General Health and Wellness

Why can’t anyone get pregnant?

by mroth February 2, 2012

Share your insights on women’s health issues, whether it is general health, infertility, PCOS or any other topic that is specific to women’s health and you will have a chance to win a $150 American Express gift card! Click here to learn more! Leslie Goldman, a Women’s health writer and body image expert shares her [...]

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PCOS Doesn’t Need to End in Heart Ache

by mroth January 26, 2012

Share your insights on women’s health issues, whether it is general health, infertility, PCOS or any other topic that is specific to women’s health and you will have a chance to win a $150 American Express gift card! Click here to learn more! Sandra, a uterine cancer survivor due to PCOS shares her Insights on [...]

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Natural Ways for New Moms to Deal with Depression

by mroth January 26, 2012

The last think you thing will happen is that you will feel a little low or depressed after you have your baby, in many cases something that you have been waiting for a very long time! But it happens and you should not ignore it or get angry at your self for feeling that way! [...]

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Facts and Myths About Your Health in Your 30s

by mroth January 26, 2012

Busting Myths About Women’s Health There are many myths about women’s health, some of them so pervasive that even doctors believe them. Knowing what’s true and what’s not can help you identify if any changes in your health deserve some extra attention from your doctor, or if what you’re experiencing is one of these common [...]

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Rebekah’s Insights on Women’s Health Blog Contest

by mroth January 25, 2012

Share your insights on women’s health issues, whether it is general health, infertility, PCOS or any other topic that is specific to women’s health and you will have a chance to win a $150 American Express gift card! Click here to learn more! Here are Rebekah’s Insights “What a Woman Needs to Know”. She writes [...]

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What You Should Be Doing in Your Twenties To Help You to Get Pregnant in Your Thirties

by mroth January 23, 2012

If you are a woman in your 20s, planning for pregnancy might be the last thing on your mind, but we encourage you to take time now and understand steps you can take now to help reduce potential issues of getting pregnant when you are ready. Did you know 1 out of 8 couples struggle [...]

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Announcing A New Blog Series – Women’s Health Education and Share Your Personal Insights Contest

by mroth January 9, 2012

To kick off the New Year we are announcing a new blog series on Women’s Health Education and the beginning of our next blog contest! We want you to share your personal insights with the rest of our community and when you do you have a chance to win a $150 AMEX gift card. We [...]

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Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Guest Blog about Advocacy for Women’s Health

by mroth January 3, 2012

We are happy to share a great Guest Blog by Kim Murray, RN from Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility in Boston, MA about how to advocate for your health – infertility. Thank you to Circle + Bloom for allowing us to be part of its Advocacy for Women’s Health series. We are honored to contribute [...]

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New Resolutions: Setting The Right Ones

by mroth December 28, 2011

Guest Blog by Anna Dewinter New Year sparks the traditional process of setting resolutions for the commencing year. It is a great time to do away with past afflictions and attempt to get rid of negative problems in your life, with goal setting help you to establish yourself on a positive path for the years [...]

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Three Things You Can Do Today to Advocate For Your Health

by mroth December 20, 2011

We’ve been talking about advocating women’s health for a while now. You understand how important it is and why it needs to be done, but maybe you’re wondering what exactly you can do to advocate for yourself and for women’s health in general? If you want to get serious about women’s health advocacy, here are [...]

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How Happy Is Dr. Oz?

by mroth December 13, 2011

An exclusive interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Andrew Weil – Guest Blog by Andrew Weil, MD, Everyday Health Happiness Editor Dr. Andrew Weil, author of the new book ‘Spontaneous Happiness,’ chats with with friend and colleague, Dr. Mehmet Oz, about the blues, beating afternoon sugar cravings (yes, he gets them too), and why [...]

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What Do You Have in Common with Christina Applegate and Alison Sweeney?

by mroth December 2, 2011

Being able to advocate for ourselves and our health is an topic of importance in today’s day and age. The truth is, it always has been – we just haven’t always recognized our power to do anything about our health until recently. In the past, we left the fate of our bodies and minds up [...]

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Fertility: A Chinese Medical Approach

by mroth November 29, 2011

Guest Blog by Aradhna Behl, L.Ac., Founder of Hoboken Acupuncture, based in Hoboken, N.J., is dedicated to providing customized treatments that include Chinese medicine practices such as acupuncture and herbology to promote overall wellness, as well as treat infertility and other conditions. Although couples often are consumed with high-tech reproductive technology, there is an alternative [...]

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Resources are Your Friend

by mroth November 17, 2011

When it comes to facing infertility, we often feel lost – sometimes even helpless. Where do we turn for the answers we need? Our doctors, try as they might, don’t always have the answers that we are looking for or the time to explain everything clearly. Fortunately, you don’t have to rely on a physician [...]

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Davina’s Advocate for Health Contest Blog Story

by mroth November 4, 2011

Share your story for our Advocate For Your Health Contest and you might win a $250 AMEX Card, click here to learn more! Here is Davina’s story of how she advocated for her health. She co-founded Fertility Within Reach a nonprofit organization where she educates the infertility community how to advocate for access to family-building [...]

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Priscilla’s Advocate for Health Contest Blog Story

by mroth November 3, 2011

Share your story for our Advocate For Your Health Contest and you might win a $250 AMEX Card, click here to learn more! Here is Priscilla’s story of how she advocated for her health and infertility. She also writes a blog A Gluten-Free Vegan Mom Who Knows that you should take a look at. If [...]

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Heather’s Advocate for Health Contest Blog Story

by mroth November 3, 2011

Share your story for our Advocate For Your Health Contest and you might win a $250 AMEX Card, click here to learn more! Here is Heather’s story of how she advocated for her health and infertility. She also writes a blog Survive Infertility and Thrive that you should take a look at. If you like [...]

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Recognizing Your Power

by mroth November 2, 2011

When it comes to their health, many women feel powerless. It’s unfortunate when you consider the fact that we really do have quite a bit of say in the care of our bodies and how we advocate for our health. Unfortunately, doctors don’t always recognize our power and, to make matters worse, we don’t stand [...]

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In Celebration of Those Who Tell Us We Can’t: Fertility From Ferocious Determination

by mroth October 26, 2011

Share your story for our Advocate For Your Health Contest and you might win a $250 AMEX Card, click here to learn more! Here is Shannon’s story of how she advocated for her health and infertility. She also writes a blog InfertilityAwakening that you should take a look at. If you like her story be [...]

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Kate’s Advocacy for Health Blog Story

by mroth October 24, 2011

Share your story for our Advocate For Your Health Contest and you might win a $250 AMEX Card, click here to learn more! Here is Kate’s story of how she advocated for her health and infertility struggles. She also writes a blog Busted Plumbing that you should take a look at. If you like her [...]

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Announcing A New Blog Series on Advocacy and Share Your Story Contest

by mroth October 18, 2011

In the coming months we are gearing up to promote the advocacy of women and women’s health. We want to share with women everywhere the things that they can do to recognize their power, how they can find the best resources and how to advocate for themselves and their health – which brings us to [...]

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Dealing with the Frustrating Symptoms of PCOS

by mroth October 12, 2011

PCOS may be one of the most misunderstood and undiagnosed conditions of our time, but those of us who suffer from it definitely understand how frustrating it can be to live with. Irregular periods, unwanted facial hair, exasperating weight gain, the list goes on… Since there is no cure for PCOS, what can a woman [...]

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Keeping Healthy During Pregnancy

by mroth September 16, 2011

We are so happy to get all of the e-mails we receive from our customers telling us they are pregnant, and how much they love our program, and are excited they are moving onto our mind+body program for Pregnancy and Delivery. We thought it would be nice to do a blog post talking about ways [...]

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Circle+Bloom Saved My Sanity by Blogger Surviving Motherhood

by mroth August 31, 2011

Circle + Bloom was recently reviewed by Kim of Surviving Motherhood. Surviving Motherhood is a popular Mom’s blog, dealing with infertility, TTC and parenting topics. We are happy to share this review with you. Circle+Bloom Saved My Sanity. I recently, by chance, came across this website called Circle+Bloom. I saw this: “For Those Serious About [...]

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Simple Mind + Body Exercise

by Susan August 25, 2011

Take a minute to repeat the following sentence three or four times. Make sure each time to make the tone you use a bit more authoritative, and switch it from a sentence you are reading to a command your brain is giving to your body… “I have the power over my body to bring it [...]

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Taking Supplements to Improve Conception

by mroth July 28, 2011

We are happy to share a guest blog post from Women’s Health Associates. One in every four couples struggles with infertility, and many of those couples choose fertility treatments to help with conception. While fertility treatments can help, such as in vitro fertilization, many people do not believe that there are other things that can [...]

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Are you depressed/tired and want to change your health?

by mroth July 19, 2011

Our Happy Mind and Healthy Body Program, which improves your health, was recently reviewed by a member of The Connected Mom. The Connected Mom is a natural parenting site that focuses on fostering positive connections with our children, our communities, our planet, and each other. We are happy to share this review with you. Circle+Bloom’s [...]

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Psychoneuroendocrinology Part I: Understanding The Physio-Emotional Connections Between Libido, Intimacy and Fertility

by mroth March 14, 2011

A guest blog by Christine M. Dionese L.Ac MSTOM – Integrative Health Care Specialist Patients often come to me with the intention of conceiving, yet lack the key ingredients to get there; like intimacy and libido. Let me tell you ladies (and any men reading), loss of libido is not age-dependent and can happen to [...]

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Week 13 How Einstein Would Get Pregnant: Music for Health

by Joanne March 2, 2011

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. … I get most joy in life out of music.” – Albert Einstein ________________________________________________________________________ Music: More than Just Listening Pleasure Often times, if I [...]

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Mind-Body Fertility Seminar with Joanne Verkuilen at The Berkely Center for Reproductive Wellness – NYC

by mroth February 23, 2011

We are pleased to be working with mind-body series to help you learn powerful visualization techniques for not only your www.newyorkfertilityacupuncture.com Registration Required There is no charge for this event, but you must register as space is limited. Please register via phone or email: 212.685.0985 / patientservices@berkleycenter.com

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Ultimate Fertility Relaxation Music – Soundtrack

by Joanne February 17, 2011

Introducing the ultimate soundtrack for relaxation! Click to play. Brought to you by Circle+Bloom and Pandora Internet Radio.

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Week 12: The Love Response® (part two)

by Joanne February 2, 2011

All We Need is Love Let’s make no bones about it. Life sometimes is downright hard. It challenges us to our core, but time after time, we get up to fight the good fight. What Dr. Eva Selhub teaches us in her book, The Love Response®, however, gives us a very powerful weapon to steer [...]

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It’s Fun to Be Shameless

by Joanne January 18, 2011

Do one thing every day that scares you. We’ve kept these babies under wrap for some time… and we’re thrilled to finally let it out for the world to enjoy! Working with the one and only Pamela Madsen (more on her and her new book here) we are thrilled to announce the latest addition to [...]

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Mastering the Elephant

by Joanne January 14, 2011

How are you doing on your New Year’s Resolutions? If you are like me, right about now, it’s becoming harder and harder to remain in that highly optimistic, the sky-is-the-limit feeling that you have the first week of January. All of those wonderful goals and new habits that you want to take hold in your [...]

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Week 10: Religion, Spirituality and your Health

by Joanne December 24, 2010

“In my view there is no conflict in being a rigorous scientist and a person who believes in a God who takes a personal interest in each one of us. Science’s domain is to explore nature. God’s domain is in the spiritual world, a realm not possible to explore with the tools and language of [...]

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Week 10: Video Asking the Question About the Power of Prayer

by Joanne December 23, 2010

“I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.” – Albert Einstein In last week’s How Einstein Would Get Pregnant series, we discussed the question of whether or not there is just as strong of a body-mind connection as there is a mind-body connection. Does the way our [...]

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Week 9 Video: The Mirror Image of Mind-Body Connection

by Joanne December 8, 2010

In last week’s How Einstein Would Get Pregnant series, we talked with a special guest, Stephanie Clark Fitzgerald, who recently adopted domestically and shared her incredible story of courage, love and bravery. This week, we return back to our roots and pose an interesting on the mind-body equation. We know that thoughts, feelings and emotions [...]

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Introducing “How Einstein Would Get Pregnant!”

by Joanne September 7, 2010

We are excited to introduce a new blog/educational series called How Einstein Would Get Pregnant. We are always amazed at the incredible stories about the ability to use our brains and minds to help our bodies – and with just as much amazement we cannot believe that this isn’t widely known and used! And like [...]

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A Powerful Fertility Drug – Your Brain

by Joanne August 12, 2010

Would you believe me if I told you reading about a story of a 61-year-old male cancer survivor can help in your fertility journey? No? Read on, and you might just be surprised to find out. In 1971, Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiologist at the University of Texas met a 61-year old patient who [...]

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What Makes Circle + Bloom Different?

by Susan August 3, 2010

When people talk about Circle + Bloom they use different ways to describe our programs and how it works. We hear our programs referred to as meditation, mind-body therapy, relaxation exercises, etc. To a certain extent our programs incorporate parts of all of these descriptive terms, but our programs are also different from all of [...]

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Stop Stressing Over Stress

by Joanne July 22, 2010

“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” ~Astrid Alauda What does stress mean to you? In this post we seek to uncover the mysteries of stress, its effects on our health and fertility and why it’s important to do something about it. Stress is something [...]

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A special email we would like to share

by Joanne July 9, 2010

This is an actual email we received from a customer earlier this week regarding our Energy Program. Thought we would share it, because she goes to great lengths to connect it back to her life and her meditation practice. Keep these emails coming, folks! It makes our day, our week, our month! Just wanted to [...]

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The Brain-Infertility Connection Podcast

by Joanne June 14, 2010

Click here to listen right now to a fun and engaging presentation Joanne made to the U.K. Fertility Telesummit. Here is just a quick idea of what you can learn about how we can begin to our brain to improve our fertility: *How the mind-body connection effects your fertility *How stress can effect fertility and [...]

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The Beginning of a Life Style Change

by Susan June 6, 2010

I have had an amazing couple of weeks, a beginning of a life style change that I know will help me live my life to the fullest. I joined Joanne at Circle + Bloom because I wanted to make more of a difference in the world. That might seem odd, but something stirred within me [...]

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Energy for Empowerment

by Joanne June 3, 2010

Tired all the time? Check. Overworked and overstressed? Check. Can’t get a good night’s sleep? Check. Don’t we all suffer from low energy levels? Does low energy impact your levels of fertility or other health related issues in your life? I have always struggled with energy levels – even since when I was a teenager. [...]

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The World Stage

by Joanne June 1, 2010

I’d like to boast a tiny bit – and maybe you will indulge me. Having launched Circle+Bloom less than a year ago, we have created an unbelievable groundswell of enthusiasm and support and not just across the United States – but from all around the world. Just take a little glimpse at this image from [...]

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How Are You Taking Care of You?

by Susan April 22, 2010

I had a chance to attend a panel discussion on Mind-Body medicine. A women’s group I recently joined – which has been very rewarding for me personally – organized it. It was established to bring together women who want to make a difference and connect with others that have this same mindset. The group works [...]

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