Meditation has come a long way since it first became popular in the West during the 1960s. Some of the most popular and effective methods are now backed by scientific evidence, showcasing the benefits meditation has on the body and our mental health. While meditation has been around for ages, only recently has it become a part of popular Western culture. Currently in the modern world, there are five meditation practices that have stood the test of time. The reason for this is that they provide … [Read more...] about 5 Meditation Practices You Need to Know About
Archives for January 2017
4 Steps to Get Lean in Today’s Fattening Society
By Shannon Leavitt, M.S., R.D. It’s no secret that modern life makes it tough to ignore popular food trends and lead a healthy lifestyle. Today, being sedentary and consuming the food industry’s addictive combinations of fat, salt, and sugar is simply easier than being active and preparing or procuring healthy food. It doesn’t help that we are continuously subjected to double messages about body image and health that are disheartening and confusing and result in either a desperation to change … [Read more...] about 4 Steps to Get Lean in Today’s Fattening Society
4 Yoga Poses with Magical Benefits
We all know yoga postures affect our body, but did you ever think about the way they affect your mind, feelings, and psyche? I was thinking about this the other day as I attended a random vinyasa-style class. The teacher was making up the postures as she went, stringing postures together spontaneously as the class progressed. After the class I felt agitated. I felt exhausted. I felt irritable! Why? When I was in a 28-day Sivananda Yoga Teacher’s Training Course in New York, we learned about … [Read more...] about 4 Yoga Poses with Magical Benefits
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