by Seth Oberst | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are not meant nor designed to be under constant stress. Take, for example, mouth breathing. When you breathe thru your mouth as your primary mode of respiration you are stressing your system.Let’s say you’re worried about something at work and haven’t been sleeping...
by Seth Oberst | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Look, I get the “stiff upper lip” cultural norm of just plowing thru life and pushing anything that gets in your way. A sort of self-punishment that we wear as a badge of honor – something I’ve certainly done.But we have a biological need to come down after stressful...
by Seth Oberst | Jan 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
2016 was a busy year for me in the reading category. I find that books are some of my best mentors: offering insights that are tangible and always accessible. To me books are an investment, not an expense, and building a personal library is a powerful source of...
by Seth Oberst | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
What do you get when you try to force yourself to relax? Well, the opposite of relaxation. I’ve practiced meditation consistently for two-plus years now because I thought I needed to relax (and I definitely did). So I started out just sitting there trying to reduce my...
by Seth Oberst | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
How much do you know about pain? We know pain is an unpleasant experience often associated with injury and something that most of us try to avoid. But did you know that pain is generated by the brain 100% of the time? Or that pain is not an accurate measure of the...
