Sports and recreation folks are starting to discover how effective yoga is when used in conjunction with other things you like to do such as sports like soccer and baseball or recreation like running and swimming. From building core strength to stretching to keep you limber, yoga is worth adding to your routine. What do all sports and activities like …
Skin Protects You. Are You Protecting Your Skin?
No matter how old or young you are, your skin will eventually show signs of aging. Lucky for you, it’s never too late to start taking care of your skin. You can’t stop the aging process, but you can slow it down, prevent lines and wrinkles, and help your skin be the great body-protector and detoxifier it’s meant to be. …
Citizens of Root: Please vote for us!
If Root Whole Body has played any role in helping you take care of yourself, please take a minute to help us take care of ourselves. Chase and LivingSocial are awarding up to 12 individual grants of $250,000 to 12 small businesses, and we recently applied to hopefully be 1 of the 12 awardees. Each business needs at least 250 …
TOUCH: The power of touch simply makes you healthier
Modern medicine recognizes that the power of touch simply makes you healthier. Consistent bodywork reduces stress, boosts our immune system and has a profound effect in our ability to stay connected to our ‘self’ and our fellow humans. And in our high tech culture, we may have to work harder to honor our innate human need for touch. + pause and …
Benefits of Consistent Massage
The healing benefits of massage go far beyond just alleviating sore muscles. As humans, we thrive on positive touch. We have all heard of prematurely born babies who begin thriving with a loving massage. When did we think that we outgrew that need for touch? Unfortunately, in the modern world with advances in technology, we experience less and less …
Do you really know what’s in your personal care products?
Many people do not know that the FDA classifies personal care products, such as deodorants, shampoos, and skin care, but it does not regulate them. Almost 80 years ago, the FDA granted self-regulation to the Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Fragrance Association, as scary as that is. The direct result is that the industry is not held very accountable by anyone, and …
New Spring | Summer Class Schedule Begins Monday April 9th
We're excited to welcome a couple new teachers to our schedule this spring, Nathan Mills and Bibi McGill. Both bring amazing talents and their unique flavors to our studio but share similar values, namely to guide and support their students in fully realizing their own personal power and potential. Check out their personal videos to get a sense of who they …
Deconstruct: Pause and Question What’s Going On and Into Your Body
Maybe spring cleaning this year should include our lifestyle. Our minds, like our homes, can get cluttered with old ideas, old emotions and old habits. We weed our gardens regularly–why not ourselves? Routine cleaning will sweep out energy that no longer serves you and let some positive growth in. +pause and question +rest your system with a seasonal cleanse +peel …
Kauai is calling. Join us this fall for a Yoga + Wellness Retreat.
– Time for a dose of some ‘me’ time? Here’s a week-long opportunity to put your life on pause, explore numerous opportunities for self-care, listen to your internal wisdom and refine your life’s purpose, and lose yourself in the beauty of Hawaii’s oldest and most spiritual island, Kauai. Join Pat Johnson, founder of Root Whole Body, for a once-in-a lifetime …
Spring is Here! Time for Your Seasonal Cleanse
You know you want to. You know you need to. You’ve been considering it – here’s your opportunity to get motivated. Think about it – why is it that many of us seem to take better care of our cars than we do our own bodies? We understand that every few months, we need to get our oil changed in our car to keep …
NEW: (C)Lean Up! Detox Programs with Barbara Birke
There is so much to celebrate in life! But, sometimes a season of splurging, parties and sleeping in late (if we're lucky) can lead to a slump. We feel fatigued and filled to the brim with party fare–all those cookies and cocktails, ugh. Time to clean up? Check out our new (C)Lean Up! Detox Programs with wellness and nutrition consultant …