http://thinkempoword.com/community say it, think it, be it Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:47:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Open for Business is a weekly column in the St. Paul Pioneer Press Sunday business section. The column features a new business less than one year old. Empoword was the featured business August 10th. An excerpt is printed below with a link to the entire article. Tell ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/08/14/pioneer-press-article/ Empoword: See it, Think it, Believe it Stephanie Ross ’82 learned about the connection between mind and body when she was a junior at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. She became seriously ill and was taken to a hospital where she endured surgery, IVs and more. Learning visualization techniques helped ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/08/14/spa-magazine-article/ So if laughter really is the best medicine, let’s all get giggling. No co-pay necessary. Available in unlimited quantities and happily contagious. Share a story about how humor has been healing. What about a joke or funny story. Recount a side-splitting moment. We would ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/07/07/giggle-word-of-the-month/ I never expected it to go this far. I never expected to launch an international crusade for our kids or for the New York Times to call me “food’s Erin Brockovich” or to appear on Good Morning America. And I certainly never expected my life to change abruptly ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/07/07/empowering-people-robin-obrien/ Last Saturday, I put the Empoword concept into action when I competed in the YMCA St. Croix Croixathlon – a sprint triathlon. I woke up to a beautiful cloudless blue sky and thought, “Am I really going to do this?” Despite my best intentions to train long and hard, ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/07/06/elite-athlete-or-not-here-i-come-see-it-think-it-be-it-works/ Turns out this age old proverb is no joke. Medical research is showing us that laughter really does lead to better physical, emotional and mental health. A good laugh can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure, elevate mood, boost immune function, improve brain function, protect the heart and the list ... http://thinkempoword.com/community/2008/07/02/laughter-is-the-best-medicine/