↓ Make time to rejuvenate with a healing getaway. Summer is the prime season for traveling. This past Memorial Day, for example, AAA estimated that roughly 41.5 million Americans hit planes, trains, and automobiles to play on the long weekend. But just because fall has arrived and...
Read More↓ A practice you can apply as you begin any creative project. Q. I understand that the second chakra is a source of energy for creative expression. How can I use my second chakra energy consistently for the creative projects I’d like to complete? The second chakra is...
Read MoreDesigning and instituting a program for mindfulness in schools is fraught with potential problems. Here’s how to avoid having a poorly-designed program. ↓ ↓ In the UK, it was recently announced that the national government will put public money into mindfulness in education for the first time. One hundred...
Read More↓ Mice that were fed a high-fat diet and became obese saw a significant loss in their number of taste buds, according to a new study that has implications on the growing rates of obesity in the U.S. ↓ Researchers from Cornell University discovered that obese mice had a...
Read MoreFind out if drinking apple cider vinegar can help you lose weight. ↓ ♣ If you're up on the latest weight-loss trends, you've likely come across apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar advocates say that drinking a couple of tablespoons each day can help you lose weight by...
Read More♠ Being in a state of appreciation naturally begets a desire to share it with others as often as possible. When I was a young girl growing up, my father would occasionally remind me and my two sisters that it was important in life to “Give bouquets...
Read More♠ If you feel especially pulled by the moon, it’s helpful to know what phase it is in and plan or adjust, accordingly. ♠ As a surfer, and as I woman, I am intertwined with the power of the moon. I’ve experienced how the moon exerts its force...
Read MoreSusan Kaiser-Greenland guides us through one of the oldest meditation practices called "Sit and Know You're Sitting. ♠ One of the oldest meditation practices is also one of the simplest: Sit, and know you’re sitting. Let’s give it a try: 1. Get comfortable, with your back straight. Close your...
Read More◊ The Five Elements offer information that connects us to nature and our bodies and helps us to understand our energy and emotions. ◊ One way to help bring more balance, health, peace, and ease into your life is to spend more time in nature. As a licensed...
Read More◊ Gentleness with ourselves and our others sometimes means pushing back. ◊ My yoga practice is, essentially, a practice of relationship. When I show up to my yoga mat, I’m working on my relationship with my body. I’m listening to what it’s telling me, asking it questions, feeling...
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