My understanding of wellness is that it's a whole-body experience. A state of complete physical, mental, and emotional well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It's an experience of being at ease with oneself and the world around us.   Wellness is a constant process that needs to be monitored and tweaked moment by moment. It's not a quick fix, and it's never all done; it commands the ability to be present to the body in the moment.    Wellness is a journey, a continuum, an ongoing process that changes slowly over time. It's an…

Does our love of retail therapy hide our inability to give of ourselves and be there for someone else?Do we now give things rather than of our time and consideration and when we give a gift (any purchase) do we feel it absolves us of giving emotionally?In a culture of buying to fill a need or lack in us are we just covering up the emptiness inside?I grew up in an Ireland where you did someone a favour to show you cared - now you give gifts. You kept an eye on those vulnerable or in…