Lean Manufacturing Blog

by Christy Cuellar-Wentz A volatile stock market, unpredictably disastrous weather, home mortgage crises and tightening credit crunch all add up to increasingly difficult home environments. Some of the most at-risk members of our population include pregnant and postpartum mothers. They are already coping with tremendous hormone and brain chemistry changes, and have a biological imperative to establish a safe haven for their new charges. Creating a stable home environment may be the “impossible dream” during rapidly … Read entire article »

by Christy Cuellar-Wentz It’s only been in recent years that society has accepted the fact that a substantial number of new mothers become depressed in the weeks and months after the arrival of their babies. Growing evidence is mounting that new fathers also experience nearly the same type of postpartum depression as their partners. They, too, can feel a sense of stress and depression when transitioning into their new parental responsibilities. Men have traditionally been viewed … Read entire article »

by Edmonton Storage Guy Before carting in the first box or chair, take a walk through your new home with paper and pencil and a camera, to create a diary of its condition on the day you took occupancy. If anything is not the way you expected it to be, you’ll need to make this known right away. Inspect the walls and floors for holes, chipped paint, torn wallpaper, and stained carpeting, noting the locations of electrical … Read entire article »

by Keira Adams No doubt you’ve seen images of Buddhist monks seated on the hard floor, comfortably meditating. However, for many of us that just isn’t an option. For a variety of reasons, many people choose to meditate in a chair instead of seated on the ground. But a regular chair simply isn’t adequate. A meditation chair is just the thing for you. You can practice the art of meditation much more comfortably in a meditation chair. … Read entire article »

by Ann Chester Nervous about having your first massage? I bet you are. Not to worry, the majority of people are nervous about new experiences if they don’t know much about it. You may have researched massage and found the answer to all your questions but just in case you didn’t I will try to answer them in this article. Things like, do I have to take all my clothes off, will it hurt or do … Read entire article »

by Kim Archer Yoga is a 6000-year-old form of exercise which not only disciplines the body but conditions the mind as well. While the various asanas or postures are the core of yoga training, the breath is its soul. It’s been said that if you can breathe, you can practice yoga. A fundamental aim of yoga is to help you learn to calm your mind through your breathing. By practicing yoga on a regular basis, you get to … Read entire article »

by Steve Esquire There are many massage chairs on the market today and you have more choices on the types of features and functions. We will provide a product review of the Sanyo DR 6700K massage chair. This is a higher end massage chair from Sanyo. Our product review will cover the more important features of the massage recliner. We will also touch on the warranty included with the Sanyo DR 6700 … Read entire article »

by Samantha Jones Stress affects the body in many different ways. While the short term physical responses to stress are well known, some longer term effects of stress are less well understood. However, thanks to ongoing research a lot more is known about stress than was the case even a few decades ago. At the physical level, stress is what happens when we are faced with a problem. It is often called the ‘fight or flight’ reflex. … Read entire article »