There is a reason that bone broths are traditional foods around the world. Bone broth is full of proteins, minerals, and other important nutrients that make it well worth incorporating into your wintertime nutrition routine. Bones ones contain high amounts of compounds that are useful to the human body and that would otherwise go to waste if not cooked down …
Yoga Foundations is a fun and safe class for new and seasoned yogis alike to focus on the fundamental aspects their practice – including alignment, proper breathing (pranayama) and balance. Each pose will be broken down in detail and special attention will be given to refining transitions between postures. This dynamic practice integrates breath with flowing movement to increase …
what if the best medicine hasn’t been invented? For thousands of years, humans have borrowed the natural healing properties of plants, transferring the strength and goodness of herbs into mud packs, salves and teas. Root Tonic & Tea takes the best of traditional herbal wisdom to create a system of herbs that support the whole body… digestion, nervous system, …
During the cold winter months, a heat-healing sauna session can be just the thing to warm a cold and achy body, relieve stress, boost immunity and more. Here are six health benefits you can experience from making sauna part of your wintertime health regimen: 1. flushes toxins Battling the intense sauna heat and enduring the uncontrollable sweats has seriously …
bringing the power of ritual to your daily cup Ritual. It’s a word that may evoke visions of lavish ceremonies or complex rites of passage. But, in reality, we all have little rituals we perform daily, many without giving them a second thought. Embracing ritual as a practice that is intentional can have a tremendous positive effect on your …
10 simple intentions for a healthier, happier you 2016 was a year of endings, monumental changes, and shifting perceptions. This year, we’re beginning anew; starting a fresh cycle, and opening a new chapter. What better time than January to haul out the big guns and take focused, concentrated steps to make room for the new? Here are some great ways …
We’ve all been there: When stress takes a toll, your muscles tighten, pain radiates to other parts of the body, your head aches, your mood worsens and your relationships suffer. You may think to go get a massage for some relief. Adding an acupuncture treatment may actually enhance the results and get you feeling your best: Here are three …
What can you do with a few foam balls? Apparently, a whole lot of good stuff for your brain and body. In the New York Times bestselling book The MELT Method, author and body worker Sue Hitzmann teaches an easy self-care method that promotes a healthy conversation between your brain (i.e thoughts, emotions, feelings) and your connective tissue and fascia. …
It’s easy to put ourselves on the back burner in our overscheduled and over-committed lives. Remembering to pause for self-care “timeouts” is not only life-affirming, it’s necessary for your physical and mental health. In the end, you are the driver of your life and the richness of your journey is solely up to you. Sante Avant Tout! + pause and …
FORWARD TO ALL THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE: health checklist for your 30’s, 40’s 50’s and beyond. Getting a man to a voluntarily go to a medical check-up might not so easy. How can we get our fathers, uncles, sons and men we care about to get regular check-ups when ‘nothing is wrong’ so that preventable, treatable diseases can be …
It’s a peculiarity of western culture that yoga is practiced primarily by women. Here, it’s often thought that men do sports and women do things like yoga and stretching. Ironically, many men have reported that their first yoga class has often ‘kicked their ass’ and that it requires a lot more strength than they imagined. In its origin countries, yoga …
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”— Benjamin Franklin If we didn’t change the oil in our car for 10 years, some very major, costly issues would come up – the kind that could be easily avoided if we’d just changed the oil. We do regular anti-virus scans to catch the bugs that can crash and wreak …
