January, 2009
The Artist’s Way: Tap Your Creativity
26 Jan 2009 ~ 3 Comments ~ Categories: blog • mind • wellness
Recently I dug up a favorite old book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Have you ever read it? It’s basically a 12-step program for recovering non-creative types. Or to put it another way, a revolutionary book that taught me how to tap into my own latent artist. We all have one ya know…an artist [...]
One Good Way to Stay Warm
21 Jan 2009 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: blog • body
Through this chilly January weather, hot stone massage is an amazing way to stay warm. It might sound a bit frou-frou, but it’s actually one of the more down-to-earth bodywork experiences. It’s very mentally calming and muscle-tension melting. The technique of hot stone massage has its roots in ancient Native American and indigenous Hawaiian rituals. [...]
The Wonders of Kombucha
19 Jan 2009 ~ 3 Comments ~ Categories: blog • products
It’s official, kombucha is getting trendy. It’s on the lips of many health-seekers as one of the current trendy health drinks (think pomegranate juice). While trends of any kind are often just fads, the truth about kombucha tea is that it’s been around for thousands of years even though it’s just now making its healing [...]
A Different Kind of Power Lunch
15 Jan 2009 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: blog • body • yoga
Partly for my own selfish reasons, we’ve introduced noon “Power Lunch” yoga classes to our regular schedule at International Orange. With ten years of yoga practice under my belt, I’m in a place where a shorter, more concentrated class packs a vital punch, especially in the middle of my workday. Most standard yoga classes range [...]
1,600 Pounds of Garbage
13 Jan 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • eco-living
That’s the average amount of garbage each of us creates a year. Yesterday, an activist friend of mine showed me a photo of a gargantuan pile of garbage and plastic waste that will basically never decompose – at least, not in our lifetimes. Or those of our children. Now that’s depressing. It can be a [...]
IO Wellness Workshops
08 Jan 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • mind • yoga
The time has come for us to dive deeper into our commitment to beauty and wellness from the inside out. With that, I’m thrilled to introduce our upcoming IO Wellness Workshops for 2009. Since 2002, we’ve offered exceptional yoga and movement-based workshops at IO, but this year we move beyond our old paradigm and expand [...]
What Inspires You?
06 Jan 2009 ~ 8 Comments ~ Categories: blog • mind • wellness
A brand new year, resolutions, the presidential inauguration any day now – never a better time to look ahead with hope and idealism. It’s also a ripe opportunity to reflect on past experiences and people that have inspired us and instigated reflection and personal growth in our lives. In my own life, inspiration often comes [...]
