Category Archives: Exercise & Yoga

Your Brain on Friendships

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ShastaGFC

On CBS Sunday Morning, a news magazine program, they ran an awesome story this last weekend about the health benefits of friendship.(Watch the clip here, if interested.) In the segment on CBS, they showed two of these recent studies– one … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer & Friendship

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ShastaGFC

“Slow down! Don’t do it alone!” the stranger said to me as he passed me on my morning jog. I tried to force a polite smile, but what I really thought was: “What kind of a guy has the audacity … Continue reading →

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Yin Yoga Inspired Wisdom for the Friend-Making Process

Posted on April 4, 2011 by ShastaGFC

A girlfriend invited a few of us to a yoga class last Thursday. Intrigued and moved by that practice of yin yoga, I signed my husband and myself up for a 3-hour workshop yesterday (ah, he’s such a good sport!)  … Continue reading →

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