For many years, I knew how to look okay even when I wasn't okay. I could smile. I could function. I could support other people. I could keep going. What wasn't always visible was what was happening underneath.

It was there, and I paid attention. Not because it was blatant, but because it was different. I had put lotion on the same spot a million times, and this time it felt different. I paused and investigated...

Tai Chi and Qigong may look soft and effortless on the outside, but they are powerfully transformative within. Rooted in the Chinese energetic arts, Tai Chi carries the strength and wisdom of martial...

Nearly one in three babies in the United States is now born by cesarean. Provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that the U.S. cesarean rate reached 32.5% in...

When Amy Schumer revealed publicly that she had lived with trichotillomania since childhood, including wearing a wig to school after pulling out so much of her hair, her story sounded painfully familiar...

A panic attack can feel overwhelming. For many people with panic disorder, though, the attack is just one part of the struggle. The things people do between attacks, like checking, avoiding, planning, escaping...

This article is the second in a series published by Brainz Magazine, describing how Medical Qi Gong can be used to heal oneself and others using detailed protocols developed over the last 4,000 years...

Opening the windows on a lovely spring morning takes optimism when the next twenty minutes are spent sneezing. Everyone else admires the blossoms, you are counting the tissues left for breakfast. Here...

What if the standards used to define health were never designed to recognize the way your body responds to stress, environment, or lived experience? For Black women especially, emerging research reveals...

Bloating, fatigue, weight changes, and brain fog are often treated as separate concerns. Andra Annette explores how recognizing connections between body systems can offer a broader perspective on...

Imagine being able to look beneath the skin and see the body not as a collection of separate muscles, bones and organs, but as one continuous, living network. We once tended to think of fascia as little more...

As a nutritionist specialising in brain health and cognitive function, the question I am, logically, asked is, “What is the best food we can feed our brain?” In reality, this question is slightly moot; cognitive...

What if I told you that one of the most powerful tools you will ever have is something you already possess, costs nothing and goes everywhere with you? Your breath. We breathe thousands of times every day...

Last weekend, during an intense two-day workshop, I watched others perform one-arm pushups and pull-ups. I kept telling myself, 'It’s okay, I’m not there yet. I’m healthy, and I will get stronger.'...

You are a capable, functioning adult. You handle deadlines, manage relationships, raise children, and pay bills. Yet, in certain moments, when someone criticizes you, when you feel left out, when your...

We know it all too well. The moment someone asks us for something, of course we say yes, because we can, because we're capable. Underneath it, we're exhausted, wondering if this cycle ever stops, if...

Wellness has been dominated by taking the right supplement, eating the right food, exercising, meditating, and trying to reduce stress. But recently, the term wellness is shifting. People are becoming...

Everyone wants the vision. The colors. The cosmic download. The moment the universe finally explains itself. Few people talk about what comes with it. Ayahuasca is not a vacation. It is not a...

Earth Marrow Washing is a grounding technique that wakes up your body’s natural ability to connect with the Earth’s Qi. It is the foundation needed to be able to do more advanced breathing...

Once, there was not just a kingdom on earth. The queendom was thriving here, with him. In the times of Lemuria, love was our religion. God was our home. Our place. Our temple. Our guide. Our deepest trust.

Burnout does not always look like collapse. Sometimes it looks like rereading the same sentence five times. Snapping at someone you love over something small. Forgetting why you walked into a room. Feeling exhausted...

The body is more than a collection of parts or a machine to be understood through facts and figures. It is a living, responsive whole, constantly adapting to our experiences and the world around us...

When we talk about longevity, the conversation usually centers around blood sugar, cardiovascular health, muscle mass, sleep, hormones, mitochondrial function, and inflammation. We talk about what...

For many survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), healing is not simply about what happened in the past. It is also about how they are treated in the present. Behind every statistic is a person...