Stress & sex: a yogic approach to awakening women’s libido A woman's most powerful sexual response is hidden beneath the surface and runs as deep as an ocean. Women have more erectile tissue than men, and the clitoris has nearly twice the amount of nerve endings as a penis. Women have reported orgasms of [...]
Why We Need Stress Reduction Tools “Gosh, I am just so stressed!” How many times have you said that? Weekly? Daily? Hourly? Levels of stress are at an all-time high. We need tools for stress reduction these days. According to the American Psychological Association: "Nearly half of parents (46%) [say] their stress level is high [...]
Are you the “cup is half full” or the “cup is half empty” type person? Gratitude is definitely an attitude I find that it is important to cultivate. It does take some attention to this attitude. To begin, I am positive by nature, but there are times when I find it challenging to live a [...]
The Crystal Power of Now Crystals are like magic wands, sacred tuning forks that bring us back to our true vibration of harmony and divinity. God couldn’t be here so he/she put holy energy into stones of the earth to let us know that no matter how bad everything looks and feels, all is sacred [...]
Surviving On May 26, we have the first eclipse in a series with the Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius. The second will follow on June 11 in its opposite sign, Gemini. Eclipses come in pairs, one Lunar and one Solar, both with different energetic objectives for our lives, but both coming around like clockwork to help [...]
As more people embrace a holistic approach to a healthy, conscious lifestyle, it’s no surprise that ancient Ayurvedic practices are finding their way into our modern lives. Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine that originated in India over 5000 years ago, translating to “the science of life”. Although Ayurveda is dynamic and complex, you [...]
Abundance Is You: The New Moon in Taurus A vision is stirred in the mind’s eye as the New Moon in Taurus approaches: There you are, you’re being fed grapes by your lover in a garden oasis. Your favorite song plays on repeat, seemingly reverberating from the clouds. There are money trees shading the perfect seventy-five [...]
We are Deserving of Transformation Welcome to Taurus Season! Taurus is bringing us major sacred feminine Empress vibes. You can identify these moods in your life as simple creature comforts that provide pleasure for the five senses. These include: anything that brings harmony, rest for the physical body, comfort foods, time with Mother Nature, the inpso [...]
New Moon in Aries: The Astrological New Year Happy Astrological New Year, yogis! The Astrology community marks the start of the year in tandem with the seasons. And now Spring has sprung, so this is the beginning of all beginnings. We’re wrapping up the past year that was spent in the process of transforming the parts [...]
Dome Stroll in Yosemite. Photo by Patrick Bremser Being a Good Steward of Nature How do we balance spending time in nature for personal wellness and simultaneously steward and support the places we visit? We do this by bringing mindfulness to our practices of visiting wild places. For many, March, 2021 marks the [...]