We primp and pamper our face to no end. We use the best of creams and treatments, plaster on DIY masks and treatments, and make sure our face glows with all the charm our age has to offer. What we very often forget in our pursuit of a youthful face is that our hands give away our age all too well—considering we don’t pay all that much attention to them in the first place! So how do we make sure that our face and hands (and nails even) look and feel the same age?

The common misperception about fevers is that something is wrong. This couldn’t be further from the truth, for when the body decides to up the temperature it is not without good reason. Our bodies are absolutely genius when it comes to moving back towards balance and sometimes we need to kill some germs along the way—which only happens with an increase in temperature.

Going plant-based, increasing your exercise, and cutting back on red meat can all be positive changes to your lifestyle, but for some of us, those same choices can result in anemia.

I’ve recently cut some very specific foods out of my diet, and it’s led me to look for cravings satisfiers in unexpected places.  For example, I can no longer munch at night—I’ve eliminated cane sugar, corn, and cow’s milk

Bharadvajasana Pose

Benefits:

Opens chest.

Stretches arms.

Great spinal twist.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start sitting with legs in front of body. Bend knees and pull both feet toward one hip. Hand of side of body that feet are bent toward is resting on knee.

Feet are pointed or flexed.

Knees are resting with one on top of the other.

Hand is gently pressing into knee to deepen twist.

Other hand is wrapped around back and grabbing opposite arm.

Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
January 31, 2018, 6:26 am MST

All Full Moons represent a culmination of energies that begin with the New Moon. The Capricorn New Moon on Jan 16, 2018, represented a major theme for setting and achieving goals.

Pimples are the worst: Unless you've got completely flawless skin, you've probably gotten them too. What makes pimples so aggravating is not only their persistent nature, but their versatility. Just like clothing (although not as attractive), pimples come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. It's hard to know
exactly which pimple type you're dealing with: One form of treatment probably won't work for all pimple types. Knowing the various pimple types will help you

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity.  Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto).  And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tun

We still have a few weeks to wait before celebrating spring, but the end of February brings with it a different sort of seasonal change: Mid-winter marks the transition from vata season to kapha season.

Basically, mustard greens (sarson or rai, as they are called in India) have a superb nutrition-to-calorie ratio—which means you get the most nutrition out of a bite and don’t stack those calories either! Plus, their flavor is such that they can be made into many versatile dishes, and the taste tends to grow on you. But let’s talk about the health aspects first…