Posts by Jenn Hicks

Japan: Kanazawa

Blog #2 of our 3 week trip to Japan, written by my husband! If you missed part one, you’ll find it here. Follow along – the next part of our trip is documented here.   And do be in touch if you have any questions about traveling in Japan!

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Japan: Tokyo

My husband and I took a 3 week trip to Japan. Interestingly we had a bit of a role reversal – he did all the blogging while I gave myself an e-vacation! Enjoy sharing our adventures with us!     Part 2 of our vacation (Kanazawa) is blogged about here.

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Dance breaks are great breaks!

Why take dance breaks?

Why not? Everybody can move to music and there are a TON of benefits!

Dance can:

* Promote comfort among employees
* Build relationships through trust and bonding
* Foster interaction and cooperation
* Promote positivity and confidence
* Reduce Stress

Movement breaks not only help us physically, but did you know they help our learning and well-being as well?

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Challenge your mind and body with Nia MOVEit

Do you challenge your mind and body? How often does your body (and brain!) encounter something totally new? Something never ever experienced before?  Something that taxes or increases the demands on your body and brain? Regularly? Great! Often? Fantastic! Rarely? Let’s talk about the benefits of mind-body challenge.   Nia is a challenge! It sure…

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Get your hands on these moves!

Condition the hands and fingers? Yes!

Why wouldn’t we move the hands and fingers? They are vital to our everyday activity and are the most active part of our upper bodies! Our hands and fingers perform an extraordinary number of fine-motor movements every day so we need to take care of them. We need to move all the complex and intricate parts of the hands and fingers so that our tendons, bones, tissues and nerves remain healthy and allow us to pick up our cup of coffee, wash dishes, write, type and so much more.

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