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...
Wholistic Health
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...
UTTER DEFEAT AND THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE: Healing from heroin and alcohol addiction
For the person seeking recovery from addiction or alcoholism, the term “spiritual awakening” can be unpalatable and enthralling at the same time. Consequently, ...
LIFESTYLE CHANGE: From coffee to matcha green tea
Have you ever come across people who can't make it through the day without downing their favourite drink? Well, here’s a confession:I’m one of those people....
FROM AN EX-ADDICT: 5 ways to improve your mental health
These days, there's lots of talk about healthy living. We're no longer in the era of the TV series Mad Men, when people chain-smoked three or four packs of ciga...