by stevesparks | Aug 12, 2023 | Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
How to Meditate Meditation is learned… “When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we’re kinder to ourselves. Let us walk...
by stevesparks | Jul 16, 2023 | Mindfulness Meditation Moments
The first humans were attracted to this area due to its resources of water, plant, and animal life that could not be easily found in the surrounding desert. Hunters and gatherers such as the historical Southern Paiute and the much older Archaic, or Desert Culture...
by stevesparks | Jul 1, 2023 | Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/health/laughter-mind-body-wellness-partner/index.html A good laugh, Portland, Oregon 2012…Everybody else thinks the following story is funny, but not me. While going through TSA security in Portland, Oregon en route to Reno, my...
by stevesparks | Feb 11, 2023 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/669 Sonora Greater Roadrunner Meep Meep One of my desert wildlife neighbors came for a visit, shortly after we moved to Sun City Festival. My new friend, the “Greater Roadrunner,” landed on top of our brick fence, looked...
by stevesparks | Aug 16, 2022 | Mental Health Advocacy, Ptsd, Veterans
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/one-time-rising-star-jason-kander-won-battle-ptsd-return-politics Running 24/7! Running from intrusive thoughts and demons all my life is a horrific mental health challenge, in my view. And, I’m not alone. Millions of people...