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My favorite meditation book for women. And a meditation exercise to get you out of your head!
Mindfulness, Women's Health, Mind Body Spirit Hannah Yang, Psy.D Mindfulness, Women's Health, Mind Body Spirit Hannah Yang, Psy.D

My favorite meditation book for women. And a meditation exercise to get you out of your head!

Playful and sensual - not words that you'd typically associate with meditation! But Camille Maurine and Lorin Roche, Ph.D. opened my eyes to different, more sensory and flexible ways to meditate and enjoy it. Meditation Secrets for Women is full of accessible meditations and practical ideas about how to incorporate meditation and a meditative state of mind into your daily life.

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How does exercise fit with your values? The first step to committing to fitness.
ACT, Fitness, Mind Body Spirit Hannah Yang, Psy.D ACT, Fitness, Mind Body Spirit Hannah Yang, Psy.D

How does exercise fit with your values? The first step to committing to fitness.

HOW DOES EXERCISE FIT WITH YOUR VALUES?

If you are striving to make exercise and fitness a part of your lifestyle, you will certainly want to read this post about values and exercise! Connecting to your values and how they are intertwined with your fitness routine or goals will make it much easier to stick with fitness and all that fitness means in your life.

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Women's fertility. It's not just about biology.
Mind Body Spirit, Psychotherapy, Women's Health Hannah Yang, Psy.D Mind Body Spirit, Psychotherapy, Women's Health Hannah Yang, Psy.D

Women's fertility. It's not just about biology.

Trying to get pregnant can be quite a stressful endeavor. Perhaps just thinking about the "ticking biological clock" raises your anxiety. Or maybe you've actively been taking steps to conceive and finding that the harder you try, the more distressed you feel and the more difficult it is to conceive. Due to advances in society, medicine, and culture, women are waiting longer to start growing their families. In many ways, waiting to start a family can be empowering and beneficial for a woman. However, society has also evolved faster than biology. There are real limitations on women's reproductive capacity that occur over time. But it may not be as black and white as you think... 

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