Healthy and Inspired Living
Attending a yoga class when you’re new to practice can be intimidating enough without having to decipher an ancient language in between foreign twists, bends and stances. You have to pick out a new mat from a myriad of choices, test various outfits for potential gaping probability and worry about where you’re going to stash… [Read Full Story]
Derived from Buddhist philosophy, “radical acceptance” is the life-changing practice of simply accepting what is. You might think this to be an obvious approach – of course you have to accept what is, or you might think this approach sounds too passive to be effective. Well, despite its apparent obviousness, radical acceptance is practiced less… [Read Full Story]
Opting for a real, live cashier at the grocery store on a quiet, Canucks-are-in-the-playoffs shopping night gives one time to glance at self-defeating headlines happily avoided by way of self check-out. This one promises “rock-hard abs for summer” by simply following 7 easy rules. I think I’d rather the “flab-free thighs in five minutes a… [Read Full Story]
I just completed the longest yoga session of my life. It was 52 minutes drawn out into what felt like 52 hours. I was weak and distracted. Each new pose brought with it a new exit point and strategy. My mind was spilling over with justifications – I had this article to write, after all… [Read Full Story]
The sidewalks are punctuated in Spring’s cherry-blossomed newness signifying a time to shake things up a bit in your yoga practice. There’s a lot you can do to start anew. Try a different class. You don’t need to give up your favourite weekly session, but you can try substituting your regular routine for a different… [Read Full Story]
Just as there are many different styles of yoga from which to choose, there are also several ways to learn and experience yoga. It’s important that you find the right medium, and the right teacher within that medium, because that relationship will directly affect the likelihood that you will adopt yoga as a regular practice.… [Read Full Story]
Proposed new cigarette labels are so graphic they just might shame smokers into kicking the habit – or at least into keeping the packages well out of sight. Health Canada has just made public 12 new labels proposed to adorn cigarette packages in addition to the four released in December. The disturbing images and adjoining… [Read Full Story]
The Globe & Mail recently ran a story indicating that Canadians don’t get as much exercise as they think they do. This is surmised based on the tendency Canadians have to report higher levels of physical activity than they actually achieve. Really G&M? Really? That’s a charming conclusion to draw; but doesn’t it make more… [Read Full Story]
A comprehensive study of the effect Echinacea has on treating the common cold has deemed the herb insignificant. The study followed 719 people aged 12 to 80 starting when they were in the early stages of developing a cold. The participants were randomly divided up into three groups – those taking a pill they new… [Read Full Story]
It’s ok to blame that smell on the dog – downward facing dog that is. The holiday season means treats galore, and that can wreak havoc on your digestive tract. Your body isn’t accustomed to processing all those goodies, and a bi-product of that inefficiency is gas. The same is true when you start eating… [Read Full Story]
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