We’ve all felt nervous before a big event like a wedding or a job interview, and even get anxious over small things like a test in school or having to give a speech in front of an audience. Our hearts pound, our hands sweat, and we may even feel dizzy or nauseous. These are universal…
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Traditionally, Thanksgiving Day marks a celebration and expression of gratitude. Gratitude and the acknowledgment for all of the positive aspects in your life during which you acknowledge your basic needs being met (e.g., a roof over your head to sleep, clean water, food), the material goods in your life, friends, family and loved ones. Several studies have…
Confidence can be described as believing in yourself, your choices, and your purpose in the world. Everyone wants to be more confident, but how do you learn confidence? It’s a matter of taking consistent and positive actions in your life. If you’re dealing with stress, anxiety, or depression, Dr. Sandoval can help you overcome…
If you are like many people, the shift in time and “falling back” with our clocks the passing of day light savings time will mean a bonus hour of sleep and a progressive shift towards shorter and darker days as the sun sets earlier each night. It also means that you’ll likely experience changes in…
Mindfulness is the practice of intentionally bringing your attention to your here and now experiences with an attitude of curiosity, openness and non-judgment. Many studies have shown that mindfulness practices can help you to reduce stress, worry, symptoms of binge eating, many anxiety disorders and ADHD.1, 2 Mindfulness practices, including yoga, yoga breathing exercises and qi…
With the many sound bytes that you hear about in world and economic changes everyday, usually increases in prices and/or shortages in food and gasoline, I am happy to announce that effective July 2022, I have relocated my practice and as a result have reduced my fee for all psychotherapy and health coaching services. My…
Many health conditions and psychological symptoms originate in your gut. Your enteric nervous system, or “second brain,” is home to an abundance of neurons and produces an array of neurotransmitters. It is also where trillions of microorganisms (collectively known as your gut microbiome) reside. You are, in fact, only 10% human as each of these…
If you experience bouts of anxiety, worry and depression or you obsess with unproductive and painful thoughts, you’ll likely benefit by learning to cultivate and externalize your awareness. You may believe that suppressing what your mind tells you or replacing your mind’s stories with better thoughts or self-affirmations will lead you to live your life…
If you’re like many people who are trying to lose weight or improve your health, you may think that you have to follow a restrictive diet and exercise to burn the excess calories. While this approach may work for some people in the short term, the reality is that most people who diet end up…
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS March 16, 2016 Meditating before running could change the brain in ways that are more beneficial for mental health than practicing either of those activities alone, according to an interesting study of a new treatment program for people with depression. As many people know from experience, depression is characterized in part by…
