Author: James Worthington
If you could spend 90 minutes today doing anything, what would it be? I’d choose shopping, lounging beachside with a cold drink in hand or watching bad (yet so good) reality TV. Was “sitting on the floor in a hot room with a bunch of other sweaty people” on your list? Maybe not, but it’s...
Read MoreYoga is one of the best workouts out there. From building strength and increasing flexibility to improving your mind-body connection, yoga is one of those workouts that just leaves you feeling good. But, like any exercise, proper form and instruction are important. So going to a yoga class with an educated and experienced instructor is...
Read MoreThe Rumor: Pilates gives you a better workout than yoga (or vice versa) In mind-body wellness there are two primary camps: People who are devoted to Pilates and people who swear by yoga. Advocates of both say the workouts do basically the same thing (lengthen and strengthen the body). Yet most people are convinced that...
Read MoreJust because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean you can’t stay warm inside — your body, that is. Certain yoga postures are specifically designed to build strength and boost circulation, and as a result, they generate some serious heat. It might sound questionable that after holding still in these postures for only a minute or so,...
Read MoreOf all the well-known styles of yoga, none have quite achieved the notoriety of Bikram. A style of hot yoga that isn’t a good fit for casual yogis or heat-haters, Bikram was developed about 40 years ago in the belief that extreme heat can have positive effects on the body. To me, trying Bikram for the first time was like...
Read MoreHoneysuckle is a plant which is sometimes called “woodbine”, not to be confused with other plants that are known as woodbine also, as the American Ivy. Honeysuckle is native to eastern Asia and Japan. The flower, seed, and leaves are used for medicine. The scientific name for Honeysuckle is Lonicera japonica. Japanese Honeysuckle is the...
Read MoreIs worry stopping you meditate? When your thoughts revolve around worries, you will physically tighten and tense your body, especially in certain key places like the throat, heart, solar plexus and the tummy. When the discomfort gets intense enough, you register it as an emotion, fear, perhaps, or anger or sadness. Meditation naturally relaxes your...
Read MoreJasmine is known as the “Queen of the Night”, with the word Jasmine coming from the Persian word Yasmin meaning a ‘gift from god”. The Botanical name is Jasminum Officinale and is also known by such names as Royal Jasmine, Catalonian Jasmine, Jati, and Spanish Jasmine. Being tropical and subtropical, Jasmines is native to Asia, Africa,...
Read MoreHow many of us walk into our home at the end of a hard days work still totally stressed out? Running around in our heads are things like the result of long meetings, tons of to-dos, problems with work colleagues or staff. Suddenly, when you come home from work completely shattered each day, there was...
Read MoreJojoba Oil is produced from the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) plant, which is a shrub native to southern California, southern Arizona, and northwestern Mexico. The Jojoba seed is about 50% oil in weight. Jojoba Oil is a clear golden liquid a mild nutty aroma. When the oil is refined it is colorless and...
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