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 …
The benefits of Personal Yoga Instruction
While yoga classes are great to attend in that they build a sense of community and offer you the opportunity to learn from and with others, it can be difficult to address your specific needs while practicing within a large group of students. Private yoga sessions offer the ability to work one-on-one with an experienced teacher, who can focus every …
Summertime Activity List
Checklist to Stay Health This Summer Summertime can be a time which inspires you to be your most active, your most healthy – or it can turn into the time when you hole up in air conditioning, skip your yoga classes, and live off of a diet of ice cream and mojitos (hey, that mint in there has to count …
Summer Suncare
Summer Skin Care Tips + Natural Sunscreen As much as you may love soaking up the summer sun, you are probably aware enough to know that the UV rays that you are also soaking up can be incredibly damaging to your skin. Sun is the number one reason for skin damage. But, before you slather on just any old …
Summer Fresh Recipe: Raw Zucchini ‘Pasta’ with Creamy Sunflower Seed Sauce
Sometimes in the summer you really crave pasta – but honestly, who wants to slave over a hot stove, cooking in the heat of the season? There comes a point in the summer when someone you know will probably have a ridiculous abundance of zucchini from their garden that they would love to give you. If not, check out your …
Feeling Stagnant?
It happens to everyone. We all get stuck from time to time. No matter who you are or what you do, sometimes you just hit a wall and feel paralyzed on what to do next. It can happen in regards to your career, your personal life, and it can happen on the yoga mat or in meditation. Often, our own …
Personal Invitation to Kauai by Pat Johnson, Founder
Pat just returned from her homeland Hawaii, finalizing details of Root’s Kauai retreat this fall, September 30th-October 6th, confirming amazing healers and guides in massage, acupuncture, hiking and organic food. Yoga teacher Bibi McGill will be leading classes on the oceanfront lawns perhaps on top of a mountain in our hike to see what is referred to as the ‘Grand …