Spring (represented in Ayurveda with the Kapha dosha) is a season of birth, new beginnings, renewal, and growth. According to Ayurveda, one of the keys to maintaining health is to practice ritucharya—seasonal routines. Adjusting daily self-care rituals to seasonal changes helps maintain balance and natural connection. As the weather transitions from the bitter cold of…
Author: Michelle DeLong
6 Yoga Poses to Strengthen the Immune System
Strengthening your immune system is more than the top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from keeping your vitamins, hand-washing, social distancing, and apple cider vinegar shots on repeat right now, there’s another ritual worth adding to your wellness routine: yoga. For centuries, the ancient practice has been known to help boost immunity, with research…
The Yoga Sutras: Ancient Yogic Wisdom Can Help You Get Through 2020
Written around 2000 years ago, the Yoga Sutras contained ancient wisdom for living better and cultivating spiritual freedom. Read on to learn how we can apply this to our modern lives and use the wisdom of the yogis to guide us through uncertain times. Patanjali, one of India’s great sages, distilled everything he learned about…
5 Yoga Poses to Relieve Stress
If you are experiencing more stress than usual, learn why and how to manage it with yoga poses to relieve stress. Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences that comes in many forms. Health concerns, socioeconomic stress, and job insecurity can create long term stress for many people. Stress can also…
Holistic Remedies to Say “So Long” to Tension Headaches
Tension headaches getting in the way of your day? Let’s hone in on the root cause to make it go away. We’ve all experienced that tinge of a headache coming on mid-afternoon while working on a deadline, when the baby is crying, or when our phones are endlessly buzzing. Taking a few minutes to identify…
7 Reasons You Should Make Meditation a Habit (+ how to finally do it!)
If you are suffering from stress or feeling overwhelmed on a regular basis, you should absolutely make meditation a habit. Chronic stress is an epidemic. In fact, it’s estimated that 80% or more of doctors’ visits are due to illnesses related to stress. One of the best stress management tools in the book is…
Can Yoga Improve Your Gut Health?
If you improve your gut health, you improve your overall health. Did you know that scientists are linking the gut back to about 90% of disease? The state of the gut microbiome can affect your skin, bloating, mental health, digestive distress, inflammation levels, and more. It’s critical that we nourish the gut microbiome so that…
Yoga and Pilates Can Play a Huge Role in Spine Health
If you have ever suffered from low back pain, then you know how spine health can be so important for day to day quality of living. How can you keep your spine healthy and prevent back pain before it begins? Yoga and Pilates maintain a consistent focus on the back and abdominal muscles which are…
Inversions for Beginners: How to Build Strength to Go Upside Down!
“Inversions for Beginners” might seem like an oxymoron at first: inversions, or poses where the head are below the heart, are known as some of the more advanced asanas in a physical yoga practice. When the teacher prompts the class to practice headstand, do you typically sit it out or take a child’s pose? If…
Fight Seasonal Depression Naturally
Do you find yourself having to battle your mind for the long, dreary winter? Seasonal Affective Disorder or seasonal depression is a very common, and potentially life-altering, condition that is more common in women than men. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes with the seasons, typically starting in…