Wellness

With office Christmas parties, dinners out, and catch-ups with old friends all making the festive season what it is, it’s hardly surprising that Christmas is full of booze. However, if you're interested in slowing down and taking a more considered…

Setting goals for ourselves as we embark on a new year is basically standard practice at this point. Though New Year's resolutions have a reputation for not surviving long outside of January-land, using simple rituals for New Year's Eve 2019 can…

This piece is part of Bustle’s All Levels Welcome, a column about making fitness culture as accessible and inclusive as possible. It might seem like you can learn only one thing from a yoga video about relieving menstrual cramps — how to use yoga to…

As someone who loves doing yoga, I can tell you that this practice is about more than just a workout — it is a lifestyle. This means that any yoga gift ideas are not just welcome, they are probably really appreciated and loved. So if you are…

This piece is part of Bustle's My Life With, which is all about removing the invisibility around living with a chronic illness. “皮肤太难堪,” the nurse at the hospital in Chongqing, China, said to me. Though my Mandarin level is nowhere near proficient,…

One of my major personal goals as I plan my new year intentions is to develop a daily healing routine. As someone who has both a professional life that includes multiple freelance gigs and a natural affinity for chaos (for better or worse), I have…

If you're anything like me, then you love a good metaphysical and natural healing tool — meaning both crystals and bottles of gorgeous smelling essential oils line all of my shelves. While both of these new age healing modalities are fun to explore…

Halloween was scary and all, but in my humble opinion, the real Spook-tober vibes all centered around Mercury retrograde fall 2019 this year, which kicked off on Oct. 31 and continues to run its course through Nov. 20, giving us nearly three long…

How is everyone holding up after that chaos-ridden new moon in Scorpio we had just before Halloween? Well, the season of the scorpion is serving us yet another epic lunar luminary on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in earth sign Taurus, and working with crystals…

Is your body temperature unusually high? Have your boobs been feeling sore? If you've been trying to conceive, these may be early signs of pregnancy, even before your first missed period. Although a pregnancy test and an appointment with your doctor…

If you have major FOMO when you're not scrolling through your phone, you might be using it too much. A 2017 report noted that people spend around five hours a day engaged with their smartphones, which makes a good case for exploring how to be more…

Happy October and fall and spooky season and Libra season and pumpkin spice season, etc. In case you weren't already tracking the moon phase like it's your job, I'm here to let you know that the October 2019 full moon will be rising in the autumn…

Conversations surrounding mental health issues have opened up hugely over the last few years, with celebrities, sports stars, and the royals putting their names to different campaigns and charities that help the cause. It's very easy to find…

Naomi Shimada knows the power of the social media better than most. The model, activist, and now author has spent the last decade building her empire online. From her 77.4 thousand followers on Instagram, working with brands like Nike and Harrods,…

Life? It's stressful. Crystals? They're magical, mystical, and oh-so-soothing. Crystal healing can be helpful for many things, and people throughout history (as well as today!) have touted natural gems and minerals for their purported healing…

Beautiful, naturally sparkly, and full of positive, healing energy: What's not to love about crystals? Crystal healing and meditation with crystals has been practiced by cultures around the world for thousands of years, and it's believed by many…

This week marks Sexual Health Week and, while your sexual health should always be a number one priority, this might be the time to check in with yourself, make sure your contraception is right for you, and book in an STI or smear test. Conveniently…

We've officially reached the peak of summer, which means two things: one, we can begin our countdown to autumn (yes, already). Two, it is very, very hot outside almost everywhere. This summer has, so far, brought record high temperatures to most of…

The times, they are a-changin' — and the seasons, they are a-shiftin'! The 2019 fall equinox is officially taking place on Sept. 23, meaning that summer is over (like, really over) and the spooky, pumpkin-spicy, orange-and-red leafy season of fall…