As defined in tuja’s glossary of meditation terms, mantras are the: “sacred utterance” of a word, sound, phrase or passage believed to have psychological and/or spiritual power. Often used as a tool for meditation.
Like other meditation techniques – such as counting the breath or gazing at a flickering candle flame, mantras work by helping...
Without a doubt, eating vegetables is a practice that’s good for us. Sure, there are differing opinions about which ones to eat more of (brassicas) or less of (nightshades), but when push comes to shove (and barring no extenuating circumstances, of course), no health care professional worth their weight in...
Each year at this time the tall, sour, pink babes known as rhubarb are just begging to be sweetened up, partnered up, and turned in something tasty.
Jars of jam, pie filling, and syrups are all common culinary uses that allow people to enjoy them for months to come. Syrup was...
Sweat Sesh Lead to Sore Muscles? Focus on These Sleep Hacks for Remarkable Recovery
Ever stepped out of bed and winced as your feet hit the floor? Sometimes this comes from the expected, like back-to-back spin classes, while other times you grapple with its origin. Was cleaning out the garage the culprit?
Whether your gym membership is at the front of your wallet or in...
It's a scorcher of a day, and you've consumed half your body weight in water (or ice cream). You've tried to cart yourself from one air-conditioned place to the next, but in between, the sun beats down on your skin and heats you to your core.
We can't change the prevalence...
The concept of breastfeeding seems reasonably simple...until you become a mom. Whether you are overproducing or underproducing, dealing with mastitis, or just figuring out the horror that is pumping at 3 am, it can seem anything but "natural."
Breastfeeding seems to bring out strong opinions, from parents and future parents alike....
Are You Picking The Wrong Vacation? It's Time To Get Personal
Most of us don’t have months where we’re free to frolic and play. We usually get a matter of weeks to do whatever we want. Those few weeks have the opportunity to help keep us going through the daily grind.
Our travel plans matter.
We’re all different, so it makes total...
How #CleanEating has Evolved Since its First Appearance on Instagram
At the very present second*, #cleaneating has been tagged in 39,016,540 Instagram photos. That’s about 26 million more than #Beyonce, whose plant-powered KALE sweatshirt won us over in 2014.
Our four-legged fur babies are eating the same whole food, non-GMO, grain-free, organic diets that we are. Documentaries like Hungry For Change,...
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Corn is not exactly a best dietary friend to us. If you’ve dallied in any number of food documentaries, you’re likely to know that humans unknowingly consume a huge amount of corn simply by choosing processed and packaged foods. It’s gotten so bad that Michael Pollan famously calls us "processed corn,...
When I first began teaching yoga, I went hard. I knocked on the door of every studio and business like an overly enthusiastic Avon lady. When someone gave me a class, I was overjoyed and I took it. I taught for almost nothing. I taught yoga all. The. Time.
Guess the...
