PJ Davenport | Storytelling & Transformation—On & Off the Mat

Tag: health

  • The Heart of Hatha: Awareness Over Ambition

    The Heart of Hatha: Awareness Over Ambition

    Traditional systems like Ashtanga, and more contemporary forms such as Vinyasa, Bikram, or AcroYoga, all offer powerful physical and mental benefits. These practices build strength, coordination, breath awareness, and a grounded presence that can carry into daily life. But today, many people don’t encounter yoga through study, lineage, or lived guidance — they encounter it…

  • Seed Sounds and the Energy Within

    Seed Sounds and the Energy Within

    You probably know that words like chakra or namaste come from Sanskrit. But Sanskrit isn’t just an ancient language preserved in historical scriptures. It’s a living current of sound, carried through the body as vibration. It’s built from about fifty root sounds, each with its own shape and feeling in the body. When spoken clearly, these sounds form in…

  • The Field Between: Tension’s Gift

    The Field Between: Tension’s Gift

    Notice the breath. In and out. Already, our mind begins to organize things into patterns, pairs. A pair that is in fact along one continuous spectrum or pole. We don’t have one without the other. For centuries, people have told stories in twos: light and dark, masculine and feminine, hero and villain. These aren’t just…

  • Your Body Remembers What the System Forgot

    Your Body Remembers What the System Forgot

    The One-Size-Fits-All Health Model Isn’t Just Wrong — It’s Dangerous Modern health advice — especially around pharmaceuticals, diets, and wellness regimens — still clings to the belief that if something is “safe for the general population,” it’s safe for everyone. That assumption isn’t just outdated. It’s harmful. Some people tolerate cardio, kale, and fermented foods…

  • Light Heals: Remembering the Sun

    Light Heals: Remembering the Sun

    Before antibiotics, before our trust leaned so heavily on pills and prescriptions, sunlight was medicine. Not metaphorically, not poetically—clinically. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hospitals didn’t just allow sunlight in—they were built around it. Sanatoria across Europe and the U.S. had sun decks, open-air balconies, whole wings designed so patients—especially those with tuberculosis—could…

  • When the Rain Moves In: Staying on Top of Your Game in a Damp Season

    When the Rain Moves In: Staying on Top of Your Game in a Damp Season

    We’ve had buckets of rain in these parts, and I’ve been having conversations with folks across southern Appalachia about how they’re dealing with it. There’s a shared story going around—one of soggy corners, musty crawlspaces, and bodies that feel just a little off. The rain this spring hasn’t let up much, and it’s not just…

  • Breathing with the Earth: A Guide to Grounding Meditation

    Finding Stillness in a Spinning World Life often pulls us in all directions—past, future, obligations, expectations. Grounding meditation offers a way to pause, to find stillness amidst the rush. This guide will help you reconnect with the present moment by anchoring your awareness in the sensations of your body and breath, while attuning to the earth beneath you.…

  • America’s Wellness Awakening: Reclaiming Health, One Step at a Time

    America is at a turning point in health. Chronic illnesses—cancer, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorders—are impacting more families than ever. While common risk factors like smoking and poor diet are well-known, there’s also a more subtle network of threats influencing our health: processed foods packed with sugar and additives, household products loaded with toxic chemicals, and pesticides used…