By Kelli Haines

Being 40 pounds overweight used to feel almost normal to me because I didn’t remember what it felt like not to be. I got used to being inactive, used to eating for emotional reasons, and used to going on crash diets to keep my ever increasing mass at bay. But the emotional discomfort outweighed (pun intended) the physical, at least for me. I was always self conscious and forever trying to find ways to hide my bulk. Read the rest of this entry »

Testimonial of the Month
By Grace Smith

Hello Tonya:
I’ve written to you in the past and was very pleased to see one of my questions answered in your latest book [Raw Food and Hot Yoga].

Thanks for the inspiration. I feel compelled to write to you again, not to ask a question but to share some revelations I’ve had by eating more of raw food. Read the rest of this entry »

“The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.”
— Leonardo da Vinci

A certain Dr. William H. Fitzgerald introduced in 1915 a concept known as ‘zone therapy.’ This therapy focused on massaging and working the feet in order to improve one’s health. In the 1930s, American physiotherapist Eunice Ingram developed this theory further into what we call today ‘reflexology.’ Russian neurologist and psychiatrist Vladimir Bekterev, who studied the effect of external stimulation on the nervous system and internal organs, was actually first to use the term reflexology. Read the rest of this entry »

During winter, when we tend to dress more heavily, it’s easy to overlook some of our bodily cosmetic concerns. Out of sight, out of mind. When the weather starts to warm, many suddenly find themselves seized of a “get ready for bikini season” mindset. Whether or not you intend to don a bikini, you should still seek to attain flawless skin. Read the rest of this entry »

May is the epitome of Spring. It brings with it some tempting seasonal offerings such as new spinach and sorrel, greens and herbs, new radishes, and cherries. Menu options begin to expand, salads abound and fresh herbs lend their culinary and medicinal values to every dish they touch. Here are a few ideas to please the palate as well as nourish and cleanse the body. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re asked to touch your right nostril or scratch your left knee, your hand will have no problems locating these areas. Why? For the same reason you can make a trip from New York to Los Angeles, or any other place in the US. Because you have a road map of the whole country—likely a pretty good one, right in your head. This is a simplified yet apt example of the kind of mind-body interactions that have been discovered by modern science. Read the rest of this entry »