http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mark+Altman Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47659&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I've suffered from sleep problems for about three years now. For awhile it was pretty serious, but I seem to have it mostly under control now. I'm beginning to take sleep for granted again, but every now and then I think back upon how horrible it was to not be able to sleep. In this article I want t... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=30924&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I was recently discussing the subject of anxiety, stress, and sleep problems with a couple of my friends. All three of us had struggled with these issues and had experienced nervous breakdowns, stress leaves from work, anxiety medication and/or sleeping pills. Today we are all living without medicat... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=19953&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Deep breathing is a great way of promoting relaxation and reducing stress. Yoga, meditation, martial arts, and trained voice are some disciplines that recognize the importance and effectiveness of deep breathing. Use the following deep breathing technique during any of the above activites or wheneve... Entertainment Mark Altman Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17246&ca=Entertainment Ambient nature sounds have the ability to aid sleep, reduce stress, and provide a relaxing atmosphere for activities such as yoga, tai-chi, and meditation. Most of us spend our days surrounded by the sounds of vehicles, televisions, and office machines. Nature sound recordings can offer us an escape... Self Help Mark Altman Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16105&ca=Self+Help Many believe that the mind is divided into three parts: the conscious, the sub-conscious, and the super conscious. Our conscious mind is usually cluttered with distractions and noise, our sub-conscious holds suppressed past experiences, fears, and (imagined) limitations, but the super conscious is w... Self Help Mark Altman Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15666&ca=Self+Help Stress is a result of conflict. When faced with a struggle or decision, stress enters our lives and doesn’t leave until the conflict is resolved. Levels of stress usually get out of control when we are busy, because we consistently have too many things on our mind. One way to lighten the burden of s... Travel Mark Altman Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15203&ca=Travel A common so-called irony in life, is when a person finally gets around to taking a much needed vacation, and falls ill as soon as they are away from work. The reason for this situation being common is easily explained. Most people, as they are preparing for a vacation, are in a hectic state; trying... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=14304&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Maybe you’ve heard about the wonderful benefits of meditation; “It will relax you, center your thoughts, allow you to escape from your stressful day”. Why wouldn’t you want to take part in such an activity? The truth is - most people never reap the considerable rewards that a quality meditation sess... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=12922&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet An effective way of promoting relaxation and reducing stress, is to regularly “escape” from the pressures in your life. You may have more opportunities to escape than you think. Think of some daily or weekly event that you find unpleasant, an example may be mowing the lawn, commuting to work, or vac... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Altman Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=12932&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet When it comes to promoting relaxation and reducing stress, nothing beats yoga. Unfortunately this isn't the case for everyone. Most people who quit yoga think they fail because they are unable to get the positions and technique right. In fact, the reason they fail is that they put too much importanc...