Unless you've been hibernating since winter (we wouldn't blame you), you've probably heard of meditation and the big benefits that go along with it. In fact, we've touted them a bit ourselves. But knowing something is good for us doesn't always make doing it any easier. In order to take the guessing game out of your meditation practice, we’ve curated a list of the best guided …Continue Reading
Exercise
A Quick and Easy HIIT Routine for Halloween
There are a lot of things that can freak you out this season—the idea of an upcoming winter, those sub-freezing temps that none of us are prepared for, a wave of pumpkin spice products that have no business being pumpkin spice (pumpkin spice kale chips: why). One thing you shouldn’t have to fear this season? Keeping up with, or starting, a HIIT routine. That's why we're going …Continue Reading
Why You Need to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation
Imagine if we were all unconditionally kind toward each other. The world would be a pretty different place, right? Well, loving-kindness meditation is all about cultivating that kind of attitude: one of benevolence toward all our fellow humans (even, and perhaps especially, the ones who you think don't deserve it). Sounds like an impossible task. But stay with us: There’s no …Continue Reading
[Video] You Need to Try Yoga for Lower Back Pain
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You've probably heard about the benefits of yoga for lower back pain, especially if you've ever struggled with the nagging ache that follows you loyally into every single situation. (Can you tell that we have some experience with this?) Truthfully, most of us are going to struggle with lower back pain at some point in our lives, so we might as well figure out how to deal. …Continue Reading
26 Ways to Make Practicing Mindfulness Easier
If you’re anything like we are, practicing mindfulness sounds a lot easier than it turns out to be. Even the term is sort of a question mark—what is mindfulness exactly and how do you know if you’re actually doing it? What is a mind anyway? Before you get too far into the philosophical spiral (and trust us, we know philosophical spirals), take a deep breath and dig into our …Continue Reading
