intelligent, articulate, and discerning. But happy? I don’t like to admit this, but I wouldn’t describe my natural state as...
