Digestion, Stress, Fatigue + Mood
How to Heal and Strengthen your Digestion
Digestion plays an essential role in overall health. Even if your diet is impeccable, you won’t get the nutrition you need if your digestion is not working. Did you know the digestive system is home to your gut microbiome, full of trillions of bacteria and millions of neurons? These deeply ...
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Spleen and Stomach Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen and the Stomach are paired. When looking at organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that it’s concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than with physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually being referred ...
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Yoga Practice Video for Immunity and Lymphatic Flow
There are many simple techniques you can use to support your immune system. Today, I’ll focus on four primary pillars for basic immune health. You’ll also find a yoga practice designed to target your lymphatic system, skin, digestive system, and lungs. Watch and read below to learn more. For more ...
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5 Spices to Boost Your Metabolism
It’s pretty common to want to lose a bit of extra weight. Nowadays, it can feel like everyone is on a diet. Unfortunately, the standard American diet (S.A.D.) has created a situation where many people are undernourished and overfed! If you’ve been struggling to feel your best, concerns about weight ...
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Winter blues? Follow these tips
Winter is a time of quiet reflection. As the days grow longer and darker, it’s natural to move more slowly, be softer, and turn inward. However, the darker winter days can also be when your mood mirrors the cold, dark outer environment. For many people, along with depression can come ...
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Survive the Holidays with True Self Care
The holidays are fast approaching, and that means things can start to get a little crazy! For many people, the holiday season can be a busy and stressful time. During this time of year, your immune system can be exposed to more flus and colds, and you may experience greater ...
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My Favourite Self Care Ritual :: Ayurvedic Self Massage
One of my favourite rituals, which I like to share with clients and students this time of year, is the practice of Ayurvedic self-massage. This practice helps rid the body of wastes and is said to slow aging, nourish the skin, increase lymphatic flow, and support healthy immunity. (In Chinese ...
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3 Breathing Exercises to Reduce Anxiety
The breath is an immediate doorway into discovering what is happening in the body and mind. Your breathing reflects the functioning of many systems in the body, including the muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems. The breath affects energy levels and your emotional state, and it’s directly related to your ...
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Wellness Wednesday :: unique remedies for common colds
In today’s wellness Wednesday video, I discuss the energetics of what we call the common cold. In Chinese Medicine, illnesses can have thermal natures, either cold or hot. This thermal nature determines which herbs and plants to use for treatment. Listen in to find out what type of thermal nature ...
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Top 5 Healthy Travel Hacks
I travel a lot, and over the years I’ve found a few no-fail ways to ensure a healthy, happy trip. It really is the small, simple changes we make that can have a huge impact on our overall well-being. I’m currently in South Africa preparing to teach at a retreat. ...
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