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Watching the world around us is just about the best
movie there is. Politics, intrigue, passion, good guys,
and bad guys, the twists and turns we're watching
now are so incredible from time to time you've just
gotta admit your disbelief. And it's not always easy
living in a movie as exciting as this, even for a
company named Balance.
The New York Post showed up at our class at Yahoo!
the other day for a story that's coming out on the 31st
and the reporter was eager to ask if we get stressed.
DUH! OF COURSE! Ask me how I managed to flub
lines on Fox Business. Ask Suann how she forgot to
go to a networking she had been looking forward to for
weeks. Ask Clara how she felt when she
was stuck in a Post Office in LA with 600 frisbees and
nowhere to send them. That we respond to these
intense feelings of overwhelm well doesn't mean that
the overwhelm doesn't happen. Balance wouldn't
exist if stress didn't - the tools we teach are ones we
rely upon to keep ourselves functioning optimally
under any situation.
It's because we KNOW stress happens that we've
come up with a really cool contest to make work
a better experience for one lucky company. Through
March 31st, we're giving a FREE MONTH OF ON-SITE
YOGA to
whatever company has the most employees to go to
our website
and click on the little button that says "I want my
corporate guru". All you have to do is tell us who we
need to get in touch with at your company. Whatever
company has the most submissions gets the free
classes - and the submission is 100% anonymous!
So spread the word - forward this
newsletter and tell your coworkers. We can't wait to
see you on the mat!
Below you can check out a couple ways we look at the
question of secrets. Lead Better offers a look at the
secret of knowing yourself in navigating your career.
Think Better brings forth an icky secret in the art world.
And in Feel Better you'll learn three of the easiest
and most powerful self-care practices from the
ancient practice of ayurveda.
After all, we love giving away the most helpful secrets.
Be well,
Tevis Gale
Editor & Founder
Balance Integration
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Feeling Eliot Spitzer?
When I wasn't much older than Ashley Dupre, I was
seduced into a job I should have never accepted.
Trilingual with a freshly-minted masters degree in
international business (and the ego to match), I
scoured the earth for a position that was worthy of my
brilliance. Working at UPS as corporate marketing
liaison for franchisees from Mailboxes Etc., my
situation was friendly and challenging but felt a
little "brown" in every sense. I wanted sexy. I wanted
branding. I wanted to use my languages. I wanted to
use my passport.
For a mature executive, even the interview at IBM Latin
America would have been a dead-giveaway ...
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The Secret of Doing Good
Welcome to balancebreak. This is where we explore
ideas and perspectives about staying whole while
navigating the challenges of daily life. So why is there
a picture of a dying dog on this article header? Why
are you about to read a couple of paragraphs about a
Costa Rican artist who captured a street dog, chained
him to a wall and forced him to starve as a form of art?
Because "Balance isn't about hating your job", to
quote my buddy Heather Green of BusinessWeek.
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Tapping Ayurveda's Secrets
We were speaking at The Economist this week and a
question came from the crowd of employees about
what practice I find most helpful as a self-care
preventative against stress. Without thinking I said "dry
brush and self massage". Silence ensued. Aside from
being unintelligible to most people, acutally sounds
slightly tawdry.
Truth be told, this is just one of the many
ancient "secrets" emerging in the mainstream.
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"How To Organize Your Workspace"
Join Erica Ecker, the Spacialist, on March 27th, 2008
and walk
away with easy-to-use tips and techniques to organize
your personal or professional workspace.
This is the perfect workshop for you if:
· you are overwhelmed managing the paper, mail and
schedule for your personal life or your business life.
· you have piles mounting at your home, at your office
or your home office.
· your workspace at your home or office is driving you
crazy.
· you can't find what you want when you need it.
· you spend too much time trying to get it all done.
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
In Good Company
16 W. 23rd Street - 4th Floor - NYC
To register send an email to
workshops@thespacialist.com or call 212.924.4383 -
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
Price: $59.99
Erica Ecker, The Spacialist, is a space visionary and a
natural-born pro at organizing and setting up systems
that work easily for others. She has helped hundreds
of clients just like you get out from underneath their
stuff and create organized environments. Erica has
been featured on NY1 News and in such publications
as Newsday, New York Moves, Fitness, Self,
Women's Day and Real Simple.
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Invisible Sun
While it is quite possible we've already let you in on
this secret, we feel compelled to repeat ourselves.
We love The Sun magazine. Zero advertising, rife with
reader
contributions, and jam packed full of heart wrenching
observations on the unfolding of humanity's rich
pageant, there just isn't a better way to spend a
Sunday post brunch visit to the couch or cafe.
Get it. Give it to friends. They'll be glad you did.
Shine on me!
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