As we begin a new year, I want to share my favorite micro habit for health and happiness: meditation. Studies have shown that even eight minutes of...
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Soothing Holiday Anxiety
As a meditation teacher, one of the most common requests I get for topics this time of year is anxiety. A few minutes of meditation each day might...
Embracing The Season Of Gratitude
In the hustle of our daily lives during the holiday season, we often overlook the simple yet profound practice of gratitude. We are constantly...
The Power of Sound Therapy
When people hear I lead sound baths, the first question they usually ask is, “What is that?” At its core, a sound bath is a meditative...
Pursue Mindfulness With Walking Meditation
Is there anything more beautiful than a spring day in Minnesota? You know the ones, perfect temperature, green grass with tulips in full bloom. Now...
Breaking the Stigma of Pre- and Postpartum Depression
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Our editor sat down with Heidi Bausch-Ryan, PsyD, LP of CARE Counseling to talk about pre- and...
Teens Create Mental Health App Feel Now
Siena Pradhan and Taara Verma create an innovative mental health app. We often talk about the importance of being able to regulate our...
Therapy Suites Creates Space for Healing
A new co-working space fills need for therapists post-pandemic. Therapists in the Edina area have a new place to call home. Over the past three...
The Therapeutic Benefits of Art
Iridescent diamonds shimmer in shades of lavender, green and blue. Complex kaleidoscopic patterns burst in bright colors. Thick black lines divide...
Healing Circles Digital Arts Project Launched This Fall
Edina student art projects to be displayed in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week. This fall, the City of Edina, in conjunction with the...
Craving Companionship
Including seniors at mealtime boosts nutrition and happiness in the elderly. Some of our most memorable meals are the ones we enjoy with loved ones....
Healing Together
Edina Education Fund launches a mental health campaign for local youth. In an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental health, Edina Public...
Support & Skill Building
An integrative approach to mental health. When I discovered the insightful and positive Instagram posts of locally based Center for Collaborative...
Edina’s Best Chiropractor Shares Everyday Ways to De-stress
Dr. Tim Fargo offers a trifold approach to relieve stress. Dr. Tim Fargo, DC of Chiropractic Health & Wellness says chronic activation of the...
YMCA Southdale, Yorkshire of Edina Host Memory Cafes for People with Dementia
At the Memory Cafe, senior community members living with memory impairment and their caregivers can mingle with others in similar situations. Due to...
These Edina Moms Are Fighting the Stigma of Mental Health in the South Asian Community
Edina organization seeks to overcome misconceptions. Karma to Hindus and Buddhists is defined in the dictionary as, “the sum of a person’s actions...
Evereve’s Owner Refuels with These 3 Things
How to refocus and re-energize. Let’s face it, we all go through times when we feel a little unmotivated. In our family we call it, “being in a...
Seniors, Get Happy and Healthy with the Help of a Pet
Pets can give owners a purpose while reducing blood pressure and heart ailments. Pet ownership offers many physical and emotional benefits for...
Helping Kids Process the Death of a Loved One
Fairview’s Camp Erin helps kids process grief. When she lost her father in 2014 at 17, Amy Jeffrey knew she needed support. Then she found Camp Erin...
Organization Helps Immigrant and Refugee Children Learn to Create Coping Skills
Connecting with Kids is a program of the Edina Community Foundation. Its mission is to connect individuals, families, organizations and other...
