Optimum Health: Is Your Body A Second-Class Citizen?

Optimum Health: Is Your Body A Second-Class Citizen?

Dr Joel often wonders aloud: Do people know how to breathe? Do they know how to exercise? Do they know how to feed their body what it really needs? Dr Joel is a medical doctor who hasn’t been sick in more than 40-years, not even a common cold. So when he’s ready to talk about something important, like self-care, I’m eager to listen. “Many people,” he reminds, “are so focused on thinking, creating new ideas, staying on top of the latest breaking news, that they overlook the most important person in their life: themselves.” When we focus on our own body, we elevate it to the status of “personhood.” It is not just something that we use to carry around our 20-pound brain. It is comprised of 40-trillion cells. Trillions of bacteria comprise the Micro Biome that lives in our lower GUT. When we are mindful of the needs of our body, the need to stretch, to relax, to get aerobic…, in other words, when we are mindful in every moment of our body, it will tell us what it needs. In a sense, the trillions of bacteria in our micro biome are our employees!” Treat them and yourself well. Alexia Parks and Dr. Joel Rauch M.D. (Rauchwerger M.D.) are co-founders of the 10TRAITS Leadership Institute. Online SELF-CARE programs begin Fall...
The World Needs MORE Women in Leadership, Not More Wars or Revolutions

The World Needs MORE Women in Leadership, Not More Wars or Revolutions

Most of us know at some deep level that it’s time to make a rapid transition away from a world economy based on overconsumption, competition and conflict, to a world based on cooperation, collaboration, and sustainability. And 10TRAITS leadership reminds that whether the cause is protection of the rainforest, the search for climate solutions, or clean drinking water, the fastest way to change directions is to accelerate the empowerment of women into positions of leadership. How many women? Enough to make the...
10TRAITS Quote of the Day

10TRAITS Quote of the Day

  “I like the notion of assessing the potential for change (constructive AND sustainable) by first determining where the gender balance “needle” is pointing in the decision-making roles..  It’s a specific,  tangible and doable first step in laying the groundwork for change!” – Megan Edwards Join the interesting discussions between fellow women leaders – and their classmates at 10TRAITS Leadership online training. When you’re ready to go lead something, start by enrolling in our on-going global leadership training program.  Our 20-30 hour programs are university accredited, self-paced, and include daily virtual mentorship. Alexia Parks is the Founder and CEO of 10TRAITS Leadership Institute. We offer the ONLY leadership training programs in the world based on the New Science of the Female Brain....
Probiotics? Pre-biotics? Which should you choose? BOTH.

Probiotics? Pre-biotics? Which should you choose? BOTH.

A healthy GUT supports a healthy lifestyle. The human biome (GUT) has bacteria that can help prevent or reduce most disease. Probiotics are friendly bacteria. You’ll find them in yoghurt, sauerkraut, miso, and kefir. Probiotic supplements should supplement, not replace these key, natural foods. Pre-biotics are the food you eat that FEEDS the probiotic bacteria. This includes soft WHOLE, sliced, soft fruits and vegetables. The by-product from the friendly bacteria is the “body beneficial” butyric acid. Because I believe that health is #1 when it comes to leadership, I always include a focus on health and fitness in our 10TRAITS  Leadership training programs. Alexia Parks is CEO and Founder of the 10TRAITS Leadership Institute. It offers the ONLY leadership training programs in the world based on the FEMALE...
Happy Mother’s Day Hillary, How Did You Spend YOUR Day?

Happy Mother’s Day Hillary, How Did You Spend YOUR Day?

Happy Mother’s Day, Hillary. You’re a grandmother, like me. And like me, you probably got a hug from your own granddaughter. Perhaps you got a chance to share some stories about your own mother, like I did. In a stopover at a local market, I was given a microphone and had the chance to tell a room full of people in the community dining room about my own mother. In India, there is a saying: “Your Mother is your first Boss.” She is also your first role-model because everything a child learns in their first five years is like a Xerox copy of the mother, their family, and their culture. Growing up, my children were always my heroes. I praised them, perhaps even overpraised them, and they grew up strong, strong-hearted, with an equally strong desire to live a life of meaning and purpose. For you, your role as mentor, and as a role-model on a world stage, extends far beyond your family. You are known by a single name, around the world: Hillary. And, like me and millions of other women – almost 4 billion – you are also known as “Mom.” We both know that being a mother is one of the most difficult job in the world. It is like we signed up for a bootcamp in compassion and empathy. We become deep listeners. We learn to intuit the unmet, unspoken needs of our children, and by extension, the needs of others. It put us on a fast-track for what we do in the world today. It reminds us, in every moment, why we do what we do. We...

The ONLY Leadership Training in the World Based On The Female Brain

  Our, online, global eadership training program – the ONLY leadership training in the world based on the Female Brain – begins May 16th. Registration for our 2-credit (30/hr) or 2-CEU (20/hr) Spring 2016 online class closes soon. Self-paced, and self-directed, the class includes “virtual mentorship.” It is also open to women and interested men, Ready to upgrade your life to leadership?  The next 10TRAITS Leadership class launches June 6th.On  July 16th, it’s 10TRAITS – Nursing training for healthcare professionals. Offering 2-credit (university credit); and 2-CEU (20-hours) Certificate of Completion. WEB: AlexiaParks.com –...