Stretching your body can be done immediately before and after physical exercise. We could say that stretching before exercise prepares the body for action and is part of a warming-up routine, while stretching after exercise [ Read more … ]
Thai Acupressure is primarily based on the idea of manipulating the flow of Prana Life Force (called Lom Pran in Thailand) at specific locations of the body. According to Thai Traditional Medicine theories, these locations [ Read more … ]
In this article, we take a look at how to best prepare yourself for physical exercise. Mind that we don’t talk about walking from your home to the supermarket or doing household tasks (which is [ Read more … ]
Running is an excellent way to stay fit, boost mental health, and enjoy the outdoors. If you’re a runner, you’re aware that pounding the pavement can be taxing on your body. However, it can also [ Read more … ]
Chest Binding, also called Breast Binding, is typically thought of as a gender-affirming practice used to compress or flatten chest tissue (usually the breasts) to make a person’s chest look flatter. Even though Chest Binding [ Read more … ]
Natural Childbirth is childbirth without routine medical interventions, a phenomenon that became prominent in the 1930s (in the West) being a reaction against the mechanical-technological approach and hyper-medicalization of childbirth. The premise of Natural Childbirth [ Read more … ]
An Indigenous Doula — who will often be of an Indigenous background — works with indigenous clients and supplies care, resources, medicine, and practices associated with the client’s specific tribal territory, nation, culture, and/or native [ Read more … ]
When you look around on the Internet at the hands-on treatment offerings of Tantra practitioners you may notice that some offer Tantric Bodywork services and others Tantra Massage. So, what’s the difference and what exactly [ Read more … ]
A Geriatric Doula, or Elder Care Doula, provides non-medical physical, practical, informational, educational, emotional, and spiritual care for elderly people and aging seniors. The profession of Geriatric Doula is on the rise because we live [ Read more … ]
This is when we need to prioritize our health and well-being as the summer of 2024 unfolds. The sun’s warm touch and the temptation of outdoor activities necessitate that we equip ourselves on how to [ Read more … ]
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