Attitude/Mindset

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From Status Quo to Flow: A 3-Minute Guided Visualization

Use this mental exercise to focus on areas of your life where you feel like you’re processing change or encountering challenge.

By Barbara Powell, MA, NBC–HWC

Attitude/Mindset Mental Health

Decisions Define Us

Our day-to-day choices create the stories of our lives, so knowing who we are and what matters is essential for experiencing life to its fullest potential.

By Bahram Akradi

Attitude/Mindset Columns

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How Therapeutic Work — and Medication — Helped Gabrielle Bernstein Emerge from Trauma

In her new book, Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein talks about how medication, when prescribed as part of a larger program of recovery and therapy, can help establish a safe baseline from which to do the deeper work.

By Gabrielle Bernstein

Attitude/Mindset Mental Health

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Talks — S4, EP15 / Reflection and Opportunity: How We’re Approaching Our Well-Being in 2022

Many of us set big goals — particularly around our health — each time we enter a new year. But how can we make sure they are sustained and continue to evolve throughout all 365 days? Life Time Talks cohosts Jamie Martin and David Freeman speak to the strategies that work for them and share how they’re personally approaching their well-being this year.

With Jamie Martin & David Freeman

Attitude/Mindset Personal Development

The Scout’s Toolbox

Our defenses can blind us to information that we need to make good decisions. These six tips can help.

By Quinton Skinner

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Communication

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The Power of Stillness

How taking time to do nothing can lead us to our better selves.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Attitude/Mindset Mental Health

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4 Ways to Express Gratitude

Channel an optimistic outlook with one of these four helpful tools.

By Molly Tynjala King

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

Rise and Fall

A reflection on ancient empires and the lessons we can learn from them.

By Bahram Akradi

Attitude/Mindset Columns

On Chasing a New Look

Our fitness editor reflects on setting aesthetic goals without compromising physical or mental health.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Attitude/Mindset Fitness Tips

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6 Steps to Building Life-Changing Habits

Make the most of your finite willpower.

By Brian Johnson

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Pilar Gerasimo on the Pursuit of Health and Happiness

The journalist, visionary, and Experience Life founder talks about her morning practice, the learner's mind, and healthy-deviant mocktails.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Attitude/Mindset Happiness/Joy

Reflect, Assess, Adjust

How a simply daily discipline can help you give your life a makeover.

By Bahram Akradi

Attitude/Mindset Columns

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The Joy of Eating

Small, satisfying food moments can bring big, valuable pleasure to our lives.

By Experience Life Staff

Attitude/Mindset Food Culture

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How Exercise Can Give You a Sense of Purpose — and Vice-Versa

A recent study explores the reciprocal relationship between exercise and purpose.

By Craig Cox

Active Aging Attitude/Mindset

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Habit Help for the Holiday Season

A four-step plan for solidifying healthy behaviors despite the obstacles of this time of year.

By Molly Kopischke

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

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What to Do When You’ve Fallen “Off the Wagon”

We all experience bumps in the road when going after health goals. Here’s how to make sure it remains a bump and not a derailment.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Attitude/Mindset Metabolism/Weight Loss

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Feed Your Mind

Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, author of 50 Shades of Kale, is all about eating to fuel your brain — and your happiness.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Attitude/Mindset Family/Parenting/Kids

Pause for a Moment

In stressful times, the ability to slow down, process, and be present can be transformative.

By Bahram Akradi

Attitude/Mindset Columns

Talks — S4, EP4 / Why Meditation?

Just as you train your body, it’s important to also train your brain. Meditation is a powerful tool we can use to become more aware, compassionate, and focused — in as little as a few minutes a day. In this mini episode, Eric Jeffers, yoga and meditation Master Trainer at Life Time, explains the strength of meditation and offers simple tips anyone can use to get started.

With Eric Jeffers

Attitude/Mindset Mindfulness/Meditation