SELF-TRUST AND COMPASSION: How these emotional states can affect your physical health
Self-trust is the internal belief that even if you have a health wobble—consume a cookie, skip a workout or for me, have a Fudgsicle—you'll learn from the deci...
Wholistic Health
REAL FOOD VS. FAKE FOOD: Keep your pantry bare and your fridge stocked
Do you find it weird that some foods in your pantry are years old? Not only have they been around for some time, but you could eat them right now, and they'd t...
FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Connecting to our inner joy for health
It has taken a second bout of cancer to remind me that connecting to what’s inside me can create a sense of joy that is always therapeutic, and that losing thi...
RISE AND SHINE: 7 mindfulness-based activities that’ll help you have a better morning
Mornings are important for many apparent reasons, but those reasons can quickly fall by the wayside when each morning actually arrives. Maybe you're one to ove...
ADDICTION TREATMENT: 6 wholistic practices that can help with recovery
Medications such as suboxone and methadone are becoming increasingly popular among treatment facilities for people suffering from opioid addiction.However,...
MAKING FAT: How today’s living environment contributes to a culture of overeating
Everyone knows how to lose weight: eat less, eat healthy and be more active.Everyone would love to be a normal weight.So why are so many of us fat? And ...
THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC: How alternative therapies are ending addiction
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 people in the United States die every day from opioid overdoses. Nearly 40 percent of these ove...
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL: Be kind to yourself and come to terms with your body
My best friend and I are swimming in my pool. She’s in my second-grade class and happens to live next door. I pull myself out of the water and up onto the edge ...
WHAT’S IN A MAT?: A lesson in Aparigraha—letting go
The first Yoga centre I noticed was perched above a bicycle shop, a fire station and a food co-op in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I was new to New York City then, an u...