Soon my feeling of being in the moment is replaced with something as strange and ancient as this place itself. My breathing calms and becomes shallow. My heartbeat slows. I am first surrounded by in silence. I am a tiny, shrinking spot. Then I disappear completely. ...
With the help of the baby’s mum, the baby calms down and feels safe and good again. As babies grow up, things get better. Bigger kids hear that loud noise and think it’s no big deal. That’s because the best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As ...
The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old casual friend/knowledge, barked at him as he passed. The very village was changed; it was larger and more full of people. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts ...
If your dog's breathing calms down shortly after entering a cooler area and resting, he or she should be okay. But if the panting remains constant and intense for an extended period of time, the dog seems to be in distress or restless, and/or if the dog's gums are blue, purple, or...
“I’m obsessed,” she said. Not only does it ease her joint pain, “it just gives me energy…And then it calms me, too.” Words in This Story gym (gymnasium)–n. a building or room that has equipment and space for ...
Learn why dogs smell so excessively, seem to predict your every move, and stare at you for for an awkward amount of time. This book explores the science behind the dog's perspective on the world. More About This Book Inside Out And Back Again Thanhla Lai Ha and her family flee Viet...
How spiritual are horses? So long as these few basic needs are met, a horse is naturally and fully in that state of grace. She simply radiates a calms, peaceful, loving presence and this presence has a similar effect on humans as the presence of a spiritually enlightened person. It's be...
The walk home hot and hotter still but I passed the cemetary which always cools me down calms me down and I thought of getting lunch or a drink or an ice cream before heading home, but I wanted to walk in the park more, and hoped it would be deserted so I could think. I saw all...
I'm slightly allergic to dogs, and I've noticed that I get red, swollen pores on my wrists and forearms after petting one. These are tiny raised spots that form in a row, but I can still distinguish the individual pores. Taking an antihistamine calms the reaction. Also, washing my arm...
A hypnic jerk is an involuntary muscle spasm that happens as people fall asleep. Hypnic jerks are usually normal, but occasionally...