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3 Ways to Yoga Without Springing for Classes
Touted as a way to -get fit and relax -at the same time, many people are curious enough to try yoga at least once. However, the thought of public yoga classes can be a turn off for some of us. Maybe there’s no yoga studio where we live, the price is too high or we’d rather practice alone. Maybe the idea of an in-air fart is too much to get us into that yoga studio. Maybe there's no place to drop the...
September 26, 2019
The Best Exercises for Achy Backs, Knees and Hips
The bad news - millions of people experience and are slowed down by lower body pain and stiffness. The good news - they can loosen up some of those tight spots with the right exercises. We have a few that are proven to help and you don’t need to be naturally flexible or athletic to get started. When our back, knee or hip is giving us trouble we tend to move less, because of the pain it causes. This...
May 23, 2019
5 of the Best Wellness Retreats
Do you need to get away? We live in a hectic world, and we all need to refuel from time to time. A wellness retreat might be just what you need to recharge your spirit and body and keep you performing at your best. Wellness retreats allow you to let go of day-to-day stressors while caring for yourself in new and healthy ways. Check out these 5 relaxing retreats and see what a little added wellness...
March 5, 2019
Make Air Travel Time Work For You
In our modern world, we are tethered 24/7 to our cell phones and laptops, so we don’t leave our work behind when we leave the office. Even airplanes—which had been that last bastion of disconnectivity—now have inflight Wi-Fi, so those emails that would have once been left unanswered for a few blessed hours beg for our attention during an entire flight. Some fliers believe it is essential to open our...
May 14, 2018
I’m That Person Meditating at the Office, and Here’s Why I’ll Never Stop
The workplace hippie. The "overly" health conscious individual. The granola. The mediation junkie. These are all phrases I’ve heard being thrown around at work to describe those free-thinkers who aren’t quite content enough with typical rhythm of an office workplace. I am that person, and I am not ashamed! - I’ve decided to take the road to long term wellness, and I’ve found my route through mindful...
April 14, 2018
How Yoga Can Improve Your Communication Skills
Let’s face it! I was pretty skeptical when I thought about trying yoga.  I wondered how yoga could ever be a full “workout” without running, biking or doing circuit training and sweating!  But, my friends encouraged me to give it a try and go into it with an open mind.  Just because you are not breaking out into a full sweat doesn’t mean your body isn’t getting a work out, right? - So, I headed over...
March 28, 2018
Why Do We Need Tech at the Gym?
Using technology to better achieve your fitness goals is nothing new. Well, it’s certainly new in terms of modern history, but it’s been fully integrated into our lives ever since the proliferation of smartphone apps. Now, there’s an app for everything, and that definitely includes fitness. But do we want to integrate technology into everything now, or is there something specific that compels us to...
June 7, 2017
How Meditation Brought Me To True Wellness
Wellness has become a buzzword these days, ranging in application from medical diagnoses to spa services. Anyone you ask will have a list of things that make him/her feel good. For most people, this list will be based on circumstances and relationships outside of themselves.  But externals are always changing and in order to cultivate an overall sense of true wellbeing, we must tap a source that remains...
April 29, 2015
Making Exercise an Experience You'll Love
It’s safe to say that the average American's relationship with exercise is not the healthiest. Exercise, to many Americans, is an activity done as a means to an end — whether it be to lose weight, improve a current diagnosis or train for a specific event. It’s not typically done for its own sake or for the pure enjoyment of it. While at the gym, most people distract themselves from the discomfort associated...
April 23, 2015
Yoga and Meditation Replacing Physical Education in Schools
I was throwing it right at you! Why didn’t you catch it? You’re supposed to catch the ball!” This was a typical experience for me in physical education – the most dreaded part of my school day. “Thanks a lot, Pavita! You made us lose!” The taunting would continue through the end of class, but it didn’t stop on the court or on the field. It followed me into the locker room, where I was teased for being...
April 13, 2015