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Healing Power of Ancient Bathing Rituals

A long, hot soak with essential oils and a fragrant body wash are the ultimate recipe for relaxation after a tiring day. Today, bathing is a private exercise that helps us de-stress and revitalize. But historically speaking, this is a relatively new development. Throughout history, the activity of bathing was mostly public or else tied ...

Raven Montmorency

A lady soaks in bath tub of almond milk with red rose petals.

7 Things You Might Not Know About Coffee

Coffee is a favorite beverage for many people, especially office workers, who may drink it regularly every day. It also has many health benefits, and there are seven things about it that you may not know. 7 health impacts of coffee 1. Coffee boosts immunity There were two large-scale studies in 10 European countries or ...

Helen London

A steaming hot cup of coffee.

Why Deep Breathing Is Good for You

One of the relaxing techniques explored in the West in modern times is deep breathing. This has been a regular feature of eastern spiritual traditions for a long time. The introduction of yoga and Buddhist meditation to the West is what brought deep breathing to American shores. Here are some of the reasons why you ...

Raven Montmorency

A woman doing yoga meditation at the beach.

Sensory Deprivation Tank Therapy

What are sensory deprivation tanks? Also known as isolation tanks or flotation tanks, they were developed in 1954 by an American physician and neuroscientist named John C. Lilly to provide Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST). During the time inside the soundproof tank, an individual experiences minimal sensory stimulation from sights and sounds. This allows them ...

Armin Auctor

A sensory deprivation tank.

The Tremendous Power of Inner Peace

Keeping abreast of the times and changing with them is something really worth striving for. With COVID-19 spreading around the world, people are looking for alternative ways that can help bolster a positive state of mind. Many people have experienced first-hand the inner peace that practicing peaceful meditation can bring. Posture impacts your inner peace ...

Raven Montmorency

'Kung Fu Panda.'

What Are Tibetan Singing Bowls?

Tibetan singing bowls have been an important tool used by Buddhists of Tibet in their meditative practices for centuries. These are musical instruments that produce sound through vibration when struck, scraped, or shaken. Tibetan singing bowls Oral traditions state that the singing bowls were brought to Tibet from India around the 8th century A.D. by a ...

Raven Montmorency

Tibetan singing bowls.