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A Self Calming Meditation For Kids With Bedtime Story Children will love to experience belly breathing with playful sea otters and a sea child. "Sea Otter Cove" story by Lori Lite in book, eBook and CD/mp3 is teaches an effective, self-calming technique also known as "diaphragmatic breathing." .  Proper breathing can lower stress and anxiety levels. It can be used to decrease pain and anger. Delightful characters and easy breathing encourage your child to slow down, relax, and fall asleep peacefully.  Available to purchase at: Stress Free Kids Website: http://tinyurl.com/3jjoqjb iTunes: http://bit.ly/haBIgv Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writi

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Making Time To Read From Getchen Rubin of   http://www.happiness-project.com   Of my hundreds of happiness-project resolutions, one of my very favorite resolutions is to Read more. Reading is an essential part of my work. It forms an important part to my social life. And far more important, reading is my favorite thing to do, by a long shot. I'm not a well-rounded person. But reading takes time, and there aren't many days when I can read as much as I'd like. Here are some strategies I use to help me get more good reading done. 1. Quit reading. I used to pride myself on finishing every book I started. No more. Life is short. There are too many wonderful books to read. 2. Read books you enjoy. When I'm reading a book I love—for example, I'm now reading A. S. Byatt's The Children's Book—I'm astonished by how much time I find to read during my day. Which is another reason to stop reading a book I don't enjoy. 3. Use

Friday Fish Recipe - Best Poisson Gros Sel Recipe- Fish The Haitian Way Something lovely from Cooking The Haitian Way "Poisson "Gros Sel" is a succulent Haitian dish, and easy to make. I like to use red snapper, although other people might use catfish, tilapia. The first thing in "cooking the Haitian way" is to clean your fish well. In Haiti , we take great pride in cooking, so we make sure the end result is perfect. If you were to cook, and forgot to remove the genitals part of the fish, nobody will eat the fish. Basically, cleaning the fish is top priority. I am going to show you on the video How to clean Fish The Haitian Way. Then, I am going to show you how to marinate it. Last, but not least how to cook it.  After cleaning the fish, and removing the gills, pour some lime juice on it to remove the fishy smell. Let it sit on the side for about five to ten minutes while you are preparing the ingredients. Then rinse the fish, and remove the acidity

How to Be Calm in a Stressful Situation This is an extract from a great little wikihow. You can find the rest to the link below "The clock is ticking. Everyone's counting on you. Which wire should you cut? While most of us never have to deal with the life-or-death dilemmas of a bomb squad, everyday situations such as job interviews, public speaking, and family emergencies, can be every bit as stressful if we are not accustomed to dealing with them. Learning how to remain calm in times of stress will not only make things go more smoothly immediately, it can also, over time, help you lead a healthier, happier life. Here's how to keep your cool when the pressure mounts...." Read the rest at  http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Calm-in-a-Stressful-Situation Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and priv

Love Abundance - How To Start A Relationship With Someone New Mat Boggs is a best-selling author, speaker, and certified coach. He helps women MANifest the relationship they want. You can find out more at www.CrackingTheManCode.com   Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Inspiring Quotes on Courage Are you shy? Learn how to make friends in new situations. Music to Comfort Managing Difficult Conversations:9 Questions to Ask Yourself

Wow People With Your Voice, Body Language and Content When Public Speaking  PublicSpeakingSkills.com shows you a few of the simple ways you can become both comfortable and effective at public speaking. Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Job Search: What Are Your Weaknesses? How to Deal with a Flirtatious Coworker! Inspiring Quotes on Courage Are you shy? Learn how to make friends in new situations. Managing Difficult Conversations:9 Questions to Ask Yourself

Friday Recipe - Jamaican Steamed Fish How to cook Jamaican steamed fish with okra and cabbage, one of the many popular fish dishes of Jamaica. Using this unique Jamaican recipe for cooking fish, not only is it very healthy, but rich is true Caribbean flavors. Usually paired with crackers and bammy ( cassava flatbread) but it is great with rice.  S teamed fish is a rich part of the Caribbean culinary landscape. Ingredients 1 lime or lemon 2 fish (about 1 lb each) 2 cups fish stock (or water) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (divided) 1 1/2 cups cabbage 10 ochro 1 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper (treat with care) 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 6 sprigs fresh thyme 3 scallions (green/spring onions) 2 medium tomato 1/4 teaspoon salt Method "Start by heating the fish stock or water in a fairly large pan (one with a cover) and allow to simmer. If you can’t get fish stock, try to get a package or 2 of fish tea. I suppose you can use vegetable stock as