Hold a single rose petal in your hand and you will realize that beauty isn’t relegated to spectacular waterfalls and dramatic sunsets. – Deepak Chopra and Kimberly Snyder in their new book, Radical Beauty. Throughout nature, there are boundless varieties of pure beauty in all shapes and forms. Yet among women, beauty has come to be […]
I Tried ClassPass To Get Back Into My Fitness Groove. Here’s What Happened….
Photo via Les Exploratrices First, I need to be honest about my fitness: I’m NOT a natural athlete. I’ve had my ups and downs on the treadmill of health, but I’ve always found working out to be a chore. I envy the Fit Girls of Instagram (you know who you are)—the ladies who religiously meal […]
Find Your Balance, Part 2: Whole Grains
Photo courtesy: Precision Nutrition Earlier this year, we began exploring balance, a concept that gets thrown around in pop culture, magazines and on TV. We are fascinated by what it really means and how we can explore it. In the first Balance story, we looked at sleep, and encouraged you to let yourself get seven […]
Secret to Beautiful Hair, Skin and Nails
Seaweed. You heard me. Those shiny, slippery plants from the sea are the secret to luminous beauty. But I’m not talking seaweed body wraps, or scrubs, or even seaweed in your shampoo. I’m suggesting that you eat the stuff. You see, seaweed is one of the best-known sources of minerals for the human body, and […]
When Life Gave This Entrepreneur Lemons, She Made Body Scrubs
Meet Jael Torrez–beauty entrepreneur, activist, and body scrub aficionado. Torrez’s signature sugar scrubs aren’t just the result of a DIY spa day inspired “a la Pinterest.” Her indie brand Blissfulicious is a passion project that came from very personal and poignant beginnings. Last year, Jael Torrez tested positive for the BRCA1 gene — the […]
It’s Spring: Diet or Align?
It’s spring!! Time to clean out the closet, dump the Bad Boyfriend, and most importantly… start that grueling detox. … Or is it? As we turn this seasonal corner from winter to spring, it’s normal to feel a desire to purge; we want to diet, detox, and get the gunk out. But often, after a […]
Find Your Balance, Part 1: Sleep
Photo courtesy: Polyvore The word balance gets thrown around a lot. We are supposed to find the perfect work/life “balance”, eat a “balanced” diet, and strike a “balance” between … living our lives and thinking about balance all the time!! Luckily, balance is a natural thing. Your body is actually doing its best to find […]