General Health & Wellness Guides

A Mother’s Five Necessities | A Printable Excerpt from The Fourth Trimester

A Mother’s Five Necessities | A Printable Excerpt from The Fourth Trimester

Remembering to care for yourself as a mother can sometimes be the most difficult thing about your postpartum time. Kimberly Ann Johnson, author of The Fourth Trimester, has compiled a list of the five basic necessities every mother needs in order to be healthy, happy, and ready to care for a new child. Below you
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Bonus Recipes from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Bonus Recipes from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Four Recipes for You to Enjoy We are excited to share with you four bonus recipes developed by the creators of Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind, Kate O'Donnell and Cara Brostrom. Carrot & Green Bean Palya This versatile recipe can be used to prepare all sorts of fresh vegetables. The combination of
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Coconut-Lime Baked Sweet Potatoes | A Recipe from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Coconut-Lime Baked Sweet Potatoes | A Recipe from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

A Recipe to Relax and Calm Rajas SERVES 2–4 These twice-baked sweet potatoes are divine and a feast for the eyes. They are easy to make and offer a calming mixture of digestive spices, along with the smooth, sweet taste of sweet potato and coconut milk. Serve them open-faced, sprinkled with cilantro and mustard seed.
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Yoga, Fascia, and the Feeling of Being Me

Yoga, Fascia, and the Feeling of Being Me

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body What is Fascia? In the same way that a fish swims in water and a bird flies through the air, fascia is the way we move. Every time you practice triangle pose or the camel, you stretch an entire network of cellophane-like tissue (“cling-wrap” if
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Self-Care | An Excerpt from Be Mindful & Stress Less

Self-Care | An Excerpt from Be Mindful & Stress Less

Self-Care As the well-known columnist Ariana Huffington notes, “We take better care of our smartphones than we do ourselves.” When you take care of yourself, you are saying to yourself that you matter. Engaging in self-care doesn’t mean you are selfish. You can’t care for anyone else until you first take care of yourself. Then
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Everyday Ayurveda Cooking Sampler | Free Download

Everyday Ayurveda Cooking Sampler | Free Download

Enter your email to receive your beautiful, printable PDF. Start reading Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind by Kate O’Donnell! This sampler includes an introduction to Ayurveda (its history, the power of digestion, how the five elements combine into the three doshas), plus recipes for a calming drink, nourishing lunches, and a wholesome dessert! Email
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Yoga for Balance | An Excerpt from Yoga for Healthy Aging

Yoga for Balance | An Excerpt from Yoga for Healthy Aging

We have excerpted the chapter “Yoga for Balance” from Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being by Baxter Bell and Nina Zolotow. This chapter describes balance, how yoga can improve balance, and yoga practices to increase your balance. Click here to read “Yoga for Balance” from Yoga for Healthy Aging. Our friends at Brentwood Yoga in
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Meditation on the Third Eye

Meditation on the Third Eye

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body Meditation on the third-eye center is one of the most classic of all techniques in subtle body training. I have been revisiting the potency of this practice and wanted to share a few thoughts. The bridge of the nose is called the Nasya Mula, or
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Breathing Practice

Breathing Practice

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body More than anything it is important to come to know the quality of our own breath. In the beginning, I used to strive to expand my breath in the same way I actively stretched in a yoga posture. But I have learned that it is
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Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

by Nina Zolotow, author of Yoga for Healthy Aging Asana works to steady the mind through a focus on physical sensation, breath, or drishti (gaze). If we can bring that same focus into our Accessible Yoga practice, we quickly realize that the outward appearance of a pose is not a sign of whether or not
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