Category Archives: senior citizens

Benefits of Meditation

Posted on March 7, 2017 by webmaven

Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain. A fascinating article in the Washington Post, looks well researched. Based on the swork of the Mindfulness Based Stress reduction Clinic in Boston. Here is a free … Continue reading →

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What Will Happen Today?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by webmaven

Last night just before the Group Orb Run, I pulled a book off the shelf, opened it up and this is what it said. While it is ringing in my head I thought I should share it: Familiarization is the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bill Thomas: Making a Better Nursing Home

Posted on June 6, 2016 by webmaven

Dr. Bill Thomas is doing some good work. Check this article about him from the Washington Post: We’re Lucky if We Get to be Old. He believes that his generation, which reinvented what it means to be young, should now … Continue reading →

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Urthgame Orbs and the Bodhisattva path

Posted on February 28, 2016 by webmaven

Urthgame Orbs are a special kind of video game designed to coach you through a mindful “meditation in action” that will cleanse your karma and attend to a multitude of life issues. Of special note is the fact that you can … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of playing Online Games

Posted on February 9, 2016 by webmaven

The following list of benefits is only a partial list of skills that can be learned and strengthened by playing certain specific online games, one of which is Diablo II Lord of Destruction*.  More information on how to get started … Continue reading →

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What are the 5 Steps to Better Caregiving?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by webmaven

Denial’s not a River We live in a time of tremendous cultural denial of aging and end of life issues. That’s why the Caregiver Revolution is so valuable. It goes right to the heart of the issue. To start, you … Continue reading →

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