For most people, good health is defined by physical fitness; but they fail to realize that good mental health is equally crucial. One cannot truly be healthy if they are physically agile but lack the enthusiasm to live a full life. Health is not simply an absence of disease; it extends beyond the physiological fitness to mental calmness, emotion...

  It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner and we all know the holiday season comes endless parties, time spent with loved ones, and of course, loads of delicious and indulgent food.   We aren’t here to tell you that you shouldn't indulge once in a while; but with those holiday events cluttering up your December calendar, yo...

These days it’s easy to turn to social media for the latest on what’s happening in our big, beautiful world; it’s no surprise of course! Where else can you get up-to-the-second updates on your favorite celeb's vacation, or your best friend’s latest Insta-worthy Buddha bowl?! Social media gives us opportunities to connect with people across the ...

We know that finding the motivation to workout can sometimes be a struggle. How many times have you had your gym bag in-hand, ready to head out the door, and then think to yourself, “nah, I’m going to skip today”? Before you get too down on yourself, just remember we’ve all been there... probably more times than we’d like to admit. Some days it...

  Hands up if your day begins as you sip on a hot cup of coffee while your iPhone starts to belt out notifications that make it clear your day has truly begun. Yep, you can bet our hands are right up there with you! Emails, texts, and phone calls to reply to and you haven’t even had breakfast yet! Wouldn’t it be nice to escape this familiar ro...

In part one we discussed the benefits of yoga for calming the mind, body and spirit.   Meditation and yoga go hand-in-hand, so we thought we would focus on the amazing power of meditation in a separate post.   Many of us think we need lots of extra time to fit in a meditation practice every day, or that if the mind wanders we aren’t doing it rig...