Category: Yoga

Expanding ones knowledge about traditions that are practiced in various cultures adds to a healthy understanding of our global society.  Each year I meet people from all over the world who share my profession.   The demand to learn and understand differences as well as customs nourishes the social skills as we learn from each other in order to help others.

An example of a cultural difference within my own back yard in Wagontown, Pennsylvania, is the Amish Community.  These wonderful neighbors are self-supporting and hardworking individuals who do not rely on worldly things for happiness.  Most attend a one-room school, dress alike to help encourage group strength and loyalty and oppose being photographed based upon the book of Exodus 20:4 in the Christian Bible.  “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or likeness of anything that is in the Heaven above….” This verse is also the reason why many do not put faces on dolls.

What are some of the cultural traditions that are within your culture, family or a population that you encounter?

Embracing this Social Realm of Life – e-nurse Femtique Judith

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Healthcare De-Mystified: Good Back Toning Exercises: “Creating a Better Posture”

Those of us who went to catholic school remember the constant chants from the teachers and nuns “Sit up straight”; “Don’t slouch”; “Stand up straight with those shoulders back”!  After all these years it appears that they were trying to teach us a good habit to improve posture.  Please review my video post imported from Womenshealth.com on some back firming exercises to strengthen those muscles and help alleviate some back issues incurred by poor posture and muscle tone.  If you are under a doctor’s or chiropractor’s care, please clear these with your healthcare provider prior to engaging in the exercises.  Please comment on any other activities that help to tone back muscles with which you have had successful outcomes.  Here’s to your health…….e-nurse Femtique Judith

Creating a Better Posture