How My Oura Ring Helps Me Live More Mindfully It’s not just a fitness tracker—it’s a mindfulness coach I wear on my finger. If you’ve ever tried to be more mindful—really tuned in to how your body feels, how you’re sleeping, how your habits affect your stress levels—you probably know how tricky it is to … Read more
7-Minute Meditation to Help You Let Sh*t Go When it’s time to stop overthinking and start releasing. Let’s be honest—sometimes life just throws way too much at us. Whether it’s stress, tension, guilt, heartbreak, or that one annoying comment you haven’t stopped replaying in your head… it piles up. You’re holding it all in your … Read more
Conducting a Sound Bath Is a Lot Harder Than It Looks—Here’s What Experts Want You to Know On the surface, a sound bath might look simple: a serene room, a few gongs, crystal singing bowls, maybe a calming voice guiding you through some deep breaths. To the untrained eye, it might seem like anyone with … Read more
6 Ways to (Mindfully) Move Through Your Rage Because bottling it up—or exploding—never really works. Let’s be real: anger is normal. It’s a basic human emotion that shows up when things feel unfair, out of control, or just plain wrong. But even though rage is part of being human, most of us were never taught … Read more
Conducting a Sound Bath Is a Lot Harder Than It Looks—Here’s What Experts Want You to Know On the surface, a sound bath might look simple: a serene room, a few gongs, crystal singing bowls, maybe a calming voice guiding you through some deep breaths. To the untrained eye, it might seem like anyone with … Read more
5 Confusing Yoga Cues Explained in Plain English Because “melt your heart” shouldn’t feel like a riddle. If you’ve ever found yourself mid-pose in a yoga class wondering, “Wait… what does that even mean?”—you’re not alone. Yoga instructors often use poetic, metaphorical, or downright confusing phrases to guide students through practice. While those cues are … Read more
Everything You Need to Know About Meditation Posture Because how you sit really does make a difference. Meditation might seem like the simplest thing in the world—you just sit still and breathe, right? But anyone who’s ever tried meditating for more than five minutes knows that how you sit can totally make or break your … Read more
Meditation’s Dark Side: When Mindfulness May Not Be Helping I’ve spent a lot of time meditating. I was consistent, practicing 10 minutes daily, attending weekly meditation classes, and listening to sound-bath meditations. But despite all this, by the end of 2020, I was still struggling with sleep issues and constant anger. I found myself frequently … Read more
9-Minute Guided Practice for Mindfulness and Clarity with Jivana Heyman In this brief but powerful 9-minute session, Jivana Heyman, the founder of Accessible Yoga, leads you through a practice designed to cultivate mindfulness and embrace the mind’s natural activity. Through a simple alternate-breathing exercise and a meditation, this session will help you reconnect with yourself, … Read more
Finding Balance in Activism: The Power of Tonglen Meditation I first became a social justice activist in 1999 while I was in college. Back then, the model for activism was all about being fully consumed by the cause—dedicating your life to social change. We were expected to carry the weight of the world’s injustices on … Read more