Tag: Wellness
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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…
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Radical Acceptance: Meeting Life As It is
This gentle 6-minute journey explores meeting life as it is, embracing self-compassion, and finding inner peace through non-judgmental awareness. Inspired by philosophical wisdom (Epictetus, Carl Jung, Rainer Maria Rilke) and spiritual teachings (Tara Brach, Pema Chödrön), this meditation invites you to lay down inner resistance and discover clarity. Perfect for seekers of mindfulness practice, stress…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
PJ Davenport | Storytelling & Transformation—On & Off the Mat 