When you’re sitting across the table from someone, it’s an interesting, very subconscious thing that you are apart from each other. When you’re on a walk, you’re problem solving together… Nilofer Merchant has become known for her recent TED Talk where she introduced the simple concept known as the “Walk and Talk.” The gist: Trade seated board room meetings for …
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YOGA BRAIN IS THE NEW RUNNER’S HIGH
If you’ve got an important afternoon meeting, you may want to consider scrapping a lunchtime run for a quick yoga session. According to a new study in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health, women who engaged in just twenty minutes of Hatha yoga (tree pose, triangle pose, downward facing dog, and hare pose, among others) were better able to …
BEAT THE 3PM SLUMP
Your mid-afternoon Walking Dead-like state has a lot to do with your diet 1. Eat breakfast no…coffee does not count 2. Workout Regularly [take a 15min walk at typical slump time] 3. Snack [balance of carbs + protein] + A piece of fruit and two tablespoons of peanut butter (or another nut butter) + One ounce of almonds (about 25) …
Navigating Auto Insurance Healthcare Coverage when in a Motor Vehicle Accident
According to the US Census, there are about 10.5 million motor vehicle accidents (MVA) every year in the United States since 2000. Besides scary, getting into an auto accident is extremely stressful. While most of us pay for auto insurance, we don’t really know the details of our coverage especially as it relates to healthcare. Auto insurance is designed to …
THANKING YOU FOR 7 YEARS
Someone stopped me in the hall the other day to thank me for Root and share with me the profound impact our community has had on her life. At which point I thanked her, for being such an amazing member and co-conspirator of the Root experience. As I return full, and truly nourished, from our Kauai Retreat this fall and …
SINGING BOWL CONCERT + MEDITATION HOUR with UMA KLEPPINGER
In honor of our 7th Anniversary, we will be holding a special singing bowl concert and meditation – on Thursday, November 15th at 7:30pm. Imagine floating on an ocean of sound as dozens of beautiful Himalayan and Tibetan singing bowls carry you to a place of calm, tranquil peace deep within yourself. Part concert, part meditation, and equal parts science …
PHARMACY IN A POT: GET HEALTHY WITH BONE BROTH
Modern life has brought us many conveniences, but we’ve also left behind some of the traditional foods that kept our ancestors vital and strong into old age. Possibly the most powerful of those lost foods is bone broth, and that’s ironic, because it’s so easy and inexpensive to make. Bone broth has been known to help remedy everything from joint …
How to Care for your Skin in Winter
We have it pretty easy here in the Northwest. Temperatures drop below 30 only on rare occasions. Occasionally, the wind blows hard enough to make you pull your scarf tight around your face. Our skin doesn’t suffer quite as much during winter months as those poor Midwesterners shoveling piles of snow from their driveways, their skin tight, their lips threatening …
Acupuncture and Pain: Moving without Hesitation
When it comes to trying to reduce pain in your body, I bet that sticking multiple needles into your skin may not be the first idea that pops into your head. Many people seem to fall into two major categories when it comes to their body and pain: one group unfortunately just accepts pain as a part of their …
RECONNECT: You are your most precious resource.
It’s easy to put ourselves on the back burner with our over-scheduled and over-committed lives. Learning our limits is a healthy thing. You can’t do it all for others and you shouldn’t feel guilty about it. Scheduling some “me time” will help keep you in touch with yourself. In the end, the richness of your life is solely up to …
Introducing Deb Meadow, Certified Nutritional Therapist, to our Root Community
Fall tends to bring a sense of grounding, reconnection and structure. Reestablishing a routine to take care of ourselves and to be mindful of what we put in our bodies. To help us kick start this plan we welcome Debra Meadow, a certified nutritional therapist to Root Whole Body. Debra will lead you safely through the nutritional jungle. She works …