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Photo: Pixabay It’s an admirable achievement to take the brave step of admitting you have a substance abuse problem and entering recovery. During this time, it’s important to find effective coping tools to use in your sobriety plan, which often includes group meetings, individual therapy, and even medication. Another helpful strategy for many recovering addicts […]

Photo via Pixabay For most people, it feels like the world is becoming increasingly hectic and stressful, especially during unique circumstances. You may feel like there just isn’t time to focus on yourself or to practice self-care, but there are actually several easy things you can do to feel calmer and bring more serenity into […]

Photo by Pexels Yoga can be challenging—there is no doubt about it. It is a practice that pushes us mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. You have to dig deep to find strength of mind and body, and—probably the most difficult—to accept who we are and where we are.  When we reach that moment of acceptance […]

Photo: Pexels There are countless reasons yoga has had a drastic increase in worldwide popularity over the last couple of decades, but at the top of the list is undoubtedly its multiple physical and mental health benefits. Some of these include: Improved muscular strength and flexibility Better cardiovascular health Increased lung capacity Improved sleep quality […]

Photo: Pixabay Quitting their dangerous habit is a goal for roughly 70 percent of American smokers — but only about 7 percent of those who tried to give up cigarettes and tobacco in the last year found long-term success. The challenge of quitting is both physical and psychological: nicotine is highly addictive, causing the body […]

Photo by Unsplash Health, in general, can be stressful. Safety, uncertainty, illness—times like these can be a strain on mental and physical health. This is true for all of us, but especially true for essential workers and front-line responders. There tends to be a great deal of stress and trauma on people at the highest […]

Photo by Unsplash Yoga is a whole being practice that helps us connect the mind and the body, so we can learn how our emotions affect our physical and mental well-being. Not only is yoga a practice to build strength and flexibility in the body, but it can also help you learn how to cope […]

Photo by Unsplash Yoga is a practice that has a slew of benefits, from improved strength to reduced stress. While many people think you need a costly studio membership to practice quality yoga, many renowned teachers have taken their classes online, creating and sustaining yoga communities with affordable livestream classes and recorded practices. You don’t […]

Photo by Unsplash You’ve earned your yoga instructor certification. That means you’ve spent 200, 500 or more hours working on fine-tuning your craft. Now it’s time to turn your passion into a profession. First, it’s important you understand that yoga can be a tough business market to break into. There are studios on every street […]

Photo by Unsplash In times like these, many schools, training programs and certification courses are moving online — and yoga teacher training programs are becoming more and more popular. Online training is often not only less expensive, but it is also more flexible. More and more yoga practitioners are looking for hope and healing during […]