Today I am going to shed some light on what integrative medicine is.  I am with Turning Point Integrative Health Center in Annapolis, Maryland.  They also have another location in Columbia, Maryland.  Today, I am joined by Dr. Danielle McDevitt and Nurse Practitioner, Katie Tolley.  We are going to have a fun and casual conversation on what integrative medicine is all about.  

Dr. McDevitt is very passionate, not only about medicine but also on how she can...

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 In today's episode, I am going to shed some light on "Who am I?" or maybe I should say, "Who are You?" We are now starting the second full week of 2020, the gyms are still...

Today I am going to shed some light on how to stick to habits. Although I am zeroing in on meditation, this really applies to all new practices that you may want to form. The significant part is that a meditation habit actually feeds into all of the other habits, makes them easier to stick with and more productive. If you are looking to form an exercise habit, meditation helps with all of your body’s physiological systems, including your metabolism. If you are too tired to exercise,...

It's the last Monday of the year! Did you set your intentions? Did you listen to last week's podcast on resolutions, intentions, and goals? If not, I hope you will take a moment and go back and listen and start to look inwards for that personal space where you can create fantastic intentions for your life and start living the life you want to live - start right now! 

I am hoping that one of your intentions for 2020 is to live a life with less stress through the practice of meditation....

Tis that time of the year, right? How does this sound: I am going to lose weight because I am fat and hate my body. I am going to spend more time with my kids because I stink at parenting. I am going to try and find a relationship with a different kind of person, not all the jerks I always seem to attract. I need to make more money because I never have enough.  Sound familiar?

In this episode, we are going to get a grip on goals, intentions, and resolutions and begin to set ourselves up...

In today’s episode, we are going to shift from listening to motivation for meditation to actually meditating, with a Loving-kindness meditation.  You may listen to this episode while driving, but you will likely want to sit down, close your eyes and give yourself the best gift of this holiday season, the gift to sit still for about 15-20 minutes.  When you try to find goodness in other people, you naturally want to understand them and feel how they feel.  If you want to...

In today's episode, we will discuss how to get off that emotional road to the holidays and buy yourself, or your brain, some time and peace. Thanksgiving just passed, and I hope you all had a great holiday. Maybe you are so excited that you desire the next holiday is just as perfect. However, for many of us, the reality is that we may be pondering thoughts such as it could have been better, I shouldn't have invited so and so, why didn't I include so and so. Or maybe it didn't meet your high...

Rick Ledgett- Show Notes

Quotes from Mr. Ledgett:

“I am a long-time/life-time Dallas Cowboys fan, which is just further proof of intelligence.  Which is opposed to being a Redskins fan.”

 “Let me just say, it (Yoga Nidra) works great!.... One way is that sometimes I wake up at 2:00 am in the morning and I will do Yoga Nidra for 20 minutes and I am back to sleep, with no issues and not needing to take any drugs.”

 “… focused on the science...

Join me today if for no other reason but to feel a bit more loved, understand why Loving-kindness or Compassion Meditation is so important, and get simple instructions on how to do one starting today. Come on, the holidays are coming, let’s build up our compassion muscle. There actually is a method. The more you lack compassion, the harder it is to get it back. Seriously, use it, or you lose it. Come on, the Dalai Lama does this type of meditation, and he is super cool.

Speaking of...

What is a silent retreat, and why would you actually want to put yourself through that? I get this question a lot, so I thought it was a good time to answer it. Right now, while I am in the moment! 

I really am in the moment because I have just completed a personal Noble Silence Retreat, which means silence of the body, speech, and mind. I consider it a private retreat because I put it together myself, my rules, no one else. This type of time can not only be enjoyable, but you can also...