Do you feel like your energy could be better? Trouble sleeping, brain fog, or that low hum of stress and anxiety you can’t quite shake? Maybe you’re recovering from surgery or illness, feeling unmotivated, or you just need a pick-me-up. Your body already knows how to heal — sometimes it just needs a little help
If you’ve been with me in class lately, you know June was all about the Fire Element, where we explored the organs of Fire (heart and small intestine), the systems of Fire (our inner and outer protectors), and the emotions of Fire (anxiety or inspiration and joy). And here’s the truth: we’re not leaving the
Remember the last time you felt completely at peace in nature, moved by beautiful music, or experienced a moment of pure gratitude? Or remember the way you felt the last time you belly-laughed with friends, danced with abandon, or sang at the top of your lungs? Or remember the feeling of falling in love with
Hormones have a significant impact on health! The body typically manages hormone levels effectively, an imbalance, whether too much or too little of a specific hormone, can lead to a lot of problems. Imbalances may result in many unpleasant emotional, mental, and physical symptoms. These include depression, anxiety, immune disorders, mood swings, insomnia, low libido,
The Fire Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine is associated with summer. When you practice with the powers of the Fire Element, you help transform habits, calm your fight-or-flight response, heal your immune system, increase your intrinsic harmony, and move from feelings of panic and anxiety to feelings of inspiration and joy. You learn to be
Pura Vida is Costa Rica’s unofficial national slogan, and you hear it everywhere. The meaning of pura vida is “pure life,” and symbolizes the simple, cheerful outlook and lifestyle of what is often called the happiest country in the world. Pura Vida can be used to say “hello,” “good-bye,” “okay,” “you bet,” “don’t worry, be
Pura Vida is Costa Rica’s unofficial national slogan, and you hear it everywhere. The meaning of pura vida is “pure life,” and symbolizes the simple, cheerful outlook and lifestyle of what is often called the happiest country in the world. Pura Vida can be used to say “hello,” “good-bye,” “okay,” “you bet,” “don’t worry, be
It’s estimated that we have approximately 60,000 thoughts a day. Whew! That’s a lot. What’s even more amazing is that, according to research, 75% of these thoughts are negative and 95% are repetitive. We excel at criticism and judgment. And these repetitive, automatic thoughts lead us to believe ideas about ourselves that are less than
Here is one version of the season: Tis the season to buy stuff during Black Friday and Cyber Monday (thank goodness that’s over!), the season to go to parties and eat and drink too much, the season to then worry about how much you ate and drank and feel bad about it, the season to
Every morning when I wake up, my mind does not start with thoughts of gratitude. If you’re anything like me, your mind starts thinking about what went wrong yesterday, what could go wrong today, and what might go wrong tomorrow. This is not a great way to start the day. What I have learned from
