. Would you ever talk to a friend the way you talk to yourself on your worst days? It’s easy to identify with our inner critic, but we’re often intolerant toward ourselves in a way we’d never be with others. This kind of conditional self-love is most common among women – even the confident ones. We challenge you to take this advice for cultivating a better body image and deeper sense of self-love… As women, we constantly feel the need to change or better ourselves to fit an ideal — to be … [Read more...]
Qi, what is it + how to balance
We each embody an energetic force that powers our aliveness. In Traditional Chinese Medicine that life force energy is called qi. When our qi is in balance, we feel vibrantly unburdened — wellness at its best — but modern life has a way of interrupting that natural equilibrium. That’s why it’s essential to learn how to balance qi. There’s major buzz right now around the notion of qi (or chi). Qi is another word for energy, but not just energy in the way we simply describe it — it’s the … [Read more...]
Mindful vacay rituals that will make your time feel twice as long!
I Get grounded. Travel of any sort can leave us feeling uprooted and unsteady in the absence of routine, home and predictably; and the root chakra definitely takes the brunt, declaring its presence via digestive issues, homesickness, a feeling of being way up in the ether. Get up close and personal with Mother Earth before, during and after travel. Go outside, walk, sit under a tree, lose the shoes, lay on the earth. Close your eyes, take several deep breaths, and envision yourself sourcing … [Read more...]
The real you
You being you is not only important it is vital to your well being and happiness. Suppression leads to stress, sickness and disease. Have you ever looked around and wondered why you don't feel connected to a tribe or feel whole in your relationships? Chances are you are not being you! When you're not being you other people cant see you, they don't know that you share the same struggles. That you have similar experiences. That you love telling inappropriate jokes, or have a dry sense of humor. … [Read more...]
Self-Compassion
What does the voice in your head sound like? Many of us can be quite tough on ourselves believing it is necessary to grow, improve or execute our lengthy to do lists. The more self-inflicted, self-criticism we endure the lower our self-esteem goes, the more anxious and depressed we feel. In culture today there is an unwritten message that being hard on yourself is the price you have to pay to get things done and meet those often impossible expectations, standards and ideals we hold … [Read more...]
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