Author Archives: Annie Moore

The Power of Touch

By Annie Moore | Published: May 1, 2012

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”   We calm our pets by stroking them, we greet each other with a hug or a handshake, [...]

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A Pleasurable Pregnancy

By Annie Moore | Published: March 14, 2012

Pregnancy is a wonderful time for many women and is considered one of the most exciting and pleasurable experiences we can have.  Many women ‘know’ when they are pregnant.  This intuitive feeling is probably due to the early outpouring of female hormones, followed by the production of human chorionic ‘gondotrophin’ by fetal tissues as soon [...]

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Mind Over Matter – The practice of mindfulness meditation

By Annie Moore | Published: February 7, 2012

‘As I began 2012 with the glorious birth of my first grandson, it suddenly dawned on me that all too often as we go through life, we lose the aliveness that glows in the face of a healthy infant’.   It seems the wonders of our early childhood dimly fade as we conform to the [...]

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‘Look Good and Feel Good’ Aveda beauty and makeup tips

By Annie Moore | Published: December 6, 2011

Standing tall, feeling confident, believing in yourself — these are all important ways to feel your best. But as any woman who’s ever stood in front of a mirror can tell you, beauty secrets count too! Feeling that you look your best can be a real confidence booster. The key is, knowing how to enhance [...]

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‘All Knotted Up’ neck & shoulder muscular tension

By Annie Moore | Published: November 4, 2011

We’ve all had the experience of tension in our shoulders only to find the tension radiating from a knot in a particular muscle. These muscle knots are painful to the touch and can feel like someone actually tied our muscles up. But what are they? Muscles that form knots are muscles that have gone into [...]

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Protect Against Cancer – tips and guidelines for cancer care

By Annie Moore | Published: October 12, 2011

It may be surprising to learn that everybody has cancer cells, our bodies are making defective cells all the time. But what’s striking is that different cultures have different rates of the same cancers. Japanese men don’t develop prostrate cancer but Western men do. Japanese women appear to be protected against breast cancer. They have [...]

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‘Less Stress More Balance’ – advice for a stress free lifestyle

By Annie Moore | Published: September 10, 2011

We are all striving for a more balanced and less stressful life, to include time for work, family, relationships, relaxation, and fun. Managing stress is about taking charge of our thoughts, emotions, schedule, environment, and the way we deal with problems.   Do we make excuses for coping with stress? Do we explain away stress [...]

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‘Talking Heads’ – manage and prevent headaches and migraines

By Annie Moore | Published: August 26, 2011

My brain never shuts off! I’m always thinking of something, maybe its important, maybe it’s not! In any event there’s always stuff going on in my head and it can get very stressful, so much so that I get a headache.  Many of us will develop a headache at some stage, usually as a result of [...]

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‘The Relaxation Effect’ – for the physical, emotional and energetic body

By Annie Moore | Published: August 21, 2011

When you are in a relaxed state the tension melts from your muscles, all those niggling worries seem to vanish from your mind. Drifting in and out of wakefulness, you feel peaceful and somehow replenished, Whether achieved through massage, guided meditation or yoga, instinctively we all know that deep relaxation is good for us.    [...]

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‘The Art of Positive Thinking’ – for a balanced life and total wellbeing

By Annie Moore | Published: July 20, 2011

There is no greater joy than a healthy, positive life, it makes you feel exhilarated, energetic, happy and on top of the world. A sense of total well-being permeates your mind. The future looks bright. You feel good to be alive. Great, but how do we get out of our countless worries, tensions and fears [...]

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