By: Meagan McCrary
Regeneration
How Your Family History Repeats Itself
We’re all familiar with the old adage “history repeats itself.” And it’s true, broad patterns of war, genocide, social injustices, poverty,...
Regeneration
What to Do When Being “Bendy” Becomes a Problem
As someone who spent a decade performing yoga poses, most people would take one look at my photos and covet my...
Movement
5 Moves for Strong Hips and a Stable Pelvis
When was the last time you thanked your hips (or even thought about your pelvis)? They quite literally carry your body...
Mindset
Gabrielle Bernstein’s Tips for Feeling Great Every Day
When Gabrielle Bernstein wakes up in the morning, the first thing she does is say a prayer of gratitude. “I take...
Mindset
Three Meditative Practices to Show Yourself Some Love
I continuously remind my restorative yoga students that any time you turn your attention inward—shining the light of your own awareness...
Mindset
Five Support Strategies to Help When You’re Feeling Low
When you’re feeling down, or really “going through it” as I like to say, it takes a concerted effort to do...
Regeneration
Caffeinate Your Naps for Double the Bang
Coffee naps, or “napaccinos” as Daniel Pink—author of six thought-provoking books on business, work and human behavior, including New York Times...
Regeneration
Need an Afternoon Pick-Me-Up? Try a Nap
Yes, there is a right and wrong way to take a nap. Neurologists and sleep specialists are changing the way we think of and go about taking an afternoon snooze.
Mindset
Five Meditation Techniques Beginners Love
Beginning a meditation practice can feel like a daunting endeavor. However, meditating regularly is one of the most rewarding and beneficial...
Mindset
Meditations for Every Type: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic
Meditation. We know (or at least have been told) that it’s good for us. Scientifically speaking, meditation has been proved to...
Nourishment
Start Loving Your Liver, and the Rest Will Follow
When the liver is overburdened, it is unable to function properly and can contribute to a whole array of health issues. Give this hard-working organ a little TLC to boost your digestive system, clear your skin and maintain a healthy weight.
Mindset
Make Movement Mindful: Slow Down and Pay Attention for Better Results
Traditionally rooted in meditation, the popular and ever-growing mindfulness movement has hit the gym for a calmer, clearer mental state alongside a more productive and satisfying workout.
Regeneration
Mind-Body Balance: Burning Questions About Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a holistic, complimentary health-care system designed to restore and maintain balance in the mind and body.
Nourishment
Six Mindful Ways to Curb Habitual and Emotional Overeating During the Holidays
From leftover Halloween candy to Thanksgiving recipes, winter comfort food and New Year’s Eve cocktails, there’s ample opportunity to consume copious...
Regeneration
How Social Connection Is the Key to Long-Term Well-Being
We are by nature profoundly social creatures—neurologically wired to connect. In his book “Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect”...
Movement
For Better Health and Longevity, This Is the Type of Movement Everyone Should Do
Years ago, I came across a list of health conditions walking can help manage and/or prevent. Impressed, I sent the article...
Regeneration
NeuroKinetic Therapy: Rooting Out the Cause of Dysfunction and Pain
David Weinstock, author of “NeuroKinetic Therapy: An Innovative Approach to Manual Muscle Testing” (North Atlantic Books, 2010), hated every minute of pre-med school at John Hopkins University.
Mindset
Reconnecting With a Sense of Self, With the Veterans Yoga Project
An average of 20 U.S. veterans commit suicide each day—Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) is doing its part to bring that number down to zero.
Regeneration
HeartMath: Activating the Heart of Humanity
There is a major global shift underway. More change is happening at an accelerated rate than ever before, and as the...
Mindset
Mixing Up Movement: It’s Time to Get Awkward
As it turns out, doing something new and unfamiliar that makes us feel a bit awkward and incompetent is good for us.
Regeneration
Tap Into Your Reserves
Get back in touch—literally—and find your body and mind’s hidden strength.
Mindset
Meditation Improves Creativity
When you think about it, mindfulness practice gives you an obvious advantage.
Mindset
The Science of Play
We played before we started working out. Play is our natural state. It’s perhaps one of the most innate forms of...
Movement
