↓ What can your anger teach you about yourself for better relationships? Falling in love is awesome. And sometimes it’s awful. I’ve had a few pretty bad relationships in my time, and lately, I’ve been able to identify certain patterns that have come up time and again....
Read More↓ Feeling like you might throttle someone? Try these tactics instead. Ah, difficult people. There are passive aggressives—the ones who “forget” and put pork in a vegetarian’s dinner. Then there are the grumpy misanthropes, the abusive yellers, the self-centered narcissists, the Debbie Downers or Woe-Me-ers. If we’re...
Read MoreThis mix combines zesty warming spices that boost aroma, flavor, healing wisdom, and most importantly, the fire in your foods, your belly, your life. Agni is the Sanskrit word for fire. In Ayurveda, it is a word generally used to describe our digestive fire. Agni digests and assimilates the nutrients in our food, and supports...
Read More↓ Writing is a vital personal expression—a way to both share who you are with the world, and to delve deeper into your own psyche. Congrats! You want to start a daily writing practice. Excellent. Writing is a vital personal expression—a way to both share who you...
Read More↓ Seize this midlife point as a mile marker for better heart health. “This midlife trauma is not a cruel joke set upon us by an all-powerful god,” writes author Lisa Arnold in her book, For Sanity’s Sake: Devotions for the Temporarily Insane, Otherwise Known as the Menopausal...
Read MorePassover came and went this year and I not only observed the holiday but barely noticed its existence. ↓ Saying this feels cold, considering how many friends and relatives of mine are very sick right now and/or—it hurts to write this — have recently died. Of all...
Read MoreIf you drink alcohol, here are some fresh ideas for the season ↓ Fa la la, it’s eggnog season! And merlot at the office party season. And an Old Fashioned for Christmas Eve dinner season. There’s an awful lot of cocktail opportunities coming up in December, and...
Read MoreGrass-roots meditation activist Shelly Tygielski offers 3 ways to practice self-care so we can recharge, refresh, and rewire for action. BY SHELLY TYGIELSKI The day after the US midterms, after a bitter election season with hard-fought victories, severely-close losses, and some horrific violence in its...
Read MoreA 15-minute meditation that begins by imagining yourself surrounded by a circle of the most loving beings, making generous offerings of love and goodwill to you. BY SHARON SALZBERG ↓ ↓ A Meditation for Opening the Heart 15:49 1) Imagine your are encircled by people who...
Read MoreEight or so years ago, Janet Sleigh stood in her kitchen, -bemoaning her whacked-out hormones, her arthritic fingers, and her squishy postpartum belly of two years. A friend who was a frequent health-and-fitness confidant suggested she get back into yoga. Or go to the gym....
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