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Find Calm with the 5-4-3-2-1 Technique

Use Your Senses to Find Calm Stress can take a toll on both your mental and physical well-being, sometimes without you even realizing it. Self-care practices can help you pause, check in with yourself, and manage stress before it becomes overwhelming. The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique uses your senses to bring your attention back to the present when […]

Fall Festival Takeover in RVA

Your Guide to Can’t-Miss Festivals This Fall  Fall in RVA means one thing: festival season! This month’s newsletter is your all-in-one guide to the biggest festivals happening around the Richmond Region, now through early November. PGA Golf in RVA Korn Ferry Tour ChampionshipThe Federal ClubOctober 8-11Calling all golf fans! See golf’s rising stars compete when […]

Health tips: Can you build a more resilient brain?

Build your cognitive reserve Your brain changes as you age, but it also has a remarkable ability to adapt. Researchers believe you may even be able to build cognitive reserve, while strengthening your resilience may help you better weather life’s stresses and challenges. What is cognitive reserve? Think of it as your brain’s ability to […]

Motivational Monday

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NEW Weight Watchers Reimagined

Meet the NEW Weight Watchers. We’ve reimagined everything to be brighter, bolder, and all about you. We’re moving beyond the limits of the traditional scale to give you the most sophisticated support system in our history. New Features included in your benefit: Experience the new era of weight loss. Enroll in the Weight Watchers today at a discounted […]

Health tips: Is your joint pain really arthritis?

Health tips: What’s behind your joint pain? Joint pain, stiffness or swelling may make you think you have arthritis, but arthritis isn’t the only possible cause. Pain can come from the joint itself or from nearby bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments or nerves. Paying attention to when and where you hurt — and what your pain […]

Why Breakfast Is Worth Making Time For

A Little Breakfast Goes a Long Way In the whirlwind of getting ready, answering texts, or beating traffic, it’s easy to let breakfast slide. So easy, in fact, that nearly one-quarter of U.S. adults skip it entirely.But skipping breakfast can mean missing key nutrients that aren’t always made up later in the day. A balanced meal after […]

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