The ParaDocs
March 22, 2021

Are you unable to unwind at the end of a long day? Learn how choosing activities that “down shift” our stress can help us take better care of ourselves.

In Volume 51 of this guest series, psychotherapist Dr. Francis L. Battisti and nutritionist Dr. Helen Battisti explain how doing activities, such as contemplative walks, time with nature, pleasure reading and disconnecting from technology, can calm and focus us.

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The Zone, Vol 51: Down Shifting
The ParaDocs
March 9, 2021

With our lifestyles being more stationary than they were pre-pandemic, many of us have lost the motivation to move. How can we incorporate more natural movement into our days?

In Volume 50 of this guest series, psychotherapist Dr. Francis L. Battisti and nutritionist Dr. Helen Battisti explain how incorporating more natural movement into your day can improve overall health.

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The Zone, Vol 50: Movement as Self-Care
Avila Institute Staff
February 22, 2021

In March 2020, very motivated people set intentions for the newfound time they would be spending at home. We were all forced to slow down and discover what aspects of life we were missing when we had access to the whole outside world. Now we’ve  spent the majority of our non-career oriented time, almost a whole year, at home. We may have lost some of those priorities that we discovered last spring.

In Volume 47 of this guest series, psychotherapist Dr. Francis L. Battisti and nutritionist Dr. Helen Battisti encourage us to continue finding the meaning of our todays and tomorrows by creating a living priority list that changes as restrictions and our lives evolve into the new normal.

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The Zone, Vol 47: Establishing Priorities