admin | The Art of Calm

Put Your Poses To Sea With Paddleboard Yoga

Jul 22nd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Yoga

If you’re sick of sweating out asanas in a stuffy room, pick up a paddleboard and head to Seattle.

Posted in Featured, Yoga | No Comments »

Deepak Coming To A Gaming Console Near You

Jul 22nd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Meditation

Slated for a November 8 release for the Xbox 360 and Wii gaming systems, Deepak Chopra’s “Leela” aims to combine gaming with meditation.

Posted in Featured, Meditation | No Comments »

Study: Vegetarians Less Susceptible to Diverticulitis

Jul 22nd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Vegetarian

A new study published this week in the British Medical Journal claims that individuals who adhere to a vegetarian diet are 30 percent less likely to develop the painful gastrointestinal condition known as diverticulitis.

Posted in Featured, Vegetarian | No Comments »

Key to Weight Loss? Food Boredom

Jul 21st, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Weight Loss

According to a study appearing in the August issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, eating the same foods, day in and day out, may actually help you to lose weight by lowering your interest in meals, meaning you eat less.

Posted in Featured, Weight Loss | No Comments »

Environmental Working Group Looks At Meat (Carbon) Footprints

Jul 20th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Vegetarian

If you were ever curious just how environmentally bad that grilled steak or chicken Parmesan was, you’ll have to check out EWG’s 2011 Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health.

Posted in Featured, Vegetarian | No Comments »

One Key To Losing Weight: Positive Body Image

Jul 19th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Weight Loss

According to a new study in the Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, counseling to improve body image results in increased weight loss among women.

Posted in Featured, Weight Loss | No Comments »

Study: Meditation Increases Brain Region Connectivity

Jul 16th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Aging and Longevity, Featured, Meditation

A new study out of UCLA finds that meditation can increase the size of brain regions and and lead to less age-related atrophy.

Posted in Aging and Longevity, Featured, Meditation | No Comments »

Feng Shui: How To Place Mirrors

Jul 16th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Feng Shui

Mirrors can really enhance a room, but you can cause a lot of problems with your space depending on where you place them. Certified feng shui consultant Tracy Renée Miller offers up eight feng shui tips to optimize your home’s mirror placement.

Posted in Featured, Feng Shui | No Comments »