What I learned from a Monthlong Facebook Hiatus Kat Olson, guest blogger Ah, spring has sprung! It’s time for rain, flowers, pollen, baby bunnies, and detoxes. Perhaps you come to Kripalu for your detox needs? Or, maybe you have been married to your juicer at home for the past five days. Whatever “detox” may look [...]
Tag Archives: self-care
Posted on May 19th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Balance
Find balance in your breath and take a moment to pause and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new week, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Ayurveda’s Eight-Fold Examination: What to Expect from an Ayurvedic Consultation
Erin Casperson, guest blogger Ayurveda, India’s traditional system of medicine, is believed to be around 5,000 year old, and is considered to be the longest continuously practiced system of medicine. Long before blood tests, MRIs, CAT scans, EKGs, and x-rays, there was the eightfold examination process called ashtavidha pariksha. (Ashta means eight, vidha means fold [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Conscious Living
Volunteering for a Longer Life
When I think about improving my overall health and increasing my longevity, I suspect I’m not that different from most. I imagine making physical adjustments: practicing yoga or another form of fitness more regularly, eating more vegetables and less sugar, drinking more water, taking those trusty fish oil supplements, and getting enough sleep. But I [...]
In Through the Outdoors: The Gifts of Mindful Walking
“Everything—yourself, your community, your environment—is in a constant state of give and take,” says Steven Leonard in his R&R retreat workshop In Through the Outdoors. What better way to bring home that sense of interconnectedness than a mindful walk in nature? That’s the simple, powerful experience that Steven offers in this workshop—one that’s easy to [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Happy Mother’s Day
Take a moment, this Mother’s Day, to pause, to breathe, and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new week, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Ayurveda for Moving into Spring
by Erin Casperson, Kripalu School of Ayurveda Intern According to Ayurveda, one of the keys to maintaining health is to practice ritucharya—seasonal routines. Adjusting our daily self-care rituals to seasonal changes helps us maintain balance and reminds us that we are a part of the natural world. Spring is ruled by the kapha dosha, whose [...]
Posted on May 9th, 2013 by Valerie Reiss in Conscious Living
Knocked Up with Joy: One Woman’s Pregnancy Journey
When I was 17 I was obsessed with the idea of being pregnant. I sketched women round and bursting with child—over and over. I traced pregnant photos from coffee table books. I imagined, yearned, and fantasized about becoming a giant human peach. I didn’t actually want to be a teen mom, but I loved the [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2013 by Thrive in Wake-Up Call
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Samantha Cullen Human beings have been telling stories since the dawn of civilization—sharing our own or listening to another’s. We love to get lost in stories: Through a film, a book, or a play, we’re drawn into the lives of characters whose heartbreaks and triumphs reflect our own. As a kid, I loved to watch [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Serenity
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale into the day. As we let go and head into a new week, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
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