TipToeing Yourself Back to Center in Covid-19 Quarantine
When the Spanish Flu (note: not because it originated in Spain, but because Spanish newspapers reported it first) swept the globe in 1918, no one
When the Spanish Flu (note: not because it originated in Spain, but because Spanish newspapers reported it first) swept the globe in 1918, no one
A lot of us are wondering how to keep ourselves busy and as anxiety free as possible, but what about the kids? Even if none
Wednesday, we talked about some of the effects of the coronavirus. Not the medical and political effects – you watch the news. We don’t need
Silence is nothing – by nature. It’s coded more by what it isn’t than what it is. Silence is not noise. It is an absence. And
Hopefully, if working from home is an option in your life, you’re already doing it. In fact, it’s very likely you’re already familiar with the
When you compliment someone on their energy, or even notice someone else’s energy, what are you really saying?
You’re alluding to an intangible — a
You know how you can tell the self-care movement is making an impact?
Corporations are talking about it, integrating it in their systems, and encouraging
The battle has long raged between larks and night owls — who is healthier, wealthier, and wiser? Who has more fun? Who gets more done?
When the Spanish Flu (note: not because it originated in Spain, but because Spanish newspapers reported it first) swept the globe in 1918, no one
When the Spanish Flu (note: not because it originated in Spain, but because Spanish newspapers reported it first) swept the globe in 1918, no one
A lot of us are wondering how to keep ourselves busy and as anxiety free as possible, but what about the kids? Even if none
Wednesday, we talked about some of the effects of the coronavirus. Not the medical and political effects – you watch the news. We don’t need
Silence is nothing – by nature. It’s coded more by what it isn’t than what it is. Silence is not noise. It is an absence. And
Hopefully, if working from home is an option in your life, you’re already doing it. In fact, it’s very likely you’re already familiar with the
When you compliment someone on their energy, or even notice someone else’s energy, what are you really saying?
You’re alluding to an intangible — a
You know how you can tell the self-care movement is making an impact?
Corporations are talking about it, integrating it in their systems, and encouraging
The battle has long raged between larks and night owls — who is healthier, wealthier, and wiser? Who has more fun? Who gets more done?
When the Spanish Flu (note: not because it originated in Spain, but because Spanish newspapers reported it first) swept the globe in 1918, no one
The Urban Monk Podcast is a virtual platform that taps into the offerings of ancient wisdom, translating the insights of various sources into information which the modern-day individual can understand and utilize.
Taking care of yourself in a world that hopes you won’t is radical. Right?
But it doesn’t always look the way we think it will… It doesn’t always look like self-soothing. It doesn’t always look like saying “yes” to our momentary flashes of whims that we believe will stave off discomfort. It doesn’t always look like abdicating our responsibilities when we don’t believe there’s any more gas in the tank.
Being grateful can be really difficult.
In light of a world where the cost of living has risen disproportionately to wage increases, basic healthcare coverage is just a hope for even the middle classes, and the news offers a deluge of depressing and isolating stories…
Remembering to be happy for what you have must be a deliberate effort.
And the marketing machine of the capitalist West drives this message home everywhere it can: what you have is not enough. What you are is not enough. What you need is to get more.
The internet’s democratizing nature has proven fertile ground for wellness trends to grow and spread.
But some had staying power long before high-speed connectivity. Millenia of staying power, even.
Like acupuncture, which is a 2,500 Chinese tradition. The first discovered mention of acupuncture being used for medical purposes comes from The Yellow Emperor in the Han Dynasty, and his Classic of Internal Medicine. (All the way back in 206 BCE.)
When man discovered fire 0.2 million years ago, everything changed.
Including the composition of our gut’s microbiome.
You probably know that the shape of our teeth has changed since then as well, because we aren’t gnawing on raw meat anymore. So it stands to reason that other areas of our internal operating system have evolved as well.