5 MUST-HAVE VEGGIES FOR SPRING
By Melissa O’Shea, Director of Nutrition, exhale
Spring has sprung and so has the produce that warmer temperatures bring. The changing of seasons is a time for new beginnings and the perfect opportunity to give your refrigerator and shopping list a refresh. Move over winter squash and make room for these veggies, which will be popping up at your local Farmer’s Market over the next several weeks!
SUNSHINE, SUN BLOCK AND VITAMIN D
By Madison Wright, Core Fusion Teacher + Blog Coordinator
Summer is here and the sun is bestowing its magnificent, vitamin D filled rays across all that is outdoors. For those of us living near and above the Mason Dixon Line after those brutally cold winter months, the summer sunshine feels as exciting and obligatory as a massive stack of gifts on Christmas morning when you’re six years old. You know it’s coming every year, but days feel like weeks and weeks feel like months and it just can’t get here soon enough! Yes summer sun, we love you and we are thrilled you’re here!
THE ART (AND IMPORTANCE) OF BEING PRESENT
You know that feeling that nothing else matters? You know the one we’re talking about. It’s like when you’re midway through the thigh section and your quads are burning and you don’t think you can make it through another moment but there you are and you’re doing it, and you don’t notice until it’s over, but everything else that was so important five minutes ago, like the emails you haven’t responded to yet, all the things you’ve still got left to do, just isn’t as important anymore. Instead of worrying about the impression you’re making on others, you start to realize the impression you’re making on yourself.
THE NOT-SO-NEW CRAZE: DOUBLE CLEANSING
By Quyen Ly, exhale esthetician + skincare extraordinaire
You’ve seen it in magazines, social media, and it seems like the newbie on the beauty scene – but if you thought double cleansing was created to dupe you into buying more products, let us enlighten you. It’s quite the opposite, actually.
TAP INTO MINDFULNESS THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
By: Robert MacDonald, exhale’s rockstar acupuncturist and National Director of Healing
Intention is everything.
This Valentine’s Day, we think it’s time to give your inner sweetheart a little love.
Perhaps it sounds a little corny, but hear me out: too often at this time of year, we are hyper-focused on having the “perfect” relationship – so focused that we lose sight of our own intention. But luckily, the sentiments of this little holiday can be turned into a meaningful tool to manifest the conscious “intention” of love into your own life, in a beautiful and meaningful way.
WHAT YOUR SKIN IS TRYING TO TELL YOU
By Quyen Ly, exhale esthetician + skincare expert extraordinaire
My skincare regimen started when I was very young. I think I’ll always remember my grandmother and aunts yelling and lecturing me about their precious face (which is actually my face, too.) In my youth, whenever I had a flare-up or a pimple, they always knew exactly what was wrong. They would either get me a product to treat it, or use acupressure or herbal soups.
TRANSFORM YOUR WELLBEING – IN 5 MINUTES OR LESS
By: Laura Benge, exhale’s National Spa Director and wellbeing expert
Is it just us, or is everyone a little worn out these days? As a new season approaches, we’re itching to rest, reset, and get glowing for spring. And after a cold winter under scratchy sweaters and cold wind, our skin (and our energy) could use a little boost.
THE EXHALE SLEEP MEDITATION
We’ve all heard it a million times: getting enough sleep helps you lose weight, manage stress, and combats the big bad guys like heart disease and depression. But it’s not always easy to get some solid shut-eye — that’s why we’re hoping this bedtime meditation from our resident mindfulness expert, Robert MacDonald, will do the trick.
FREE YOUR SKIN
By exhale esthetician and skincare extraordinaire, Quyen Ly
They’re everywhere, and you’ve probably heard of them: pollutants and their resulting “free radicals” in the air around us. They come from light, pollution, cigarette smoke, and more — and they can damage your skin. Here’s what you need to know, and how your skincare routine can fight the damage.
FIX YOUR SLEEP POST-DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
When we turn the clocks back each fall, many of us are glad for that “extra hour” of sleep. But believe it or not, the time change can make you more tired — or leave you feeling out-of-whack. In fact, a 2013 Sleep Medicine Reviews study proved that falling back actually makes you more likely to lose sleep as your body adjusts to the new schedule.
