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By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
My Mission Guided by a deep desire to help reduce emotional and physical pain and suffering and an inner knowledge ...
Read More How To Best Support Your University Student’s Mental Health and Wellness
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Looks like we made it! Now that we have survived the transition back to school, you might be wondering: ...
Read More Spilling The Tea In Mindful Therapy
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This Week In Mindful Therapy This past week as a Mindful Therapist the focus was on love. The conversations ...
Read More How Can Music Impact Mental Health Diagnosis
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Music is Therapeutic - A Celebration Of A Legend This past weekend, Mr. Q and I attended " A Celebration ...
Read More How To Cultivate And Infuse Mindfulness In Your Relationship
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
What Are The Benefits Of Mindfulness For Relationships? Most people are familiar with the benefits of practicing Mindfulness for lowering ...
Read More Soup Season | Jamaican Fish Tea Soup
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Fish Tea Soup for the Body and Soul Soup is my fav comfort food and it's not a seasonal thing ...
Read More Cultural Chameleon – My Son’s Journey As A Third Culture Kid
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What If There Were No Borders.... Jamaican-born Janet Haughton Quarshie is a wife and mother of two young men, presently ...
Read More Health Benefits Of Refreshing Rooibos Herb Ice Tea
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Holistic Taste Of Summer 21 Anyone who knows me knows that I love tea! From fermented kombucha, homemade chai to ...
Read More Continuing The Conversation On Mental Health
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
United By Emotion | Olympic Fever The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia was the first time I had Olympic ...
Read More Is It Mehendi Or Is It Henna?
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Some Call It Mehendi, Others Call It Henna.. Whatever you choose to call it...it is all the same. Mehendi is ...
Read More I Hadn’t Heard Of The Term Third Culture Kids Until I Realized I Was Raising Two Of Them
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
What is a Third Culture Kid? According to wiki: Third culture kids (TCK) or third culture individuals (TCI) are people ...
Read More Growing My Mindful Practice Through A Global Pandemic – An Atha Jiva Update
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
I felt on top of the world...Until! This Picture was taken in January 2020 right before the pandemic caused me ...
Read More Yoga and Meditation Terminology For Beginners
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
The Sanskrit terminology used in Yoga and Meditation can make yoga therapy seem very intimidating to those of us just ...
Read More What Is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist?
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
What is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist and how is it different from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)? In simple terms, ...
Read More Is Yoga Safe While Pregnant?
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Is Yoga safe while pregnant? The short answer is yes! Taking a prenatal yoga class is a great way to ...
Read More Asanas – Exercises to Tone Your Muscles
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
There are many benefits to Yoga including, but not limited to, improved health (both mental and physical), increased strength and ...
Read More Why Meditation Should be Part of Your Self-Care
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Meditation for beginners has so many amazing benefits from a physical, mental and emotional perspective. Here are a few ...
Read More How Stress Impacts Your Health – And What to Do About It
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Stress is a symptom of our times. According to Statistics Canada, 23% of people over the age of 15 report ...
Read More Struggling to Get a Good Night’s Rest? Yoga Can Help!
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Insomnia, or the inability to get a good night's rest, is an extremely common affliction. Chronic, long-term insomnia affects approximately ...
Read More Keep Your Metabolism Up and Running Through the Winter
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
It is a known fact that many people put on a bit of weight during the winter months. Whether this ...
Read More 5 Health Benefits of Starting Yoga
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Before you start looking for an incredible yoga teacher, it is important to understand just how beneficial it can ...
Read More What to Wear to Your First Yoga Therapy Class
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
So, it is your first yoga therapy session and you are unsure about what to wear. Fear not! Here ...
Read More How Yoga Transforms Your Brain – Not Just Your Mindset
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
When merged with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), yoga (as offered by a certified yoga teacher) does so much more ...
Read More What is Watsu?
By Janet Haughton Quarshie |
Watsu and Yoga are both mind-body approaches to wellness. But what is Watsu? Why is it so beneficial Watsu ...
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