There are so many fads, trends, diets, supplements, minerals, mushrooms, you name it that we are told we must have or do in order to live a holistically healthy life. And as some of these things aren’t bad for you, and are in fact great for your health, none of them are the “end allContinue reading “How to Live a Holistically Healthy Life (as told by a yogi)”
Author Archives: Kelsea Houghton
Hatha Yoga for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Practice
What is Hatha Yoga compared to other types of yoga? Hatha Yoga is the traditional Indian yogic path that is composed of three branches: Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath and energy work), and Meditation (spiritual awareness and awakening). Hatha Yoga also comes with its own philosophies that can be read about within texts like the Upanishads,Continue reading “Hatha Yoga for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Practice”
Hatha Yoga for Mental Health
Hatha Yoga helps heal your mind, body, and spirit, which is why I have come to love it so incredibly much. I honestly have no idea where I’d be if I hadn’t found and incorporated yoga into my life. We as humans need these practices to maintain this physical body we have been gifted, andContinue reading “Hatha Yoga for Mental Health”
Hot or Not? My Hot Take On Hot Yoga
We’ve all heard of “Hot Yoga” or traditionally called Bikram Yoga, after the man Bikram Choudhury who created it and is largely responsible for making yoga so mainstream so quickly on the west coast of the United States starting in the 1970s. If you have never done a traditional Bikram Yoga class, this practice consistsContinue reading “Hot or Not? My Hot Take On Hot Yoga”
Guided Visual Meditation
Enjoy this 11 minute meditation that helps clear the mind and lets you come back to your center in an easy, calm way. A deep bow to you, friend.
Ayurveda and the Doshas
Ayurveda is the ancient science of Self Healing, and derives from ancient India. It is still widely practiced throughout India today, and is the basic principals in which they heal and stay in health. While traveling India for extensive periods of time, I inevitably ended up in the hospital or doctors offices on multiple occasions,Continue reading “Ayurveda and the Doshas”
The Science of Mindful Breathing: How Pranayama Boosts Your Health
There is no denying the link between our breath, our body, and our mental state. Yogis have known this for thousands of years and have always viewed the breath as a sacred action of connection both inside and out. “Pranayama” means breathing practices in Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages in history, and isContinue reading “The Science of Mindful Breathing: How Pranayama Boosts Your Health”
The Power of a Sun Salutation
People think in order to have an active yoga practice that you must be doing 60 minutes of asana a day, take a pic for instagram, and then you’re doing yoga, right? Sooooo wrong. I am here to tell you that just doing THREE sun salutations, you can literally change your entire day. That’s approximatelyContinue reading “The Power of a Sun Salutation”
Kick-Your-Cold Soup
Hello Friends!! It’s cold, rainy, and totally fall outside here in northern Michigan, and everyone in my household (myself included) is currently fighting off yucky sinus congestion and coughs, because tis the season. However, not all hope is lost! When seasons like this come, always remember that food is medicine. Make sure you’re giving yourContinue reading “Kick-Your-Cold Soup”
Yoga for Mental Health: 5 Yoga Practices for Healing Stress and Anxiety
If you know me, you know that I preach that yoga is so much more than poses. However, that doesn’t mean that the poses themselves aren’t powerful in their own right, because they are. I just mean that in order to get the most out of your yoga practice, you must be using the threeContinue reading “Yoga for Mental Health: 5 Yoga Practices for Healing Stress and Anxiety”