Posts by Barbara Gini,

Aromatherapy is an alternative medicine that uses plant materials, called essential oils, for the purpose of improving a person's mood, cognitive function or health. In recent years there has been an interest is using aromatherapy for reducing the anxiety and behaviors associated with autism and other Sensory processing disorders. In 1999 an OT named Jane Ellwood from the UK carefully planned and set...
9/16/2011 4:41:05 AM
Barbara Gini, CMBT, RCYT Women are known for talking about their feelings and emotions, but have you ever asked yourself: what is an Emotion? An emotion is simply a reaction, created by either a positive or negative response to someone or something that is happening around us. Emotions are derived from one of two categories: 'positive' emotions are generated from a position of Love and 'negative' ones...
1/29/2010 9:34:30 AM
What exactly is Ageless Beauty? Our ideas and views on what defines Ageless Beauty has changed and evolved throughout history. All you need to do is look through art books, visit a museum or leaf through old beauty & fashion magazines to see how this definition has changed drastically. If you have ever seen a painting by Reubens or Modigliani it becomes apparent that men and women have had very different...
1/29/2010 9:33:07 AM
(Originally Published September, 2005) In Yoga we often refer to the idea of becoming more flexible. This idea applies not only to the body but to the mind & Spirit as well. Aging is usually associated with being rigid, stiff and inflexible-(hence the expressions "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" or "I'm too old and set in my ways.".) Youth is associated with flexibility, energy and creativity....
6/12/2009 11:07:59 AM
Did you ever wonder what your body was thinking? Or why your brain was moving a certain way? When you begin to understand the way that the brain and the body communicate, you will begin to understand the answer to these questions. Brain Gym is a 40 year old non-prescriptive science of Educational Kinesiology that was developed by Paul Dennision. (The acknowledged founder of the science of kinesiology...
6/12/2009 11:04:32 AM