Not often enough do we wonder who stands next to us, are they happy, are they sad, will our paths intersect ever again? When travelling, I often observe the tourists around me, lost only for a second in taking the perfect photo while more often than not, I find myself taking the photo that nobody else does.
Read MoreDo you have a family member of someone living with Alzheimer's? Then you know that creating a safe, familiar home environment is crucial; supporting their independence is crucial. Let’s look at how to modify your home to be more Alzheimer-friendly.
Read MoreCreating a home environment that fosters motivation and courage is crucial for staying true to your passions and resolutions. As the new year unfolds, it's an opportune time to set the stage for positive change, reinforcing your commitment to what truly matters. Here's how you can design your living space to inspire determination and a sense of purpose.
Read MoreThe PETER PAN PHENOMENON is living in homes that lack the three basic elements of universal design. According to a Harvard study, 25% of households have someone that lives with some impairment, yet most homes built before the new millennium are for those that will not grow old. Considering that 9 out of 10 of us want to age in place, something here is not quite right.
Read MoreJanuary is Alzheimer's awareness month in Canada. Do you have a family member or someone living with Alzheimer's? Then you know that creating a safe, familiar home environment is crucial; supporting their independence is vital. Let's look at how to modify your home to be more Alzheimer-friendly.
Read MoreWhen in 1946, the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Mental Health as an actual discipline, it globally validated the field and closed the last loop on what human health is. That was two thousand years since Hippocrates linked psychological disorders to biological causes and broke the pre-existing belief that mental illnesses were fuelled by supernatural intervention. With that, the rest was history.
Read MoreThe one question that we all ask – mostly of ourselves. Having it easy seems to always be of the past or some distant future. A distant future where we assume that after we perform many tribes and tribulations and do them properly, things will eventually pay off, and the easy time will come.
Read MoreBaroque choral music developed in the 17th century during the Baroque Era, specifically between 1600 to 1750. In the church of St. Mark in Venice, Giovanni Gabrielli created polychoral music of multiple choirs with various voices and instruments.
Read MoreEcosystems are not only "nature" and separated from us. People are an active part of them, and more. Homes themselves are ecosystems in their own right, and living in tune with our surroundings - and with ourselves - has never been easier.
Read MoreOpening the windows and allowing fresh air to come in periodically ensures the oxygenation of indoor air meets the higher demands of more people in the same space for a longer period of time.
Read MoreDelve into the Selftropy manifesto, discover a dreamy hotel in Barcelona, explore the beneficent relationship between music and our minds and unearth so much more!
Read MoreApril 2022
Think about all the first experiences of youth. The simple ones. The ones that now, you don't even notice you are living. Like walking on a city street by yourself, not holding the hand of your parent, where every single silly thing around you is so great.
Read More“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” John Green
The truth is that to maintain mental health is simple. It is as simple as maintaining physical health. It's just that there is less knowledge of how to do it. Too spread out. Too many opinions, too many possibilities, too many home remedies and do it yourself. And still, too much stigma.
Read MoreWe typically think of school age as learning and all that follows, as something else. That ‘something else’ is the honing of more or less repetitive tasks that make up our lives. And as we increasingly enjoy the pleasure of getting better at them, we tend to spend less and less time acquiring new activities, new hobbies, new usable knowledge….
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