If you like sushi and you like burritos, odds are you’ll like sushi burritos. Using similar logic, it’s a good guess that, if you enjoy orgasming and practicing yoga, you’ll like orgasmic yoga. Yep, orgasmic yoga is a thing. Read on to learn what it is, plus if it actually involves having a big O. What exactly …
While modern media and advertising may have us think that yoga is all about physical poses, the entirety of yoga includes a wide range of contemplative and self-disciplinary practices, such as meditation, chanting, mantra, prayer, breath work, ritual, and even selfless action. The word “yoga” comes from the root word “yuj,” which means “to yoke” …
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When you live with a chronic condition, practicing self-care is not only acceptable, it’s necessary. For people living with migraine, investing time in your emotional and physical well-being can really pay off. Finding ways to practice self-care can help prevent stress-related flare-ups and can make flare-ups more comfortable when they do occur. There are so many …
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For so many of us living with chronic illnesses and other preexisting health conditions, the onset of COVID-19 offers a unique set of challenges. Anyone with a compromised immune system is officially considered an at-risk group, and social distancing is creating decreased contact with the outside world. This can bring up a mix of emotions — from …
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It’s easy to get confused when it comes to health and nutrition. Even qualified experts often seem to hold opposing opinions, which can make it difficult to figure out what you should actually be doing to optimize your health. Yet, despite all the disagreements, a number of wellness tips are well supported by research. Here …
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What is self love? According to Wikipedia: Self-love defined as “love of self” or “regard for one’s own happiness or advantage” has both been conceptualized as a basic human necessity and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, synonymous with amour propre, conceit, conceitedness, egotism, et al. But, there are so many more …
People sometimes ask me who is my most favorite person? Who is it that inspires me? Who would I like to be with, if you were deserted on an uninhabited island. Who would I like to go on a date with? They are quite taken aback when I say “myself”! I am not embarrassed to …
Have you ever felt that you are not needed? That someone you really care about doesn’t feel the same towards you, And in between all those feelings you start losing yourself. Ever felt that you have no purpose? We all feel like that at one point in our lives. That overwhelming pain of not being …
This time last year, I made the extremely heartbreaking and painful discovery that my husband was having an affair. It turned my world upside down and my heart inside out. The pain, sadness, anger, and confusion were unbearable. At the time, I didn’t know how I was going to make it through a day. Now, …
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