You don’t need any x-rays or blood tests to find skin cancer early – just your eyes and a mirror. You don’t need any x-rays or blood tests to find skin cancer early – just your eyes and a mirror. Both regular exams by your doctor and checking your own skin frequently can help find cancers early, when they are …
Yoga for Bikers
Biking + Yoga: “Both are intense, consuming passions, highly physical, involving lots of sweat and heavy breathing, and, sometimes, not a lot of clothing.” – Jay Winston There’s no doubt that long hours hunched over the handlebars can tighten both the upper and lower body. Chronically tight hamstrings and sore hips, back, neck and shoulders are all too often taken …
Fitness for Your Mind: The Benefits of Meditation
“In our over-stimulated world, meditation will become the new yoga.” Somehow, deep down we all seem to know that relaxation is good for us. We know we should make more time for a meditation practice. Maybe if you knew some concrete things as to the benefits of meditation, it would be easier to talk yourself into a few extra minutes …
Sacred Morning Ritual
There is something so magical about the morning. The day’s possibilities are right in front of you waiting to be awakened. But why is it that many of us dread the morning? Why do we feel the need to keep hitting the snooze button? Or why do we need that second cup of coffee to be productive? We are told …
Keep your Energy Flowing and Avoid Stagnancy with Acupuncture
In ancient China, a doctor was only paid when their client was healthy, not when they were sick. Even when we rest, our bodies are in constant movement on the inside – or at least, they should be. Energy is meant to flow smoothly, uninterrupted, should be allowed to course its way through our body, keeping us activated and …
Natural (Homemade) Cleaning Products
So you are someone who is careful of what food you ingest. You buy organic, you drink filtered water, you purify the air in your home, you do yoga regularly. But have you thought about what exactly it is that you touch, what you spray into the air, what you inhale… every single time you clean? A horrifying number of …
Spring is Here and It’s Time to Cleanse!
Spring cleaning is a fixture for many people. It’s a time to sweep out the clutter and breathe new life into a home. But why should we not do the same thing for our bodies? If our bodies are our temples, then it only makes sense to give it the same vigorous spring cleaning we give our homes. A good …
It’s a loud, Loud, LOUD, over-stimulated world. A De-clutter Checklist.
If most people were to be really honest, they would probably tell you that they often feel overwhelmed. Tired. Stuck. Like they have too much on their plates, and they aren’t quite sure at times where to start. In today’s world, it is easy to feel over-stimulated. Our phone and computer constantly demands our attention and expects us to respond …
Seasonal Clearing of Your Body (and Mind)
“The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated.” ~Plato The last few years have seen a massive rise in the popularity of cleanses, including juice cleanses, Ayurvedic and macrobiotic cleanses. Cleansing can be a very effective way to clear out …
12 GIFT IDEAS THAT SAY ‘YOU MATTER’
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REMINDER FOR FASHIONISTAS
I’m sure this surreal collection of shoes “12 shoes for 12 lovers” are impractical for most of our Root tribe, but for the few fashionistas out there – it’s a good time to remind you that you can request a good chunk of your therapeutic massage to be focused on your feet! Not only perfect after the season’s holiday parties, …
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