You’re all set with your New Year’s Resolutions, yet when you hit the store the fresh produce seems scarce. It is January after all, and unless you live in a southern clime, you’re most likely feeling a little uninspired by the grocery shelves.
From standing, step your right foot back into a lunge, releasing your right knee to the floor. Imagine you’re squeezing a small ball between your inner thighs, lifting the pelvis in the process. Once you feel that engagement, feel free to bring your arms to your left thigh, or extend them overhead. Hold for 10 breaths and switch sides.
It is actually not a new product at all, but it is just recently that it has been marketed as a cooking oil. The other names this product is sometimes referred to are: fractionated coconut oil, MCT (medium chain triglyceride) oil, coconut oil MCT, etc.
“Use the energy of the dolphins,” the yoga instructor said as I wheeled my right arm over my head, an elbow wedged into my bent knee and my legs in warrior stance. Normally the phrase might evoke a laugh but here on this quiet beach, where a dolphin popped above the waves at the start of the early-morning class, it fits. “Let your breath flow like the waves, in and out, back and forth,” continued the instructor.
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Feeling satisfied and happy requires that you also have self-compassion and self-kindness. And self-compassion is quite different from self-esteem. Self-esteem gets a boost when we succeed or win; self-compassion on the other hand, gets a boost when we treat ourselves with love and care—whether we’re winning or not.
It’s awfully easy to focus on what you don’t like about your appearance. But how often do you stop and really appreciate what you love about it? Those crystal blue eyes, your striking cheekbones—whether it’s a trademark characteristic, one that you’ve always felt thankful for or a discovery you’re just now making, appreciating and enhancing your favorite features can amplify your look and help remind you about just how beautiful you are (and have always been).
There’s no question about it, getting six-pack abs is going to be predominately a factor of eating right. If you aren’t watching the foods you put in your mouth with each and every meal, success will elude you. If you were to gather a group of people in a room who have already achieved six pack abs and asked them their number one tip for results, 90% of them would state diet. It really is that important. All the hard work you do in the gym will not reveal your abs until you eliminate sugar.
Pink Grapefruit Body Scrub smells like you’ve just sliced open a grapefruit. It’s the perfect treatment for dry or rough winter skin as it sloughs away dead skin while its fruit oils deeply moisturize. This treatment infuses rosehip, apricot and acai oils, in addition to the delicious and powerful grapefruit. With no harsh ingredients, synthetics, or artificial fragrances, this scrub is truly food for your skin.
Tame the Clutter Monster: Keep your home environment clean and comfortable so that it remains your sanctuary. When purchasing something ask yourself, “Is this a want or a need.” Likewise, for every new thing that you bring into your house, an old thing must go.