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Tag: Wellness
Why Doing Nothing Is As Healthy for You As Working Out
April 22, 2020 at 07:25PM BY KATE CARRAWAY THOMAS BARWICKGETTY IMAGES I recently found myself working 40 hours in only three days while writing and editing a draft—the high-intensity interval training of life as a writer. To help maintain the pace, I made sure to sleep for eight hours, worked out
Why Doing Nothing Is As Healthy for You As Working Out
April 22, 2020 at 07:25PM Waking rest is the “fourth puzzle piece” to wellness almost everyone is missing. BY KATE CARRAWAY THOMAS BARWICKGETTY IMAGES I recently found myself working 40 hours in only three days while writing and editing a draft—the high-intensity interval training of life as a writer. To help
How to Wash and Care for Your Clothes During Quarantine, Even If You Can’t Get to the Laundromat
April 21, 2020 at 05:23PM BY MADISON FELLER MUTIA ADISOMA Now that most of us are homebound, trying our best to social distance and do our part to ease the spread of COVID-19, household chores have taken on a new meaning. Gone are the days of leisurely hanging around a laundromat
Self-Isolation Diary: A Day in the Life of Designer Dorian Rahimzadeh
April 21, 2020 at 02:00PM As people around the country enter their sixth week of self-isolation, FASHION is reaching out to some of our favourite Canadians to get a peek into how they’re living their lives in lockdown (remember: #StayHomeSaveLives). Each week, keep an eye out for new self-isolation diaries
5 yoga breathing techniques to cultivate chill vibes on and off the mat
March 20, 2020 at 02:00AM by CWC When practicing yoga, it’s easy to get caught up trying to nail each posture, but postures and movement are just one component of yoga. Yoga breathing techniques, or pranayama (prana means “life force” and yama means “control”), is also an essential element of
10 healthy daily habits to retain even while social distancing, according to psychologists
March 18, 2020 at 01:00PM by CWC In a true act of bravery, today I put on a bra, leggings, and a pair of earrings, and even deigned to wear a dress. I’ve been self-isolating for a week now amid the COVID-19 crisis, and along with life feeling surreal, sweatpants
Digital fitness is creating the communities we need right now
March 18, 2020 at 01:00AM by CWC When Barry‘s chief instructor Keoni Hudoba hosted his first free “#COREntine” workout on Instagram Live on March 17, he figured that he’d be teaching 100 people, max. At the end of the 20 minute session, more than 800 people had tuned in to
An RD and a natural makeup artist got real about supplements—here’s what happened
March 17, 2020 at 10:00AM by CWC https://content.jwplatform.com/players/koK9rn7d-AjgxWzQ7.js It’s easy to believe that your Instagram role model for learning about all things wellness (we all have one) must have every aspect of their own health nailed down, right? But, even natural makeup artist Alexandria Gilléo—whose inside-out wellness motto inspires her
The best self-soothing technique for each zodiac sign, according to a psychological astrologer
March 17, 2020 at 02:00AM by CWC The world is experiencing a pandemic, local establishments are closing left and right, nobody can find hand sanitizer or milk, and you are constantly dehydrated. The last one actually just might be me, but you get it: Real Life is cancelled for the
The 10-minute wellness habit that fights inflammation
March 17, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC Spend even a few minutes dabbling in the world of wellness and you’ll walk away with this one major takeaway: chronic inflammation is capital-B Bad. This isn’t just talk: science backs it up. Whether you’re dealing with something annoying like acne or an
How to maintain human connection (and fight loneliness) when working from home for the foreseeable future
March 16, 2020 at 04:00PM by CWC As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, one common response to a national directive to practice social distancing has put many workers on an “indefinite” WFH-status. As a new, albeit temporary, reality is setting in, a common objective is emerging: We all need
The astrology of March 2020 has always looked intense to astrologers—here’s why
March 15, 2020 at 09:00PM by CWC Astrologers have been discussing March 2020 astrology for a very, very, long time. You see, Saturn, also known as the Lord of Karma, meeting with Pluto, who represents death and rebirth, in Capricorn, the sign of government and business, creates a heavy-hitting combination
The unique stressor your sign deals with the best, according to a psychological astrologer
March 13, 2020 at 09:00PM by CWC As reasons for stress and anxiety mount, we could likely all do with a little expansion of our stress management toolkits. (Sometimes meditation and CBD supplements just aren’t enough.) To help us grow our abilities to mediate cortisol-spiking events, psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed, PhD,
SoulCycle is my favorite workout class—here are my honest thoughts on the new at-home bike
March 13, 2020 at 02:00PM by CWC I will never forget my first SoulCycle class. I was 22, in the midst of my first “adult” breakup, and I let my friends convince me that spending $36 to cry on a bike would make me feel better. They were right. Riding
I tried heart-rate variability training to help my anxiety—here’s what happened
March 13, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC In the six years since I was diagnosed with both generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder—what can I say, I’m an overachiever—I’ve tried just about everything to manage my symptoms. I’ve been in and out of therapy and took medication for a year,
Download these 8 self-care apps to nourish your mind, body, and soul
March 12, 2020 at 12:00PM by CWC Self-care has become a literal commodity in this modern age of wellness, with companies, emerging industries, and consumer products all buying in. And that’s with good reason, given that self-care practices are essential for upholding our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. But even
Your go-to self-care activity might actually be fueling your burnout
March 11, 2020 at 12:00PM by CWC It’s probably not on-task work and it’s almost certainly distracting behavior, yet nearly all of us are known to check various social media in workplace environments. We justify it every time, thinking that we deserve a small break from the grind, that maybe
How to use oracle cards, the simpler-to-read cousin of tarot that helps you tap into your intuition
March 11, 2020 at 11:00AM by CWC Even though, you don’t need to spend years studying tarot cards and memorizing all the different card meanings in order to read them, interpreting the messages can be tricky nonetheless. The cards you pull may well leave you with more questions than you
How Black women have historically used yoga as a tool for healing
March 11, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC Studies prove that anxiety, stress, depression, heart disease, and other ailments affect Black people disproportionately compared to other ethnic groups, but the statistics rise alarmingly when it comes to the health of Black women. Because of the many external and internal social stressors—racism, sexism, socio-economic
Feeling stressed? ‘Safety signals’ might help your brain better cope in the moment
March 10, 2020 at 11:00PM by CWC We’ve all experienced it before: visualizing a beach or a mountain vista to calm your nerves before a big presentation at work, or you reach into your pocket to feel the soothing weight of a crystal when the person in front of you
The best energy-boosting self-care practice to pick up this year, according to your zodiac sign
March 10, 2020 at 02:00PM by CWC Sometimes, to-do lists grow so long, it’s tough to focus on the items that are actually important. That resulting endless-feeling slog can make completing anything at all feel difficult and draining rather than empowering. Furthermore, sometimes what we think will help us actually
How to open your root chakra, according to reiki masters
March 10, 2020 at 02:00AM by CWC If you know anything about chakras, you probably know that they can get blocked. To address your blockages, Jissel Ravelo, a reiki master and founder of Vibra Wellness, says you have to start at the root chakra. To open your root chakra is to
‘Sleep is the new steps,’ according to WHOOP founder Will Ahmed—here’s why
March 08, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC Fitness trackers and activity monitors have come a long way from the basic pedometer era. These days, many of us are collecting data not just on steps, but on sleep, stress, and other biomarkers that offer clues to how well we truly are.
This month’s full worm moon is also a supermoon—here’s what that means for your sign
March 07, 2020 at 08:00PM by CWC This month’s full moon (appetizingly nicknamed the full worm moon) is one of four supermoons taking the sky this year. It happens on Monday, March 9, which is also the day Mercury finally stations direct. Given all this powerful energy swirling in the
5 reiki principles you can use to create more ease and flow in your life
March 06, 2020 at 07:00PM by CWC Principles like the 12 laws of the universe, the eight limbs of yoga, and even Marie Kondo’s “does this spark joy?” concept are all examples of fundamental truths that help guide us in our lives. Reiki, the Japanese energy-healing practice, too, offers a set of
This is what it’s like to walk into a real-life wellness wonderland
March 05, 2020 at 05:30PM by CWC Picture this: You step into a room and immediately feel the Zen vibes you’re always chasing during your self-care time. You look around and see tables lined with all the wellness-boosting tech, tinctures, and teas you can imagine, the healthy pantry of your
I’m a psychological astrologer, and this is the unique stressor I see for each sign
March 04, 2020 at 10:00PM by CWC For zodiac enthusiasts, Jennifer Freed, PhD, is the self-help hybrid of your dreams, a psychologist who also utilizes astrology (a psychological astrologer) to help patients cope with life in ways best suited to their unique makeup. According to Dr. Freed, each member of
Hate meditating? Here are 3 ways to reap the self-compassion benefits without sitting on a cushion
March 04, 2020 at 01:00PM by CWC Like cilantro, meditation is a divisive topic: When the practice comes up in conversation, people either offer words of enthusiasm (“It works wonders on my mental health!”) or dismiss it with the verbal equivalent of the shrugging emoji (¯\_(ツ)_/¯). The latter crowd may
A psychologist’s advice on how to care for your mental health in a pandemic
March 04, 2020 at 01:00AM by CWC As evidenced by the dearth of hand sanitizers at your local drugstore, people are concerned about contracting COVID-19 as it spreads throughout the world. As of Monday, the disease has infected approximately 90,000 people in 65 countries. While it’s more important than ever