The holidays are a great time to hang out with the family, but if you have young kids who are out of school, cooped up because of bad weather, and high on sugar, you could probably all use a break. (Yes, I’m speaking from very personal experience here). Yoga with the kids is the answer to your troubles. Get out mats for yourself and the kids and lead them in a some fun poses. It should entertain them for at least a couple of minutes, and may just give you the patience you need to make in through until bedtime. (Yes, I’m speaking from very personal experience here). Happy Holidays!

If your choice to be vegetarian or vegan has anything to do with the yogic principle of ahimsa, or non-harming, you probably think you’re doing less harm to living things and the environment by choosing to eat plants instead of animals. But how often do you consider the harm you’re doing to the plants–also living beings–when you eat your vegetables?

“Just because we humans can’t hear them doesn’t mean plants don’t howl,” writes Natalie Angier in a recent NYTimes article about the ways plants fight off their predators. Continue reading…

In the article the Health Benefits of Meditation, we learned that recent scientific research had shown that meditation was 75% effective in naturally helping cure those suffering from insomnia.  The meditation techniques used in these studies were Mantra Meditation, such as So Hum Mantra Meditation or Breath Awareness Meditation, such as Zen Meditation Technique.  Without a doubt, these 2 types of meditation are excellent to help you with your insomnia, and are also known to bestow many other incredible health benefits as well.  In this article though, I am going to teach you a very different type of meditation technique to combat your insomnia, which is equally easy to learn and practice, and like the other meditations, it too will benefit you in many other profound ways.

The biggest cause for insomnia is stress, worry and endlessly thinking.  The insomniac is simply not able to relax and let the day end, and they end up lying awake in bed for hours, obsessing.  This is primarily why insomnia strikes during times of great stress or excitement.  So, how do we solve this problem of endless thinking and worrying?  With the use of what I call Reflection Meditation.

Reflection Meditation is really quite simple to practice, yet it is an incredibly effective technique to cure insomnia.  There are primarily 2 ways to do this meditation, one method is geared towards obtaining self-knowledge, while the other is to use this technique more for falling asleep.  Below, in the practice section are the simple steps for how to practice this meditation.  Also, listed below are the major benefits of this technique.  

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Gaining muscle (fat free mass) is a highly promoted concept for improving your metabolism and efficiency for losing body fat. Understanding this concept and some of the myths are important when working towards adding an exercise routine that builds fat free mass. First off, all tissues in the body require a constant flow of energy contributing to resting metabolic rate. Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the energy that body consumes when the body is physically inactive – all basic processes used to maintain bodily functions (not including digestion).

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