What do being a yogi and working towards a zero-waste, or minimal waste, lifestyle have in common? Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti. Often this phrase is said at the end of a yoga session to invoke peace with the past, present, and future. To align ourselves with peace in the future sense, it is…
Category: health and wellness
A 5-Minute Movement Break Can Improve Your Focus
When you’re feeling overwhelmed at work or experiencing an afternoon slump, chances are your mind and body could benefit from a short break. Ben Greenfield, a biohacker, human performance consultant, and New York Times bestselling author talks about the importance of taking “movement snack breaks” during your workday. According to Ben, movement is one of…
Mindful Journal: How to Practice Self-Inquiry
When you write down your thoughts in a journal, you are practicing self-inquiry. Like yoga and meditation, a regular journaling practice can help you become your truest, fullest, most purposeful self. Writing does this by helping you to understand the inner workings of your mind, which can help you release old conditioning, uncover unknown layers…
Restless Mind? Try a Moving Meditation
For those of us whose thoughts tend to wander when seated for a long period of time, moving meditation can be a gamechanger. Given the level of stimulation we experience on a day-to-day basis, the idea of sitting still and in silence might be overwhelming. Many of us even feel resistance or aversion to the…
5 Simple & Sustainable Lifestyle Practices
Learn easy ways to become a sustainable, ethical consumer with YogaToday blogger/ jewelry maker/ sustainable fashionista Sofia Frasca. 1. BYOB (Bring Your Own Bags) It’s the best kind of baggage to have. When you go to the grocery store, it’s great to have your reusable bags to haul everything home with. Another great sustainable switch…
What is Reiki & How Can I Practice It?
Reiki has recently become a more mainstream holistic healing modality: as the pendulum swings in the modern world of wellness, different techniques for healing spend time in the spotlight at different times. Reiki is actually an ancient practice, but what exactly is it? Reiki as Universal Life Energy Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing modality….
How to Create & Keep a Sacred Ritual
A ritual is something you return to, whether out of convention or habit. All it is, is what you make of it or make it into. As the saying goes, old habits die hard. And as we know, creating new habits can be a wicked hard task. But alas, it is not impossible and can…
6 Tips For Maintaining Your Practice During the Holidays
With a bit of preparation, a short daily practice can help you manage the wide range of seasonal emotions, both positive and negative, you experience. ’Tis the season! Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s. Whatever you’re celebrating, this time of year can be overwhelming and stressful for all. Here are six quick practice tips to…
5 Ways to Connect from Far Away this Holiday Season
It is no secret that this holiday season is bound to be unique in more ways than one. As 2020 comes to a close, each of us are able to reflect on the ways that life amidst a pandemic has challenged how we connect and engage with… well, everyone, from acquaintances to co-workers, and our…
Ayurvedic Remedies To Help You Stay Grounded This Winter
Learn easy Ayurvedic remedies that you can use to support good health and balance throughout the winter and holiday season. The holidays come at the time of year when we should be putting the most emphasis on self-care and nourishment. Nature sleeps during the winter: days are short, plants go dormant, and animals hibernate. Winter…