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Spices Of Life: Health Benefits Of Ginger.

Though I’ve incorporated ginger into my diet for decades, I recently began taking ginger therapeutically on a daily basis. I use a simple infusion of ginger water to aid in digestion and improve overall health, incorporating the beneficial properties of this spice into my normal routine. I ...

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How The Seasons Affect Your Body.

I was blessed last week with the opportunity to teach at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat with many other wonderful teachers of Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda medicine. During one of the lectures, a student asked the teacher what he thought of coffee, whether it was good or bad. The teacher ...

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How Do You Measure The Weight Of A Body?

You won’t know how to quantify, justify, dignify my body, because it exists inside memory. And how can you measure memory? My body is a rocky pile of loose and slippery hope, a sky-scraping wall of shame, a holy cathedral for worship, and a soothing haven for rest. Tell me, how will you measure ...

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Your Breath Or Your Life: 5 Reasons Why Your Breath Is Vital.

Conscious and deliberate use of your breath is like accessing a superpower you never realized you had! I'd say that was definitely worth devoting a few minutes daily practice to, wouldn't you?

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Recharging: Giving Myself Permission To Pause After Every Obstacle.

I sat myself down, had a talk with my unkind affliction, and made arrangements to order a new structure that could work for me. Who says we have to bear all our burdens, and bear them alone?

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WELLTH: Redefining Value In Our Lives. {sponsored book review}

What would we use as currency in a society without money? What would we value? What would we work for, and how would we meet our needs? Even more curious, in a post-capitalistic society, how would we measure wealth, if money were no longer a driving factor?

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Finding A New Normal And Healing On My Own Terms.

I tell you this not to gain your pity or to put down one way of healing vs. another. I am sharing this because it is a story of success. I am finding my own way of healing, and discovering that healing can happen on my terms and in my own time and doesn’t have to look like someone else’s.

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The Freedom To Stay: Rethinking Pathological Relationships.

In my direct personal experience, abuse of any sort is cyclical. Via forces of both nature and nurture (or the lack thereof), it gets passed from one generation to the next. Abruptly turning one's back upon it can be a necessary self-protective measure. However, the systematic adoption of this ...

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Tar-Pit Angel, I Clip Your Bloody Wings: A Binding Spell For Heroin.

Heroin, I have looked pure evil in the eye more than once in this short lifetime of mine, but never have I seen a shadow more formidable than you. I will not bow to you, but I do fear you. I will never taste you, but I will call you an adversary most worthy.

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What We’re Missing Lies In Our Struggle.

The world can be rough and tough, and pretending that the happy and shiny things in life are the means to transcending our individual inner demons does not help anyone find wellness. The happy and whole and healthy moments of our lives are the rest and rejuvenation from the harder times.

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