By Janae Jean Pears and cranberries are both popular ingredients on holiday tables. According to the traditional song The Twelve Days of Christmas, the Christmas season begins with the gift of “a partridge in a pear tree.” Cranberries, historically known as “craneberries,” were served at the first Thanksgiving dinner. This …
Read More »Hearth & Home – Cranberry Sauce Four New Ways
By Janae Jean – For Thanksgiving, we are sharing four different takes on the classic cranberry sauce. The cranberry, is second only to the blueberry in antioxidant capacity per cup. They are also high in vitamins C and E and fiber and very low in sugar with only 46 calories …
Read More »Mindfulness Toward Freedom from Anxiety and Depression
By Georgia Jones I was talking with a client the other day who was describing some harsh thoughts that were plaguing her, thoughts like “I’m horribly ugly;” “No one will ever love me;” or “I messed up again, I’ll never amount to anything.” Even just listening to her say these …
Read More »Review of Healing Modalities – Rasha – Stress Reduction Technology
By Ania Wilewska According to both the World Health Organization and American Medical Association, up to 97% of all illnesses in modern society are stress related. In today’s world, each of us is constantly under stress. Stress has become part of our everyday routine—a norm. But, should it be normal …
Read More »HEARTh & HOME – A New Tradition – Pumpkins and Acorn Squash
By Janae Jean In North America, pumpkins and other winter squash are synonymous with fall. Pumpkin pies, lattés, breads, muffins and more are everywhere as well as squash soups and risottos. While you may think that pumpkin and squash look very different from one another, pumpkin is actually a variety …
Read More »The Language of Connection – Interview with Jonathan Robinson, M.A., M.F.T.
By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter — For this interview, we had the honor to speak with psychotherapist, best-selling author, speaker and podcaster, Jonathan Robinson. Jonathan’s books have been translated into 47 languages, and he has reached over 250 million people worldwide with his practical methods. He has made numerous …
Read More »Forgiveness Through Yoga
By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT – Most everyone will tell you that if you can reach the point of forgiveness toward another person or yourself that a “weight will lift from your shoulders.” With the holidays upon us, the topic of forgiveness is front and center, as …
Read More »5 Practices that Lead to Post-Traumatic Growth
By Linda Graham – Life is full of challenge. We can’t avoid that. No matter how hard we try, how earnestly we seek or how good we become, life throws us curveballs and pulls the rug out from under each and every one of us from time to time. No …
Read More »The Art of Managing Anger with Yoga
By Raquel Jex Forsgren, Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT Anger. A powerful emotion. Everyone feels anger at some point. We all feel it uniquely. Yet, our bodies experience it nearly identically. Feeling angry is an example of how we create our own suffering because of what we perceive, how we perceive it, …
Read More »Heal Mind and Body with Meditation
By Bharat Kalra, LMT – When I talk about “my body,” I am declaring that I am separate from my body. When I say “my mind,” I am declaring that I am not “my mind.” But, if I am not mind or body, then what am I? Long ago, human …
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