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10 Day Yoga & Adventure Wellness Retreat in Beautiful Bali2 reviews
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Kaleide invites you to immerse yourself in Balinese culture, practice yoga daily against breathtaking backdrops, pamper yourself with self-care, and experience fun once-in-a-lifetime adventures!
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- 100% deposit refund for cancellation 60+ days before event.
- 50% deposit refund for cancellation 30-59 days before event.
- 0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-29 days before event.
The remaining balance (total price - deposit) is due within 30 days of arrival.
- Shut off your technology, and experience how amazing it feels to unplug
- The ideal location to unplug and enjoy the beauty of nature
- Peace and quiet for the mind, refreshing energy for the body
- Drop out of "normal life" for a period
- Rediscover yourself after too long of feeling disconnected
- Have a wonderful time learning a different practice than your own
- Recover from a long period of stressful work or family situations
- A place where you can care for yourself without distractions
- Unwind and recharge
Our sojourn takes place at Adiwana Svarga Loka, a luxury boutique wellness retreat located in the heart of Ubud, Indonesia.
From hiking the infamous Mount Batur at sunrise to enjoying Indonesian traditions through food and ancient ceremonial practices, this central location allows us to participate in a multitude of excursions and truly take in all of the wonder and beauty that Bali has to offer!
Set in the center area of the resort, Banyan Cafe offers various healthy dishes, combining wholesome, seasonal, local and nutritionally dense ingredients with healthy cooking techniques.
All ingredients prepared carefully into delicious, healthy dishes to delight the guests whilst taking the on an epicurean journey into different culinary styles.
"A New Lease on Life". The Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, describes Svarga Loka, as the Good Kingdom – a heavenly paradise for the Hindu Gods.
Located on sacred land on the banks of the Campuhan River, the owners passionately recreated this heavenly paradise in Ubud for all to share. The powerful energy circulating in this tropical resort supports guests on journeys of wellbeing and transformation.
At Kaleide, we love to share yoga in a light-hearted and joyful way! Our goal is to provide a fun, safe, and impactful retreat experience while immersing ourselves in the local culture, with an emphasis on finding connection through breath, movement, and energy healing.
- 9 nights accommodations
- Daily breakfast/dinner
- 16 yoga classes (12 at resort, 4 at the famous Yoga Barn)
- 2 Yoga workshops (physical/energetic)
- Spa/self-care day (2 spa service included)
- Reiki Healing session with Shannon
- Water Ceremony
- Coffee Tour and Hot Springs
- Beach Day
- Monkey Forest
- Driver Cost and Gratuities
- 30 Minute Professional Lifestyle Photoshoot ($175 value)
- Doug Milliron
Storytelling 'kaleides' with organic movement creating a deeply connected experience. Doug has been creating stories all of his life; whether it be on stage, behind the camera, in the studio, or at his laptop.
It is the novels we all house, the interesting lives each of us leads, that sits at the heart of why he loves to teach.
- Nikki McFadden
Strength and Flexibility 'kaleide' creating Grace. Nikki is graceful: a beautiful balance of meditation, laughter, tears, and heart. Nikki joyfully loves to share her deeply thoughtful practice with others.
With an extensive training background in competitive gymnastics and professional dance, Nikki's love of motion, curiosity about the human body, and desire to heal led her straight into the arms of yoga, where she first experienced real connection. Yoga, with its emphasis on breath and mindfulness, brought equilibrium across the entire spectrum of her life.
- Shannon Demorest
A community builder rooted to others through energy, Shannon has spent the better part of her last 6 years working in the fitness world.
Seeing lives change, not only as a result of the hard work put in but in large part because of people, the people that surround and support one another, is what drives Shannon.
What a typical day might look like:
7:30am: Breakfast
9:00am: Vinyasa Yoga
10:30-4pm: Adventure time, spa treatment, reiki healing, etc. and lunch
4:30-5:45pm: Gentle Yin Yoga
6:30pm: Dinner
8:00pm: Fire ceremony and dance
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It was stressful times and this wellness retreat was the best!
Experiences that increase awareness both within and outside.
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TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews - Aug 25th, 2018The hotel location was great..they have free shuttle to take you to Ubud center..Staff were very friendly and helpful... we liked to drink cold water, they always made sure to have cold water in the...
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews - Jul 24th, 2018Stayed in two bedroom villa. Teenagers shared the top room whilst us parents had the poolside room. Clean, great staff, lovely pool. Inclusive activities great. Did a couple of sessions of yoga...
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Located at the top of the resort and ideal for two individuals, these 39m2 private deluxe rooms provide the perfect environment to relax in the tranquility of our peaceful surroundings.
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October Weather in Bali: Great beach weather with lots of sun though the odd downpour becomes more common. (Average Max Temperature: 29°C. Average Rainfall: 60mm. Days with Rain: 8)
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October Weather in Bali: Great beach weather with lots of sun though the odd downpour becomes more common. (Average Max Temperature: 29°C. Average Rainfall: 60mm. Days with Rain: 8)
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Though modern Balinese shake hands as Westerners do, the traditional salute is the Sembah salute as in the Indian Namaste where the palms are joined together and placed vertically against the chest. In this position, Indonesians should say, "Om Swastiastu" or "May peace be with you" to each other.
How to get there (flights, airport transfers, buses, trains)
Please arrange your flight to arrive in Denpasar, Bali (DPS) between 8am and 1pm on 10/16. From there, transportation will be provided and will take you directly to Adiwana Svarga Loka in Ubud.
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With two Olympic Gold medals and five World Championship titles to his name, Alex Gregory MBE is one of the leading rowers in the world. Further to this, Alex was a member of a World first arctic rowing expedition where he and an international crew of athletes undertook a new challenge—to row across the Arctic Ocean.
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It was whilst sitting on the sidelines as spare man for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, that everything changed for Alex. He was beaten, ready to leave the sport unfulfilled, unsatisfied, and broken. In his speeches, Alex describes a 'lightbulb' moments when several simple realisations fell into place. A new motivation, desire, and will to do what he believed he could was at that moment firmly embedded in his mind. Just twelve months later, Alex led the world to win his first of five World championship titles. In that short time, everything had changed, and confidence, consistency, and peak performance became his new norm. On August 4th 2012, on the waters of Eton Dorney, Alex and his crew forged their way to Olympic Gold on a momentous day that has gone down in history as 'Super Saturday.'
As the only remaining member in the renowned Great British Coxless four, Alex was under enormous pressure to lead the boat to victory and ensure this incredible winning tradition continued in Rio. Drawing on all the lessons and experience he gathered over the years, Alex and his crew took GB's fifth consecutive Olympic gold in the coxless four on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon right in the heart of the city. Despite the expectation and pressure to perform and win on the greatest sporting stage in the world, Alex did it for the second time in his career in what he describes as his "perfect race."
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Girls hockey honored at HOF dinner
OLD GREENWICH -- They shared a few tables near the back of the massive ballroom and quietly soaked in the atmosphere.
More than seven months after lifting both FCIAC and state trophies over their heads, the New Canaan girls hockey team and their coaches were honored at Monday night's Fairfield County Sports Commission's sixth annual Sports Night Hall of Fame Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.
More than 600 people were in attendance, as each town had a person, team or organization recognized for excellence in sports achievement.
"It was a real pleasant surprise, believe me," Rams head coach Rich Bulan said about receiving the honor.
A year after Darien supplanted New Canaan as the dominant team in the conference -- the Blue Wave girls won the honor for their town in 2009 -- the Rams took the title right back.
"We got to return the favor," Bulan said with a laugh. "Darien very much deserved it last year, and it was very nice for them to recognize us as far as this year. I just thought it was really cool for two towns like Darien and New Canaan to have back-to-back hockey teams being represented as sports persons of the year."
Bulan said last year's team and the 2007 one, which went 24-0, were the two best he'd ever coached.
"The biggest thing about last year was just that chemistry," Bulan said. "I gotta admit, this was without a doubt one of the better groups I've had."
Elizabeth Lewis, a senior at left wing, still remembers how angry the team was at blowing their chance at an FCIAC title in March of 2009.
"Last year was definitely not a good feeling, watching them receive their medals at the end of the game," Lewis said. "We knew we should have won and we're glad that we've been able to take that back and show them who's the best."
Olivia Hompe, last year's freshman scoring sensation, believes the reason the team was at the dinner Monday night was due to a mid-season loss that sparked their rally.
"I think the Greenwich game was a huge milestone in the season," Hompe said. "It helped us to put that one game into perspective. Going into the final games it wasn't like, `Oh, an undefeated season.' I felt we were brought down to earth and it was nice having that as a reminder."
The girls were loose -- the season is still more than a month away -- and many reflected on why talent was needed just as much as team chemistry.
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Posted by madeleine April 12, 2017 at 13:57All workers should pay the same deductions. Workers should not be forced to retire until at least the retirement age of 65 and shortly 66 years of age. Workers over 60 should have the same employment protection and continue to be able to pay into a work place pension.
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10 Reasons Why Our Mums Are Literally The Best People Ever
From bringing you into this world to dealing with your attitude problems as a kid, here are 10 reasons why mummies are the best
Yes, she's always exaggerated every single accomplishment you've ever made. And yes, she was there for every one of the school events that you've taken part in but she's also the one smiling with joy after going through nine months of pain of having you. She's your mother, that's what mums are meant to do!
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Even when you're soaked in mud after soccer practice, she'd still look at you as if you light up the whole sky. Come on, her kisses are always the ones that'll make you feel brand new after a bad day.
You get annoyed with the curfews she still sets for you even though you're no longer a teenager. But face it, you're secretly glad she set those curfews for you because if she didn't, well...... you really won't be who you are now, would you?
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Bloom's Taxonomy and iPad Apps LearningToday shares with everyone two beautiful posters, that help us remember Bloom's Taxonomy: the Blooming Butterfly and the Blooming Orange. How do we connect the Bloom's Taxonomy with the iPad? Following inDave Mileham and Kelly Tenkeley's footsteps of assigning iPad apps to the different levels of the Bloom's Taxonomy, I created the following table with apps that I have tested out and am recommending. 15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student should Have Check the learning goals below and share with us your feedback. Enjoy 1- My students should be able to create presentations . Here are the apps to help you achieve this goal : Sliderocket Idea Flight3- Slideshark5- SlideGrabber6- Prezi Viewer4- Xavier Presentation
35 Digital Tools To Create Simple Quizzes And Collect Feedback From Students 35 Digital Tools To Create Simple Quizzes And Collect Feedback From Students If there is one thing teachers lack, it's time. And while using technology to automate learning has been frowned upon by many, using it to automate time-consuming processes or aggregate data automatically is among the many seamless fits technology can make into any classroom. Which is where the following collections of apps and tools comes in. These sites, tools, and apps can save teachers time by allowing them to create simple quizzes that can be taken asynchronously, and make polls and forms to collect feedback from students (content-based or otherwise). Exist slips, pre-tests, student-created quizzes, course evaluation forms, crowdsourcing student knowledge of apps to use in a future project-based learning unit, and more.
Examples of use of social media and learning: by technology and types of learning Here are examples of how social media can be used for 5 types of learning: IOL – Intra-Organisational Learning – how social media can be used to keep the employees up to date and up to speed on strategic and other internal initiatives and activitiesFSL – Formal Structured Learning – how educators (teachers, trainers, learning designers) as well as students can use social media within formal education and trainingGDL – Group Directed Learning – how groups of individuals – teams, projects, study groups etc – can use social media to work and learn together (Note: a "group" could be as small as two people, so coaching and mentoring falls into this category)PDL – Personal Directed Learning – how individuals can use social media to organise and manage their own personal or professional learningASL – Accidental & Serendipitous Learning – how individuals, by using social media, can learn without consciously realising it (aka incidental or random learning)
The Top Educational iPad Apps Every Teacher and Student should Know about ( 100+) When it comes to searching for educational apps to install on your iPad it feels like you get drowned in an avalanche of apps and resources from which you emerge empty-handed. Everyday new apps go viral and to keep up with the updates in this field is really a daunting challenge. Thankfully, there are many trusted educational resources ( this blog is one of them ) where educators and teachers can get to discover and learn about new useful apps to use in education. Another trusted resource is Langwitches whose images I am sharing with you below. Langwitches has done a great job in coming up with a list of great educational iPad apps organized into categories with different headings. The only thing that is missing in his work and which if he had paid attention to would have made his work even way greater is to make the app images clickable.
100 Search Engines For Academic Research Back in 2010, we shared with you 100 awesome search engines and research resources in our post: 100 Time-Saving Search Engines for Serious Scholars. It's been an incredible resource, but now, it's time for an update. Some services have moved on, others have been created, and we've found some new discoveries, too. Many of our original 100 are still going strong, but we've updated where necessary and added some of our new favorites, too. Check out our new, up-to-date collection to discover the very best search engine for finding the academic results you're looking for. General Hacking the university - Lincoln's approach to openness Read the summary1 Contents 2 What we did3 Why we did it4 How we did it5 A list of All The Best iPad Apps Teachers Need Coming to you from the Canadian Maritimes ( Halifax), Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is an educational blog dedicated to curating, reviewing and sharing EdTech tools and mobile apps. The purpose is to help teachers and educators effectively integrate digital technologies into their day-to-day teaching, learning and professional development. For any questions regarding our website or the content we publish, please contact EdTech admin, editor and blog owner, Med Kharbach at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Med Kharbach is a doctoral researcher and a former teacher with 10 years of classroom teaching experience. Med's research interests include: language learning, linguistics, Internet linguistics, critical linguistics, discourse analysis, new (emerging) literacies, and educational technology.


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I am a chronic "fixer."
Over my lifetime, a majority of my romantic relationships have been with men who I perceived to be in need of "fixing" in one way or another. I dated chronic underachievers, men with children they never saw, and men with abysmal self-esteem. I didn't just see their red flags, I charged directly at them like a bull to a matador. I told myself I saw their potential. I rationalized away their shortcomings:
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2. You cannot fix anybody but yourself. We all have issues that interfere with our happiness and our potential – that's the price of being human. Either those issues control us, or we control them by owning up and doing the work. There is no other option and there is no shortcut. No matter who you date, how much money you make, or what you look like, those issues will always be there until you, and only you, decide to deal with them. The same goes for any romantic interest that may enter your life; they must make the decision to fix their issues. No matter what they might tell you, nobody else can do it for them – not their mom, not their boss, and sure as hell not you.
3. Once you fix your own shit, you will no longer feel the need to fix others. Once you start really taking care of yourself and working through your issues, you will realize that you are no longer interested in the people you used to date. When you work so hard to level up, you will not want to be around those that have not put in the effort to do the same. Your time and energy become sacred because you worked so hard to make them that way. And anybody who threatens that will no longer be welcome.
Fixing others can be a hard habit to break, especially if you struggle with your own self-esteem. However, once you decide to love and make yourself whole, you will create the space for somebody deserving to enter your life – no fixing required.
Note: This post originally featured on Thought Catalog. See the original post here.
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Dear Inner Critic,
We need to talk.
This relationship isn't working for me anymore. I know the polite thing to say is, "it's not you, it's me" and, "we can still be friends," but honestly, neither one of those things are true. It is most definitely you. You constantly berate me, tease me, and put me down for everything I do. The way I act, the way I look, the way I write, the way I talk to others. It's gotten to the point where I can't even have a conversation without you repeating what I said over and over in my head for hours thereafter; saying how I should have said this, how I definitely should not have said that, how awkward it was when I told the other person I had to leave. It's beginning to drive me insane.
I get it – you're just trying to protect me. You remember those times when I was young, when excluding "different" kids was the norm. You saw how painful it was for the outcasts and vowed to shield me from that pain. But, despite your best efforts, it didn't work. It was never going to work. Everybody gets teased, everybody gets excluded, and everybody gets laughed at from time to time. And, like a diligent student, you filed away every one of these incidents for future protection. So, the next time a boy showed interest in me, you exasperatingly reminded me, "But remember that time that someone left fake love letters in your locker? Boys only pretend to like you as a joke!"
Fast forward twenty years, and you're still hanging around like a bad song stuck in my head. Even as an adult, you are trying to protect me from straying too far from the pack in fear of me being ostracized from the group. The thing is, the more you keep me "in check", the more insecure I become while the more insecure I become, the more I ostracize myself from that same group.
I recognize that most of this is my fault. I have never stood up to you before. I have tried to ignore you in hopes that you would take a hint and hit the road. And while you did take a hint, it was the wrong hint. You assumed that no news was good news; that if I didn't have any complaints, everything was just fine as-is. Over the years, I may have weakly whispered my objections a time or two, but I have never come right out and told you how I felt with any conviction.
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With a big hearty middle finger,
Note: This article was originally posted on Thought Catalog. See the original post here.
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I was consistently in the 80th percentile and above in weight compared to others my age and, when BMI came into the picture, I was above average there too. In doctors' offices, these were statistics that were usually whispered and tip-toed around. "She's [whisper] a little bigger [end whisper] than most children her age." As an eight-year-old, this conveyed that my body size was a secret, something nobody should know, something of which to be ashamed.
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It has taken two decades, but I am finally calling a ceasefire in the war on my body. The smoke has cleared, and I can see plainly enough to share with you what you need to hear if you have ever struggled with your body.
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You have survived the years of being mocked, not feeling good enough, or not fitting in because of your size.
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What does she say?
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Note: This post originally featured on Thought Catalog - view it here.
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You are not depression itself. Depression does not own you or your soul. Instead, you own depression, to the point that you continue to live a life that, often times, feels excruciatingly painful.
What makes you a survivor? The choice you make every single day to continue living, to continue trying, even if you do not feel like doing so.
In 2016, according to the CDC, 45,000 people tragically died by suicide, making it the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. As one would suspect, a majority of people who complete suicide have been touched by depression in some way (60%, to be exact, according to the US HHS). The fact that you 1) have a disorder that makes you 25 TIMES MORE LIKELY to complete a suicide (American Association of Suicidology) and 2) choose to continue living in spite of that risk, makes you badass beyond words.
That makes you strong. That makes you powerful. And that, my friend, makes you a depression survivor.
Note: This post was originally featured on Thought Catalog. Read the original post here.
Relatively speaking, I am a meditation novice. I tried (and failed) incorporating this practice into earlier stages of my life, but it never really stuck until recently. Since attending a retreat in Sri Lanka a few weeks ago, I have started meditating at least once a day and sometimes up to three times per day. And, let me tell you, the outcomes have been surprising and incredibly encouraging. Here are my initial observations on how this practice has impacted my chronic depression and my life:
As I said, I am very new to this whole meditation thing, but I am excited by the promising effects I have already begun to experience as a result of being more mindful. Quieting the mind, especially a depressed or anxious one, can be a daunting feat but, in my experience, the benefits surely outweigh the investment.
4 Reasons Why Being Naked In Public Will Be The Best Thing Ever For Your Self-Esteem
I love being naked around other people. I don't mean in the flashing-innocent-bystanders sex offender way, but in the naked-hippie-retreat kinda way. I've recently discovered the quiet power of exposing my bare body around others, sporting my birthday suit at clothing-optional baths, retreats, and hot springs galore. If you, like many of my friends, are someone who thinks they would never be able to do such a thing, read on. It's truly not as scary as you think, and you may be surprised at what you discover about yourself when you're immersed in a body of water with a dozen other naked strangers.
1. It's Beyond Freeing - There is something to be said about spending some time in the form that we're in when we enter the world. If you think about it, most of us wear clothing 23.5 hours a day, removing our clothes only to bathe or have sex. It can be nerve-wracking to be naked in a sea of naked strangers but, let me tell you, removing your clothes around others is a seriously liberating thing. Why? Because, in a clothing-optional space, literally nobody cares that you are not wearing clothes. Nobody looks at you weird, nobody judges you, and nobody stares at the flaws you think you have. In a world where we are constantly worrying about how we look and what we do, this ambivalence provides a level of freedom that is indescribable.
2. It Boosts Your Self-Esteem - Being in a clothing-optional place exposes you (literally) to a myriad of different body types – hairy, smooth, large, small, tall, short – you name it, you'll see it. When I went on my first retreat, I realized that was the first time I had seen naked and near-naked bodies outside of advertising, entertainment, and pornography. These bodies had not been selected and airbrushed for their perfection, they were normal people with normal bodies – just like me. It made me realize that 1) I had been holding myself to an impossible standard of beauty and flawlessness that did not exist outside of a photo studio and 2) the body I was working with was pretty bangin' in and of itself.
3. It's Physically Comfortable - Many types of clothing and bathing suits, especially those designed for women, are inherently uncomfortable to wear. We've grown so accustomed to bunching underwear and scratchy fabric that you don't really notice how uncomfortable it is – that is until you shed this outer layer. The first time I went for a swim in a pool without a bathing suit was nothing short of magical. I had never noticed how uncomfortable and restrictive it was to do the breaststroke in a suit of nylon, spandex, and elastic – aka the most uncomfortable materials known to (wo)man – until I tried swimming au natural.
4. It Restores Your Faith in Humanity - One of my fears going into a co-ed clothing-optional space was whether, as a woman, I would be the target of unwanted stares or advances from male retreat-goers. My experience, however, was so far the opposite it seriously restored my faith in the human species. I never got so much as a lingering glance or even an undesired conversation for the entire week I was there. I realized that rarely happens in a given clothed week of my life! People who flock to these types of retreats are normally there for spiritual and relaxation reasons, not to scam on unsuspecting women. I felt 100% safe and comfortable the entire time and realized that it was a nice break from the normal street harassment many of us, unfortunately, experience in day-to-day life.
Of course, it's important to find a place that you feel comfortable and safe. Luckily, there are tons of clothing-optional places for you to choose from and the internet age has made it easy to find reviews from other newbies like you! Co-ed, single-sex, day-use, retreats, nude everywhere, nude only in designated areas – the options are endless and ready for you to discover your naked self!
Note: This article was originally posted on Thought Catalog. See the original post here.
Depression is an asshole. There, I said it. Thank you for your time.
Okay, so maybe this isn't a profound statement. Anybody who has ever been afflicted by or close to somebody with depression knows that it's shitty and ruins your life. And not just because it makes you sad sometimes or forces you to cry in the bathroom at work for no reason or fastens you into the same set of pajamas for three days straight. Depression is an asshole because it is inherently contradictory. This is the foundation for my theory of The Depression Paradoxes.
Paradox 1: You're Numb Despite "Having It All"
Clinical depression has no rhyme or reason to it. Unlike grief or situational depression, which can be linked to a single problem or event, clinical depression often pops right out the blue clear sky. As a result, things can often be going pretty well for you but, out of nowhere, you start to feel absolutely miserable. For someone with depression, this can be even worse than your entire life falling apart ,because then at least you would have an explanation for your sadness. Not having a "reason" to be upset about something makes the voices in your head that much more cutting. "You just got a promotion, you ungrateful fuck! Why are you blubbering in the shower?" or "You're on a yacht in the middle of Caribbean, sipping champagne with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and you can't smile for one. friggin. second?!" (Anybody else have that fantasy? Just me?)
So hopefully this explanation makes it easy to understand why a common piece of advice spewed by everyone ranging from Instagram yogis to Dr. Phil doesn't often work for people living with depression. You can hear a choir of soothing New Age-y voices crooning it now: Practice Gratitude. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for not being a greedy prick and being thankful for what you have. And gratitude is an amazing and powerful tool for those not in the middle of a depressive episode. But for someone agonizing in their own personal hell for no reason other than shitty neurotransmission, counting blessings can be a rough reminder of the fact that they are still suffering despite all they have been given. Even more, for someone with the messed-up thought patterns characteristic of mental health disorders, this can quickly feed into the cycle of negative self-talk and depression.
Paradox 2: Exercise Is Supposed To Make You Happy, But You Can't Even Get Out Of Bed
I, like many of my fellow mental health warriors, have googled the phrase "how to fight depression" or some variation of that more times than Kanye West has googled "Kanye West." (Mom, if you're reading this, that's a lot of times.) What pops up are several different blog posts listing the same strategies tested by time and scientific evidence: exercising, eating well, socializing, and looking on the sunny side of life! And, of course, all of those things are wonderful suggestions for people with or without a mental health disorder. However, to quote Carrie Underwood, "There's just one little problem…" Depression makes those things pretty much impossible, especially when you're knee-deep in self-doubt, fatigue, and crying spells.
Before you yell at me, I am a lifelong student of the sciences, with degrees in Nutritional Sciences and Physical Therapy. I am a big proponent of healthy living, both mentally and physically. Professionally, I have seen the positive impact of appropriate exercise, solid nutrition, and social interaction on people with mental and physical disorders. Personally, however, I have seen just how difficult it is to follow this advice when you can barely get out of bed in the morning. I, a physical therapist and normally an avid exerciser, had an entire three (okay, six) month span where I did not exercise a single minute. I used all of my social, physical, and mental energy just getting myself to, through, and from work. By the time I got home, I could barely keep it together enough to binge on Triscuits and The Office before crying myself to sleep at the thought of waking up and having to do it all over again. And what made it even worse was knowing that I should be exercising, I should be meeting up with friends, I should eat a goddamn vegetable once in a while. (Translation in my brain: I am definitely a waste of a human and probably do not deserve be living on this planet anymore.)
Don't get it twisted—it is not my intention to for these paradoxes to function as excuses or reasons not to engage in methods proven for battling depression. It's just that these practices require two things that are often lacking in the depressed mind: energy and motivation. The point of this is to 1) explain why depression is a total dick and 2) provide compassion and understanding of how depression operates for those coping with the disease as well as those living on the outside trying to empathize. It is only by identifying and demystifying these paradoxes that we can begin to address and modify our treatment strategies to make room for hope and healing in the depressed mind.
Note: This article was originally posted on Thought Catalog. See the original post here.
Two weeks ago, I quit my job, sold or donated most of my belongings, packed up the rest, and moved out of LA with no definite destination. However, just because I lacked a physical destination didn't mean I didn't know where I was going. And it was all based on where I was coming from.
For the past year, I have been barely scraping by, trying to survive in the worst depressive episode of my entire life. Which is really saying something, considering I have struggled with depression for over 15 years. I moved to Los Angeles with an exciting job prospect, a significant social network, and the promise of better weather and a new, improved me. Instead, what I found was a life in a dark, direct sunlight-less apartment where I spent way too many dollars per month to spend way too many hours on my couch absorbing Netflix series. I took a major pay cut for what seemed like a dream job that turned out to be anything but, and despite my extensive social network, I was miserable.
I somehow got it in my mind that I would make it a year. As the months passed, that year felt farther and farther away until suddenly, it wasn't. I couldn't figure out what was scarier – surviving in a life that felt like it was never going to end or finding myself at that end without any real direction. I decided it was the former.
So here I find myself, "jobless" and "homeless" but really not lacking in either one of those things. I decided, partially on a whim and partially over the last 15 years, that writing was the one thing I truly loved to do and had been denying myself all of these years. My amazing family has agreed to take me in on month-long bases to put a roof over my head during this time of self exploration. And I have never been happier.
I thought being "less" in all of these capacities – job, health insurance, home, stability, benefits, blah, blah, blah – would make me feel like "less" as well. I thought a time of certain instability would surely bring back the depression demons living deep inside the neuroreceptors of my brain. But that couldn't be more from the truth. Instead, I found that I am living a life I never thought I could or ever would live. And that, I can say, is the best feeling in the entire world.
I recognize that I am incredibly privileged and lucky to have these safety nets in place for me to take this time to get my feet on or at least hovering above the ground. And I am also realizing that I am incredibly lucky to possess a trait that I originally thought of as a curse – the inability to accept to concept of less than perfect. This "curse" has left me single at 30, living with six figures of student loan debt for a doctoral degree in a field I no longer loved, and a struggle accepting a lifelong mental health battle. This same "curse", however, has led me away from an unhealthy relationship that no longer served me, caused me to reconsider my life in a profession that felt good but never great, and fostered the strength to walk through the firiest parts of hell and emerge alive, although scathed, on the other side.
And while I know that this is just the beginning and there will be greater battles to fight, I also now know that I am truly, utterly, and unapologetically unstoppable.
April 2019


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Food Revolution Day (FRD) is an annual day of awareness, started by chef and healthy food campaigner Jamie Oliver, which aims to raise the profile of food education as a key to transforming the lives of millions of people around the world.
This year, the Ottawa Farmers' Market and me, Ottawa's Food Ambassador for the Jamie Oliver Foundation, are spreading the message about the Food Revolution at the Brewer Park Market on Sunday, May 19th. It is very exciting for all of us to be involved in a truly global event with thousands of followers. I think that the Ottawa Farmers' Market is the perfect venue for this year's FR Day as everything we need is right there–fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese and other prepared products. Best of all, they're local and you can talk directly to the farmers who produce everything.
Cooking skills are no longer passed down from generation to generation in the way they used to be. As a result, we now eat more convenience and processed foods than ever before, having lost our connection with what real, healthy and wholesome food is–we need a Food Revolution.
Worldwide, according to the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, obesity has more than doubled for adults and tripled for children over the past three decades. For the first time in world history we have over one billion people overweight or obese. That's 1.5 billion adults as well as 43 million children under age five who are overweight or obese. Over 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese, making this problem among the leading risks for global deaths. This does not even include other health-related problems such as poor concentration and some diseases.
But the good news, as we can learn from the Food Revolution, is that obesity is both reversible and preventable.
We need to get back to basics and fight back. Kids who learn to eat and appreciate real food as well as how to cook and even grow it will likely keep these as lifelong habits. The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation states that kids who eat nutritious meals have improved academic scores and reduced absences.
Home-cooked meals are higher in nutrients and fibre, lower in trans and saturated fats, sodium and calories and do not contain any unknown additives and fillers.
People always tell us how lucky we are that our daughters are such healthy eaters. When the girls were being introduced to solids as babies and to any new foods after that, we simply served them real food, never assuming that they might not like it. We wanted them to learn that this is what people eat. Now, they eat almost everything and nothing processed.
We need to educate each other on real food–on where it comes from, how it grows and why we need it.
Anyone can support the Food Revolution anytime with something as simple as holding a dinner party using fresh ingredients or trying a new type of fresh food, preferably local (and available at your local farmer's market!), or bringing someone to the farmers' market for the first time.
Join us at our booth between 10 and 2 as we sample the great food of Ben Baird chef and owner of Ottawa Streat Gourmet, post your thoughts about what real food means to you on our food mural, pick up new recipes and take part in our art activities for kids. Come and see what's fresh so far this season along with Chef Baird who will be working with these fantastic ingredients.
At the Ottawa Farmers' Market, I am inspired by good, whole foods and to share the Food Revolution's message. Cook it, eat it, live it.
Jennifer Chang volunteers for the Food Revolution as a Food Ambassador in her spare time to further the mission of the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation. She decided to join the movement because of her desire to spread the message that cooking dinner with good ingredients from scratch (even after work!) can be simple, as well as for her love of real food and her two daughters who love vegetables. For more information, send an email to email@example.com.