♠ We spoke with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Will Cole on his new book, Gut Feelings. ↵ Our lead digital editor Brenna Lilly sat down with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Will Cole to talk about his new book Gut Feelings, and got his thoughts on everything from “shameflammation” to telehealth...
Read More◊ Need help caring for yourself? You might benefit from inner child journaling. “Everyone has a secret battle we know nothing about. That’s why we choose love, always.” —Emma Lovewell We all have an inner healing journey that we often keep private and don’t share with others. This can show...
Read More♠ A healing crisis is any event in which you feel worse on your way to feeling better. Seeing your healing crisis as a nonlinear journey will help you arrive at the destination of improved health. Your body knows how to heal itself, but healing is not a linear process....
Read More♠ What are flower remedies, and how can they be utilized to help highly sensitive people navigate the world? A Mind-Body Medicine practitioner shares her thoughts. When I first found out that I was a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), I finally understood why my mind and body...
Read More♠ Learn a few favorite strange-but-sage beliefs, traditions, and rituals from abuelas. Things Abuela Believed (and You Should Too!) Something many Latinos have in common is an abuela (grandmother) who might seem a little unusual. In researching my first book, American Brujeria: Modern Mexican American Folk Magic, I heard many stories...
Read More◊ Your back pain is trying to tell you something. Chronic back pain might be caused by stuck emotions. No one quite understands back pain unless they have experienced it. It can be a debilitating and painful situation that is not easily managed. When back pain flares up,...
Read More♠ Sick? Love yourself through the illness with cozy comfort, breathwork, restorative yoga, and more. Being sick is common enough, but that doesn’t make it suck any less. Whether you’ve got a simple cold or a more serious long-term illness, being unwell can really make life feel...
Read More↓ Five Yoga Poses to Release Hip Pain Emotions and Restore Motion Yoga teachers often refer to the pelvis as “the junk drawer of emotions.” Discover your hip pain emotions and how to get unstuck. Yoga teachers often refer to the pelvis as “the junk drawer of emotions.”...
Read More↓ Increase metabolism with Ayurveda—5 easy internal and external therapies. At one point or another, just about all of us have tried to lose weight. With almost 75 percent of the American population either overweight or obese, this challenge is becoming seemingly more insurmountable every day. The...
Read More↓ Accepting (even embracing) challenging emotions takes practice, but it's never too late. I’m 56 years old, but, in many ways, it feels like I am just now becoming a grown-up. At long last, I’m starting to look to myself as my primary source of inner wisdom,...
Read MoreIf you are plagued by nightmares, try one of these three practices to shift your perception of the dream. Then watch how your health is affected. Although dreams are often thought of as unreal or useless aspects of human nature, they can be turned into useful...
Read MoreThe path of grief is never a straight line, especially the complicated grief of suicide. One S&H editor shares her story, and an expert also has four suggestions for ways to make a difference in the suicide epidemic. I got the call on a Wednesday evening from my...
Read More“What is absent from medicine, and even from most spiritual communities, is the understanding of our own bodies as the living sacred. Contemporary medical paradigms seldom remind us that we are sparks of divinity incarnated into human form.” As a medical doctor, my work is of...
Read MoreTake this quiz to discover which chakra houses your major financial issue and how to move toward prosperity The 7 in-body chakras—every chakra carries your memories, concerns, and programs about money. Has the pandemic triggered money worries? Track the issue to its corresponding chakra to clear your...
Read MoreGetty Images/tadamichi ♠ “Because our five senses are so powerful, we can use them as vehicles—ways to either amp ourselves up, or ways to comfort ourselves and soothe ourselves down to a more relaxed state.” “You fill up my senses, like a night in the forest …” Ever heard...
Read MoreTurmeric root is one of those rare and valuable herbs that is balancing for all of the doshas, or Ayurvedic body types, making it a beneficial addition to almost everyone’s diet. ↓ Beautiful, beloved turmeric is one of the most well-known, commonly used, and highly revered spices in...
Read More↓ Ginger is a powerful superfood that can increase brainpower, boost immunity … and maybe even fight cancer. ↓ Spicy, sweet, and distinctively flavorful, ginger isn’t for the faint of heart. A shot of raw ginger juice is often so strong it causes the eyes to water and...
Read More♥ How the effects of fasting on our body and mind can help us lead a long, healthy and balanced life. We have probably all heard a lot about fasting in recent years and how it can affect everything from our general wellbeing and weight loss, the...
Read More↓ On December 20, 2018, the president signed into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.[1] More commonly known as the Farm Bill of 2018, this act addresses a number of issues that pertain to our nation’s farmers, such as wetland conservation, environmental quality incentives, and...
Read More↓ Natural ways to deal with anything this big holiday dishes up. Some people adore Thanksgiving, declaring it to be their favorite holiday. They find it a time of reflection, when familial bonds are strengthened, and cherished traditions get renewed. Others find it a forced slog at...
Read More↓ “While dietary change is a great first line of defense, calming inflammation calls for a multi-faceted approach that delves into all aspects of lifestyle.” When you’re looking to calm systemic inflammation—the kind of chronic, low-grade immune reaction that can wreak havoc on your health in all...
Read MoreHere are 7 affirmations to not only affect your body but also your reality Chakras are the unseen force that influences our reality. A blocked chakra can present itself various forms, like physical pain and disease, and can also manifest in our financial stability, emotional body,...
Read More“Plant medicine showed me that all we have to do is be who we are, love and light.” I’ve come back to Costa Rica hoping to shatter my limitations. We are all seekers. To be human is to be curious and open up to our creative potential....
Read MoreAte two orders of fries? Downed a bottle of Chardonnay? Haven't been to a yoga class all month? Well, today is a new day. Here are 11 mantras for when you want to take amazingly good care of your body, starting now. Today I treat myself...
Read More“The problem isn’t the depth of sadness or anger that we feel. The problem is our resistance to them.” Stress, anxiety, depression, self-sabotage, breakups, chronic pain—half the trouble we get into in our lives comes from struggling to simply feel our feelings. Our culture is a...
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