I know, I know you breathe every single moment of every single day. But, is your breath intentional or is it just survival? See you can actually have control of your breath and use it to your advantage. Did you know that your breath is tied to your heart rate and your heart rate is…
Feeling tired, sluggish or don’t have enough energy and suspect it may be due to a poor diet, but don’t have time to plan healthy meals? The following 6 tips can help you create easy ways to enjoy nutritious meals for you and your family. 1: Analyze your week. How many people will you need…
2.1 Tapaha Svadyaya isvara pranidanani kriya yoga 1: Purification (self-control) 2: Self study 3: Faith in something bigger than self This sutra happens to be my favorite. My mantra. My driving force to a healthy, well-balanced life. It is a guideline I try and live by to give me direction. Success is varied of course,…
As we move into the end of this year and into a brand new year we get the chance to reflect on how we have set and made our personal goals, or how we have not. Looking into the new year we begin to think about setting ‘resolutions’ or new personal goals. But, how can…
California is leading the way in using Recovery coaches to help people gain and maintain recovery. The research is clear, having a professional recovery coach improves recovery outcomes by leaps and bounds! This is why at Cardinal Point in Downtown Menasha WI we have a Professional Recovery Coach (Steve). Steve is not only in long…
Today in the West, we mostly think of yoga as an exercise system that moves us through positions we put our bodies in to create more flexibility. Often people tell me they can’t “do yoga” because they are not flexible. I am so excited to have begun blogging for Cardinal Point to dispel these false…
The benefits of exercise in addiction recovery are many! However, it is really hard to not only change your life but also to add exercise to your day. At Cardinal Point in Downtown Menasha, WI we understand the importance of fitness in recovery, particularly fitness in early recovery. Your brain has been starved of neurotransmitters. …
The human brain needs to decompress, to take a break to rid itself from stress. Today everywhere you turn, technology is growing, making things easier, quicker, and demanding more of our free time. Most of us use every spare moment between meetings, picking the kids up, even walking to our cars, to go online. Because…
The foods you eat affect how you feel! This idea is something that we at Cardinal Point in Downtown Menasha, WI have known since we opened our doors. We constantly seek solid information to support why we offer nutrition services and brain health along with other holistic services for mental health and addiction treatment. We…
The Addictions Academy Announces New Courses in Brain Health and Harm Reduction to Provide Addiction Professionals Valuable and Needed Training Founder Dr. Cali Estes announced The Addictions Academy has launched a two new Nationally Certified Coaching Courses to help train Addiction Professionals Advanced Brain Health and Harm Reduction techniques and strategies. Dr. Cali Estes,…
