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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Apr 29, 2018
- 3 min
Mundane Mindfulness
You probably have one, maybe more. Those tasks you just despise, can't stand and wish you never had to do again. Washing up, changing your bed sheets, squats at the gym, checking the mail, hanging out washing, commuting to work, filling the car with petrol. Everyone has one or maybe more of those jobs, tasks, 'have to's' that they absolutely just can't stand doing. No one questions why they don't enjoy doing it, they just know they don't like doing it and that's a fact. But w
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Dec 11, 2017
- 4 min
How To Break The Cycle of Negative Health Culture
It feels like we can't escape it, green bowls on instagram, your best mate going on a health kick and gyms sprouting up literally everywhere these days. The health culture seems to dominate our lives in some way, shape or form. We are either fixated on how healthy we are being or how we should need be healthier. Why has something so crucial to our existence become such a convoluted, confused and seemingly unattainable goal for so many? (Yes, it's not just you struggling. This
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Jul 3, 2017
- 4 min
Kaleido Press Edition: Design Your Health
You may not think it but health and design are quite similar. You may think that one has nothing to do with the other and rightfully so. They look different, act different and well it's not common to health the two talked about in parallel. Design however, not unlike many areas of our life has structure, runs in patterns and uses defined principles. If you delve deeper than the painting on the wall or presentation in front of you, there lies a multitude of commonalities just
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Oct 5, 2016
- 5 min
The Secret To Keeping Healthy
It can be a bit tiring at times, being on track with your health then slipping into bad habits, then being on track again and then.... you know what I mean right? Sometimes the good habits stick and other times the bad habits hang around like a bad smell. There is a reason for this and turns out the solution is much simpler than you think. Everybody has an idea of what health looks like for them. They may not be at the gleaming shiny top end of their ideal health goal, but at
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Aug 24, 2016
- 6 min
The 5 Best Caffeine-Free Teas To Beat The Bloat
Your day hits the 3pm mark, a slump kicks in and something feels a bit off in your stomach, the bloat is back and it is killing your buzz. Beat the bloat quick with these 5 teas that will sooth, relax and make you feel a million bucks. Digestive disorders like bloating, cramping, spasms and general discomfort are common place these days and no wonder why. We work ourselves hard for the money, socialise by eating out where the food isn't always Jamie Oliver quality and run fro
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Jennifer Ward Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Aug 11, 2016
- 6 min
The Art Of Keeping A Journal
You're either doing it, or you're not. Journaling is often toted as a personal endeavour of private consequences, locked and bound by key, for the writer's eyes only. This is no longer the case and I am going to tell you why. Journaling today is synonymous with productivity, with those people who kick ass from 6am and have the scent of composure even when life is throwing them lemons. Journaling isn't the dialogue of a 6 year old girl with pig tails and cherry bobbles swoonin
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Jul 28, 2016
- 5 min
A Non-Meditator's Meditation
Meditation, once a term only your token 'spiritually enlightened' friend would talk about. You know, that friend who spent twelve months abroad, sampling organic tea in the snowcapped Himalayas and tuning into some 'om's' with a couple of Zen Monks? Fast forward a couple of years and whilst in your favourite coffee house in Marrickville, ordering a cold pressed brew, someone drops the m-bomb into the conversation behind you. "I tried this new meditation class last night, it w
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Jul 7, 2016
- 5 min
An Over-Committer's Guide To Keeping Healthy
When faced with a challenging situation in life, one that requires us to overcommit, we all like to think we will thrive. The optimistic nature of human beings is truly wondrous. We are able to take on the world and achieve greatness. But are we missing the one key element of true success? What ever the challenge may be, accepted a job promotion, decided to jump in and start up your own creative business or unexpectedly finding out twins are on their way, there lies an import
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- Jun 23, 2016
- 4 min
How To Keep Your Balance? Find Yourself, Lose Yourself.
Endless summers, European breaks, vagabonding, belly giggles with friends and dancing around the lounge room. We all want to have a life filled with these moments, but how much is too much and how do you set your balance point? Find yourself There are those activities in life that connect us with who we are, give us meaning and build our identity. They help us 'find ourself'. Be it a European break, your Saturday morning yoga class, or that scarf you've been itching to make (
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Jennifer Ward, Adv Dip Nat BCom Econ
- May 24, 2016
- 4 min
The Importance Of Rest
A day can be said to be broken into three. Eight hours of sleep, eight of work and eight of leisure. So why doesn't it feel like you spend the same amount of time on work as you do leisure? Enter, the importance of rest. When we think of rest, the definition is not, nor should not, be confined to sleep. It reaches far beyond this to encompass any time in the day in which you are not committed to the act of working. I will run you through two examples. On the way to work you w
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Jennifer Ward Adv Dip Nat, BCom Econ
- May 11, 2016
- 3 min
You May Be Drinking Coffee All Wrong
The sweet taste of coffee as it first touches your lips is an irresistible pleasure of life. Over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are enjoyed in the world every day, it being one of the most consumed beverages across the globe. And understandably so. Coffee’s popularity is attributable to its effects on the nervous system (1), including its ability to increase rates of dopamine release in the anterior cingulate gyrus aka. the frontal part of your squishy brain mass (2). As such,
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