Mind and Body

Do you have any introverted friends? Maybe you’re an introvert yourself. Me? I somehow fall in between introverted and extroverted. According to some, introverts make up about half of the population, even though much of society glamorizes a highly extroverted lifestyle. The extroverts are usually handling things on the front lines, while the introverts make sure things go smoothly from a comfortable place hidden away from everyone else. Introverts often…

By Nick Polizzi In the Amazon rainforest, there exists a shamanic healing diet that is often prescribed to people who are sick. It is believed by many native healers that the delicate compounds in each of the herbs that are being prescribed to a patient, including the Banisteriopsis caapi vine (one of the ingredients in ayahuasca), can be easily diluted and destroyed if the patient eats too heavy a diet. That…

by Amanda Gates Gates Interior Design When it comes to our furry friends we love them like family, but did you know they add to our feng shui lives? Yup, they make our lives better, and anyone who has ever owned a pet knows this. Like most living things a pet’s energy effects us and vice versus. Stagnant energy is one of the most harmful components in feng shui and animals greatly…

There have been numerous studies detailing what happens to the brain in long-term meditators, but what exactly happens to people who meditate for the first time? Sara Lazar, a Harvard researcher, has gained quite some notoriety detailing how the brain actually grows grey matter when people meditate. Other studies have shown that meditation improves IQ, and lessens depression. In addition to these benefits, meditation also: Reduces alcohol and substance consumption, reduces blood pressure (Chiesa, 2009), Decreases…