The cycle of running on stress creates a roller-coaster of bursts and crashes of energy, both physically and emotionally. This is the explicit body-mind connection! The mood spikes and plummets. The thoughts that accompany the moods, the highs and lows of the blood sugar level, run up and down. This is exhausting, and exhilarating, and addictive!
Read moreWhen We Need More B’s! (Vitamins)
If we’re drinking, smoking, using illicit drugs or prescribed drugs long-term, hooked on sugar or processed foods, or we’re stressing too much, we deplete and/or need extra vitamin B!
Read moreHealing Anger & The Liver: A Holistic Approach
In order to refine physical, mental, and spiritual health, emotional health must also be addressed and developed. The liver deals with exposure to all stressors and pollutants, including smoking, sugar, alcohol, processed foods, a diet high in carbs, and harmful fats such as deep-fried foods and hydrogenated oils. When the liver is stressed and imbalanced, it is expressed through excessive anger, so let’s begin with this challenging emotion.
Read moreFive Daily Must-Dos for Optimum Nutrition
Other than reducing and/or eliminating consumption of toxic foods and drinks as to not deplete crucial nutrients, here are the most critical aspects to ensure optimal nutrition and health.
Read moreNYE & New Years Day Five Element Yoga Workshops in Essaouira
Combining a physical yoga practice, Taoist exercises, simple breathing exercises, and guided meditations to address specific meridians and organs, these workshops will address water, the element for winter, and earth, the element that we always return to.
Read moreTen Ways and Reasons to Reduce Processed Foods
Most of us know by now that we’re better off without processed foods, and yet many of us continue to eat them. All of that processed flavor has us hooked on excess salts and sugars, genetically modified foods, hydrogenated oils, chemicals and artificial additives, which is why, when switching from a diet high in processed foods to whole foods can be so difficult—it’s like letting go of an addiction because really, it is—these foods are made to be addictive!
Read moreSelf Ear Massage
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Massaging the ears doesn’t take long and releases endorphins that promote natural pain relief and a sense of well-being. It can ease stress and anxiety, headaches, tinnitus, neck and shoulder tension, and soften a tight jaw from clenching the teeth. The entire body can be accessed through the ears because they are connected to reflex centers in the brain that send signals through the spinal cord, which supplies nerves to the rest of the body.
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