--- title: Heartmanity Blog | Enid R. Spitz / Heartmanity Contributor (3) description: Enid Spitz is a writer, yoga instructor, and works at the popular Lululemon. She previously lived in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, where she was a newspaper editor and researched yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury. Heartmanity combines Enid's passions for social well-being, neuroscience, and yoga. When not writing or on the yoga mat, she is an avid traveller, and loves being outdoors. 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Topics: Select a topic... All Emotional Intelligence & Fitness Leadership and Business Love, Marriage, and Relationships Parents: Permission to Be Imperfect Brain Fitness, Mindfulness and Perspective Communication & Interpersonal Skills Habits for Health Heartmanity Webinars, Classes, and Events Filters ![Enid R. Spitz / Heartmanity Contributor](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hubfs/EnidRSpitz.jpeg) ## Enid R. Spitz / Heartmanity Contributor Enid Spitz is a writer, yoga instructor, and works at the popular Lululemon. She previously lived in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, where she was a newspaper editor and researched yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury. Heartmanity combines Enid's passions for social well-being, neuroscience, and yoga. When not writing or on the yoga mat, she is an avid traveller, and loves being outdoors. ### Recent Posts: ## [*A Simple Way to Stay Sane During the Holidays*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/a-simple-way-to-stay-sane-during-the-holidays) December 01, 2017 [![A Simple Way to Stay Sane During the Holidays](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gingerbread-cookie-on-a-cooling-rack-182424978_2125x1416.jpeg?width=600&name=Gingerbread-cookie-on-a-cooling-rack-182424978_2125x1416.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/a-simple-way-to-stay-sane-during-the-holidays) You know that whirring-through-space feeling the holidays tend to bring? The crazy that comes with getting ready for a gathering or shopping til you drop!? Everything tumbling around, moving overly fast, twisting out of the normal routine, and amplified by familial turbulence. It’s enough to make you wish for some powerful, calming potion you serve your family (and yourself). HINT: Not wine. *Estimated reading time: 3 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/a-simple-way-to-stay-sane-during-the-holidays) Posted in [Habits for Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/habits-for-health) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*The Best Essential Oils to Spice Up Your Autumn Recipes*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/the-best-essential-oils-to-spice-up-your-autumn-recipes) September 05, 2017 [![The Best Essential Oils to Spice Up Your Autumn Recipes](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Apples-in-a-wooden-box-508588838_4256x2088.jpeg?width=600&name=Apples-in-a-wooden-box-508588838_4256x2088.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/the-best-essential-oils-to-spice-up-your-autumn-recipes) Fall meant Apple Hill where I grew up. Like clockwork, the air would turn crisper, and seemingly everyone would trek to the Hill for apple everything—donuts, cider, apples in caramel, and apple-picking. Applesauce and apple pies everywhere. *Estimated reading time: 3 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/the-best-essential-oils-to-spice-up-your-autumn-recipes) Posted in [Habits for Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/habits-for-health) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*How to Navigate Being a Step-Sibling in a Blended Family*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-navigate-being-a-step-sibling-in-a-blended-family) September 02, 2017 [![How to Navigate Being a Step-Sibling in a Blended Family](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Feet-family-on-the-stairs-531311778_3100x1819.jpeg?width=600&name=Feet-family-on-the-stairs-531311778_3100x1819.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-navigate-being-a-step-sibling-in-a-blended-family) "Are you an only child?" That question always gives me pause. Yes, but also, no. I am not alone in being the child of a blended family. Nor am I the only one who’s a bit confused by the whole situation—parents included. *Estimated reading time: 4 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-navigate-being-a-step-sibling-in-a-blended-family) Posted in [Perfectly Imperfect Parenting](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/perfectly-imperfect-parenting) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*Back to School Essential Oils to Support Your Kid's Health*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/back-to-school-essential-oils-to-support-your-kids-health) August 25, 2017 [![Back to School Essential Oils to Support Your Kid's Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Massage-oil-bottles-at-spa-154904937_2122x1415.jpeg?width=600&name=Massage-oil-bottles-at-spa-154904937_2122x1415.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/back-to-school-essential-oils-to-support-your-kids-health) The back-to-school season is a mammoth shift for kids and their families alike. Even more notorious are back-to-school illnesses at all ages, which spread far beyond the home and classroom. Every company with an employee who needs to pick up a sick kid at a moment's notice is familiar with the disruption. If you aren’t already using essential oils, time to start! They're a fantastic way to jumpstart the immune system and reinforce your children's healthy—and yours! *Estimated reading time: 3 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/back-to-school-essential-oils-to-support-your-kids-health) Posted in [Habits for Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/habits-for-health) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*How to Boost Your Joy, Career and Love Life by Mindfulness*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-boost-your-joy-career-and-love-life-by-mindfulness) August 12, 2017 [![How to Boost Your Joy, Career and Love Life by Mindfulness](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Older%20man%20lying%20barefooted%20on%20a%20lounge%20chair%20relaxing%20in%20a%20meadow%20of%20poppies..jpeg?width=600&name=Older%20man%20lying%20barefooted%20on%20a%20lounge%20chair%20relaxing%20in%20a%20meadow%20of%20poppies..jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-boost-your-joy-career-and-love-life-by-mindfulness) I recently found myself standing in the produce section of Whole Foods, somewhere between the lettuce and onion island, and I had no idea how I’d gotten to where I was. This is not an abduction story, a memory-lapse or early-onset Alzheimer's. What I experienced is an unfortunately commonplace phenomenon that is—in many people’s opinion—becoming a societal disease: a lapse in mindfulness. *Estimated reading time: 4 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-boost-your-joy-career-and-love-life-by-mindfulness) Posted in [Brain Fitness, Mindfulness and Perspective](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/brain-fitness-mindfulness-and-perspective) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*Use Essential Oils to Fight Stress and Anxiety*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/use-essential-oils-to-fight-stress-and-anxiety) August 10, 2017 [![Use Essential Oils to Fight Stress and Anxiety](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Relaxed-redhead-woman-smelling-essential-oil-with-eyes-closed-184591618_1415x2122.jpeg?width=600&name=Relaxed-redhead-woman-smelling-essential-oil-with-eyes-closed-184591618_1415x2122.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/use-essential-oils-to-fight-stress-and-anxiety) *“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. 'Blorft' is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.”    ~*Tina Fey, Bossypants Stress has become the new status quo for many people and even entire populations. Handling daily fatigue is naturally a huge concern. The skyrocketing number of prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications like Xanax is a strong indicator; so is the [massive spike in cases of anti-anxiety prescription abuse \[...\]](http://drugabuse.com/library/xanax-history-and-statistics/) [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/use-essential-oils-to-fight-stress-and-anxiety) Posted in [Habits for Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/habits-for-health) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*Easy Yoga Stretches to Do Right at Your Desk*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/easy-yoga-stretches-to-do-right-at-your-desk) July 10, 2017 [![Easy Yoga Stretches to Do Right at Your Desk](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eagle1.jpg?width=600&name=eagle1.jpg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/easy-yoga-stretches-to-do-right-at-your-desk) Are your shoulders and necks getting tense? This stress is especially true for those who spend a lot of time on the computer. Many of us get tense in the shoulders, neck, and jaw—nine-to-fivers and mom entrepreneurs alike. Whether you are in an office at a desk or running errands, everyday activities like texting, driving, or even sleeping can contribute to a stiff neck. When was the last time you really stretched your fingers and forearms? *Related reading time: 4 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/easy-yoga-stretches-to-do-right-at-your-desk) Posted in [Habits for Health](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/habits-for-health) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*How to Make Employee Evaluations More Effective and Meaningful*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-make-employee-evaluations-more-effective-and-meaningful) July 06, 2017 [![How to Make Employee Evaluations More Effective and Meaningful](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Your-team-can-be-your-biggest-concern-or-your-biggest-asset-666909418_2048x1467.jpeg?width=600&name=Your-team-can-be-your-biggest-concern-or-your-biggest-asset-666909418_2048x1467.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-make-employee-evaluations-more-effective-and-meaningful) Evaluating employees is a workplace standard that has been used for decades. At this point, it’s routine; unfortunately, it's a practice that has become rote. Business is drastically changing, and the old way of doing employee evaluations is outdated! Just look at the prevalence of startups, unconventional office spaces, and even workplace yoga. Mindfulness is one of the fastest-growing interests in the business sphere. Now it is changing employee evaluations and feedback, too. When that inevitable, and admittedly often awkward, time of year comes around for discussing employees' \[...\] [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/how-to-make-employee-evaluations-more-effective-and-meaningful) Posted in [Business and Leadership](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/business-and-leadership), [Emotional Intelligence & Fitness](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/emotional-intelligence-fitness) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*What Every Couple Can Learn from Military Relationships*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/what-every-couple-can-learn-from-military-relationships) June 19, 2017 [![What Every Couple Can Learn from Military Relationships](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/I'm-so-scared!-545373068_2125x1416-1.jpeg?width=600&name=I'm-so-scared!-545373068_2125x1416-1.jpeg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/what-every-couple-can-learn-from-military-relationships) Not every couple will struggle with glitchy Skype connections during months apart, the U.S. Government interrupting dinner, or the strain Top Secret secrets place on two people in love. Military relationships are subject to a laundry list of struggles—and joys—that others don’t have. But at the heart of military relationship challenges are the same human issues that every couple navigates. These seven tips for strengthening a military relationship are based on the principles of [Emotional Intelligence (EQ](https://blog.heartmanity.com/what-is-emotional-intelligence)). Hopefully they will help with deployment, reunion and the everyday challenges of \[...\] [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/what-every-couple-can-learn-from-military-relationships) Posted in [Love, Marriage, and Relationships](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/love-marriage-and-relationships), [Emotional Intelligence & Fitness](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/emotional-intelligence-fitness) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn ## [*6 Tips for Being Friends with Your Child*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/6-tips-for-being-friends-with-your-child) May 18, 2017 [![6 Tips for Being Friends with Your Child](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Father-and-daughter-enjoying-at-home-000084332533_Large-1.jpg?width=600&name=Father-and-daughter-enjoying-at-home-000084332533_Large-1.jpg)](https://blog.heartmanity.com/6-tips-for-being-friends-with-your-child) "Whether or not parents should try to be friends with their children—especially in the early developmental and teen years—is a hot-button issue in a lot of parenting circles. On one side of the debate are the hard-line parenting advocates, who believe befriending your child is detrimental to their development. But is it?*Estimated reading time: 4 minutes* [Read More](https://blog.heartmanity.com/6-tips-for-being-friends-with-your-child) Posted in [Perfectly Imperfect Parenting](https://blog.heartmanity.com/topic/perfectly-imperfect-parenting) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn [« More Great Content Here](https://blog.heartmanity.com/author/enid-r-spitz/page/4) [Newer »](https://blog.heartmanity.com/author/enid-r-spitz/page/2) ### Free Newsletter! 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