Glowing health usually requires balance, moderation, and routine. But variety is the spice of life— travel enlivens the spirit and new adventures feed the soul! However, many travelers find it difficult to happily hop around the country (or the world) without feeling some common travel woes, like disturbed sleep, poor digestion , constipation , or mild anxiety . From the perspective of Ayurveda (yoga’s sister science), most travel discomforts are due to increased vata dosha, the energy governing all movement in the body-mind. Despite constitutional differences, everyone has vata dosha, which supports movement in the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and digestive systems (and elsewhere). When vata is in a healthy state, these systems run smoothly—breath is fluid, elimination easy, thoughts well communicated, etc. But when the momentum of external travel increases the momentum of internal vata, the emotional result is feeling wound up, scattered, forgetful, or anxious, while the p...
Henry David Thoreau wrote, “Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” Here are a few practices from our faculty and presenters that can simplify your life by bringing you into the moment and clarifying what matters. From Izzy Lenihan , certified life, career, and wellness coach: Make a list of your top 10 energy drainers. Then make a simple action plan for how you will address one of those things. From Elisha Goldstein , founder of the Mindful Living Collective: Listen . As an experiment, pick a day and set an intention to listen. Listen to the sounds of leaves in the wind, of kids playing, or someone speaking to you. When we pause and listen, we get back in touch with the simplicity of life, and anxious thoughts begin to simmer down. From Renée Peterson Trudeau , internationally recognized life-balance coach: Designate weekends for rest and relaxation (as best you can!). It’s easy to pack our weekends with errand...