If you don’t Qigong, FOML.

And I mean it too. I’ve been obsessed with energy healing these days, and finding a practice that works for me. I find it so difficult to sit still and concentrate in a traditional way, but I love meditation that encourages movement, involves water or music. I was introduced to Qigong earlier last year, andContinueContinue reading “If you don’t Qigong, FOML.”

Third Eye Chakra: See the World Differently

The third eye chakra (or the Ajna chakra) sits between your brows, and it is connected to your spirituality, broadly construed. Given the Ajna’s meaning, the third eye’s balance affects (and is affected by) all of the following things: Your ability to form accurate gut feelings.Your sense of the bigger picture in life.Whether you meetContinueContinue reading “Third Eye Chakra: See the World Differently”

Tai Chi More Effective Than Normal Exercise for Fibromyalgia Pain

A recent clinical study found participants who undertook Tai Chi improved at all times on several outcomes circulating around pain and discomfort associated with Fibromyalgia, a complex disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and prominent physical and psychological impairment, whereas participants who undertook aerobic exercise showed less improvement. Fibromyalgia affects approximately 2-4%ContinueContinue reading “Tai Chi More Effective Than Normal Exercise for Fibromyalgia Pain”

Healthy Sacral Chakra: for Creative, Emotional, and Energetic Health

  Are you an emotional train-wreck? Do you lack the motivation to tackle simple tasks? Do you find people and places either suck the life out of you or generally wig you out? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s safe to say your Sacral Chakra is out of whack. Well, fearContinueContinue reading “Healthy Sacral Chakra: for Creative, Emotional, and Energetic Health”

How Killing the Planet is Killing Us

  A recent report from The Lancet, the world’s most widely read medical journal, along with recent reports from the U.S. Climate Assessment and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) all confirm what everyone has been screaming since thy kingdom come. Climate change is harming and killing us. Slowly, but surely. The numbers are striking. TheContinueContinue reading “How Killing the Planet is Killing Us”

The Missing Scientist: A Tale of Two DNA Strands

4 letters. Different configurations. No punctuation marks. No spaces. YET, it is responsible for encoding all the information needed for all free-living organisms on Earth. Deoxyribonucleic acid or better known as DNA is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce. These instructions are found inside every cell, andContinueContinue reading “The Missing Scientist: A Tale of Two DNA Strands”

CBD vs. THC: What’s The Difference

As the debate of legalizing cannabis continues to rage on, the difference between key compounds CBD and THC in cannabis is becoming increasingly important. They both have very different effects and uses that range from recreational to medically ground-breaking. You may have heard of cannabidiol oil (thanks to novelty products like CBD dog treats andContinueContinue reading “CBD vs. THC: What’s The Difference”

Healthy Heart Chakra: for Love, Abundance, and Inner Peace

To experience true love, you must first love yourself. To receive blessings and abundance, you must first believe you are deserving. That which you cannot find within, you will never find without. These axioms aren’t just words to live by – they’re also metaphysical fact. Before you can receive love in any form from the outside world, youContinueContinue reading “Healthy Heart Chakra: for Love, Abundance, and Inner Peace”

The Intuitive Art of Tarot

Ready for the cliche beginning? Ever since I was younger, I knew I was different. I always felt what others felt around me, as if the emotions were my own, but I never really identified with the emotion, as if it wasn’t originating from me. Much like picking up a signal you don’t intend to. ContinueContinue reading “The Intuitive Art of Tarot”