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Class. Work. Homework. Assigned readings. Studying for that one exam next week. And also for that other exam the next day. Office hours and supplemental instruction. Coffee. Making food. Eating food. Physical activity. Friends. Family. Significant others. Pets. Happy hour. Internships. Volunteer work. Club meetings. Hobbies. Netflix. Laundry. Other house chores and random errands.

And then at the very end of your long list of things to do…sleep.

I get it. It happens to me, too. You’re exhausted and just want… Read more

What comes to mind when you think of the word, “body”? Weight, shape, ethnicity, age, hair and eye color? Merriam Webster dictionary describes the body as being “the material part or nature of a human being.”

Wait what? Just the materialistic part of a human? Then why do we, as a society, put so much emphasis on the image of each other’s appearances?

What would our world be like if we focused less on the outside and more on the inside?… Read more

Motivation is complicated. One moment I can hardly wait to get home to try out a new pair of yoga pants with a free online workout video. And in the next moment, I’m over it.

The honeymoon phase of a new exercise routine can be short lived. It’s like all of a sudden we’re saying, “I just don’t have the time.”

What’s the deal? How can motivation waiver in such a dramatic fashion? And how do we get it to stick?

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