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2019 Health Yoga

Need your inner voice to speak the eff up? 7 ways to pump up the volume on your intuition

7 min read

May 26, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC You don’t need to wave a pendulum or carry crystals in your bra to channel spiritual guidance (but like, you can if you want!). Call it your gut, your intuition, or universal guidance, but your inner voice acts as an insanely powerful GPS to guide the decisions you make—whether that’s following the internal nudges to ditch your corporate job and sign up for yoga teacher training or just knowing when you need more sleep in your life. You just have to learn how to tap into your intuition and then act on those whispers, even when they seem to make no logical sense. Okay, but what if crickets is all you hear? How do you actually hear that inner voice? To help us answer that question, we sat down with Los Angeles-based life coach and breathwork teacher Gwen Dittmar to ask for her tips on how to hear your inner voice. 1. Create space for your inner voice to come through “One of the reasons why people aren’t hearing their intuition or trusting it or following through on it is because there is no space for it to come in,” Dittmar says. The solution? More quiet time. “Prayer is actually asking [for guidance] and then meditation is the space that you create to be able to hear the answer,” she explains. Whether you sneak away for a brisk nature walk or meditate in your car before work, incorporating more quiet time into your

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2019 Health

The biggest mistake you can make during your workout is actually *so* easy to avoid

4 min read

May 26, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC Whether I’m cycling at Flywheel, toning at SLT, or standing on my tippy toes at Pure Barre, one thing remains the same: My instructors always tell me to keep my hips squared off. In short, this just means to not put too much weight on one side or the other, but to keep it balanced throughout both the right and left sides of the body. While it may not seem like a very big deal, the reality is that when you forget to stay square in your movements, you can actually throw your entire body out of whack. “A few things that will get in the way if you don’t practice good form during exercises are imbalances,” says NASM-certified Tone House head coach Aleix Dreiss. “So for instance, if I am doing a back squat and I don’t keep my hips square, I might consistently turn out my right leg ever so slightly, which essentially loads more on my left quad, glute, and hamstring.” So if you’ve ever wondered why one side of your body feels stronger than the other, or why one side seems more flexible, you might want to start by looking at what’s going on with your hips. “Our hips are our home base. They help keep our spine in line, many of our organs safe, and they bear the weight of our entire body,” explains SLT instructor Kate DeGennaro. “In a class like SLT—one that is rooted in alignment—squaring

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2019 Health City Vegetarians

8 healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners that make dinner a cinch

4 min read

May 26, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC One of the reasons why so many people are obsessed with the Instant Pot is because it simplifies the whole cooking process—and shortens it. But if you’ve never used one before, it can still be pretty intimidating. All those buttons, figuring out how to use pressure, wondering how to wash the dang thing when you’re done…it can take some experimenting for sure. Like with trying anything new, it helps to start with some basics before getting too fancy—which is exactly where these recipes come in. Rounded up here are eight healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners. They don’t have a lot of ingredients and involve minimal IP know-how. Nail these meals and then you can work up to 201-level recipes (like making yogurt and cheesecake). You’ll be sharing your go-to fave recipes in your Facebook cooking community before you know it. Keep reading for eight healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners. Photo: From My Bowl 1. Rice & beans This recipe proves that basic ingredients doesn’t automatically equal a basic dish. Even though this recipe by From My Bowl only has five ingredients (red kidney beans, brown rice, salsa, cilantro, and vegetable broth), it’s full of flavor. The beans and rice get cooked together in the Instant Pot—along with the other ingredients—for 25 minutes. Boom: dinner is done. Photo: Cookies and Cups 2. Salsa verde chicken One of the major selling points of the Instant Pot is how quickly it tenderizes meat. Ready

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2019 Health City Vegetarians

8 healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners that make dinner a cinch

4 min read

May 26, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC One of the reasons why so many people are obsessed with the Instant Pot is because it simplifies the whole cooking process—and shortens it. But if you’ve never used one before, it can still be pretty intimidating. All those buttons, figuring out how to use pressure, wondering how to wash the dang thing when you’re done…it can take some experimenting for sure. Like with trying anything new, it helps to start with some basics before getting too fancy—which is exactly where these recipes come in. Rounded up here are eight healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners. They don’t have a lot of ingredients and involve minimal IP know-how. Nail these meals and then you can work up to 201-level recipes (like making yogurt and cheesecake). You’ll be sharing your go-to fave recipes in your Facebook cooking community before you know it. Keep reading for eight healthy Instant Pot recipes for beginners. Photo: From My Bowl 1. Rice & beans This recipe proves that basic ingredients doesn’t automatically equal a basic dish. Even though this recipe by From My Bowl only has five ingredients (red kidney beans, brown rice, salsa, cilantro, and vegetable broth), it’s full of flavor. The beans and rice get cooked together in the Instant Pot—along with the other ingredients—for 25 minutes. Boom: dinner is done. Photo: Cookies and Cups 2. Salsa verde chicken One of the major selling points of the Instant Pot is how quickly it tenderizes meat. Ready

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