September 23, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC Whenever I write an email that kicks off with ever-chipper “Happy Monday” greeting, I feel like smacking backspace. Happy Monday? We all know there is no such animal. And on a recent episode of the That’s So Retrograde podcast, co-host Elizabeth Kott reveals that our Garfield-like aversion to the start of the workweek doesn’t have to (just) do with being back in the office. Rather, it has to do with the day of the week’s planetary cosmic ruler. That’s right, each day is affiliated with a planet, and Monday is moon day. “There’s that identity of ‘oops, I got a case of the Mondays,’” says Kott. “It’s moody, it’s slow,…and we always tend to kind of affiliate that with the idea that it’s because it’s the first day after the weekend.” Turns out, we’re very wrong about that. Kott adds that the reason we feel this way is thanks to the energy of the moon, which is emotional, moody, intuitive, and shadowy. On Mondays, then, (or, rather, moon days), those properties that exist in your life are simply highlighted. Considering the full-strength full moon is correlated with raising some erratic behavior, it makes sense that moon day would be a small reflection of that. As a result of the moon’s malleable, erratic mood, Mondays can be a tough time to jump into a big project. Everyone is getting pushed around by these emotional waters, and there are simply other distracting topics on our
Month: September 2019
13 Natural & Nontoxic Lip Balms: We Reviewed The Very Best
September 23, 2019 at 12:19PM Nothing to pout about here. Continue Reading… Author Alexandra Engler | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
This Pilates ring workout targets your obliques and booty
September 23, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBRRk5vVGUw] Welcome to Trainer of the Month Club, our brand-new fitness series, where we tap the coolest, most in-the-know fitness leaders to create a month-long fitness challenge. On Mondays, we have our “sweat drops” where you’ll get access to the week’s workout that you can follow along at home. This week, Kimmy Kellum from East River Pilates is taking us through a full-body Pilates workout. Here’s a fun fact: You don’t need a fancy megaformer—or even a studio—to get a body-burning Pilates workout. In fact, all you need is a mat, a ring, and the willpower not to give up when the movements light your core on fire. In this week’s edition of Well+Good’s Trainer of the Month Club, Pilates instructor and founder of East River Pilates Kimmy Kellum shows us how to get a full-body burn with nothing more than a Pilates ring. “Let’s be honest: It’s one of our most loved and hated props, because it’s so intense,” she says. “But it’s super effective.” Pilates rings make you the creator of your own destiny. You can decide how quickly you want to do the moves (the slower the better), and how hard you want to press the ring (the harder you press, the more you engage your muscles). But one thing that every (Pilates) body needs to think about? Their form. In order to get the most out of the moves (and avoid injury), you want to be sure you’re holding
Need A Boost? Here Are The Healthiest Energy Drinks You Can Buy Right Now
September 23, 2019 at 11:03AM Get your buzz on in a clean way. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
The Horoscope Says This Is The Week To Kick-Start Those Back-Burner Goals
September 23, 2019 at 10:08AM What the world needs now is love, sweet love. Continue Reading… Author The AstroTwins | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
I’m a minimalist makeup advocate—here’s why I converted to matte foundation
September 23, 2019 at 04:30AM by CWC I’ve always been a low-maintenance makeup fan. As a 12 year old, I spent summer afternoons happily posted up in front of my bathroom mirror, practicing mascara-application tips I had read about in magazines, teaching myself how to use an eyelash curler, and trying (and failing) to figure out bronzer. You won’t catch me with my own YouTube channel any time soon, but my curiosity toward makeup has stayed with me as an adult (I recently figured out how to use bronzer, finally). However, one element of my makeup routine hasn’t changed since middle school: my dedication to powder foundation. Ever since my dermatologist handed me a compact of jane iredale pressed powder circa 2007 (true story), promising it wouldn’t exacerbate my raging acne—thanks to its clean, good-for-your-skin ingredients—I’ve been too scared to touch a liquid foundation stronger than a BB cream. Though I’ve since healed my acne (also thanks to jane, also a true story), my loyalty to powder foundation has stuck. So when I was given the opportunity to try jane iredale’s new Beyond Matte Liquid Foundation—a clean, vegan formula designed to nourish problem skin with beneficial ingredients—I was nervous. When you’re a kid walking around with teal eyeshadow and caked-on bronzer, people think it’s cute. When you’re an adult, not so much. To ease my nerves, I asked Shawn Towne, global educator at jane iredale, for his insight on this new frontier, and he told me there are three key
Just a quarter of 2019 remains—and this week’s equinox and new moon are a double-whammy reminder
September 22, 2019 at 11:00PM by CWC Monday, September 23, marks the autumnal equinox of 2019 as the sun moves from Virgo into Libra. What can you expect to experience as a result of this quadruplicity shift from mutable earth to cardinal air? First consider that Libra, the scales sign driven toward justice and fairness, popularly represents balance. At its core, though, the sign focuses on the ability to understand oneself by relating to others, so it invites us to interact harmoniously with the world and more peacefully with ourselves. Libra season also facilitates symmetry. It brings opposites together, as evidenced by day and night coming into perfect balance with one another via the equinox, and it splits the difference between the solstices, meaning the light of the sun in the north continues to wane toward the darkest day of the year—the winter solstice—happening three months from now. With three-fourths of 2019 now complete, you’d be wise to use this sacred, holy time of symmetry to reflect on how the year has gone for you to this point, and consider what you plan to do with the time that remains. Now is also the harvest time in the northern hemisphere, both literally in terms of abundant, local food, and metaphorically, as the harvest of our own lives, too. Consider what you are personally cultivating, tending to, and shedding. The sun’s balanced entrance into Libra combined with the moon’s waning light provides the ideal opportunity to surrender what you no longer
5 spices that can help protect your gut *and* help you poop
September 22, 2019 at 10:00PM by CWC My IBS-y friend and I have a running joke. Whenever one of us (not saying who) indulges in an eccentric spice-filled feast, we text the other the movie poster for the fictional South Park universe film Terrence and Phillip: Asses of Fire. I was thinking on that joke when I went to Butt Con the other month (what is my life) and tapped functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman, MD to ask about the perceived link between spicy food and my digestive woes. Because honestly, I’m sick of getting literally burned by my love for Sri Lankan food. However, I learned that while spicy food can cause problems for people with IBS (like my friend), in general they’re pretty good for your digestive health. “Spices can really be helpful for your gut because they help protect your gut flora,” Dr. Hyman says. “They help fertilize the good bugs; they kill the bad bugs.” “I love spicy food for the taste, but I also love its effects for the GI tract,” agrees gastroentologist Niket Sonpal, MD. “One of the biggest misconceptions of spicy food is it gives people reflux or ulcers. Just because it burns a little bit on the way in doesn’t mean it causes any other burning.” Not only that, but I learned that certain spices go the extra mile when it comes to better gut health and um, healthy and reasonable BMs. Read on to find which spices will Do The Most
This Sweet Potato Peanut Hummus Is The Perfect Blend Of Savory & Sweet
September 22, 2019 at 08:05PM This sweet and spicy dip combines two hallmarks of Southern cuisine. Continue Reading… Author Sarah Owens | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
The sleep issue each dosha struggles to hit snooze on
September 22, 2019 at 08:06PM by CWC Here are two things that are old as dirt: the constant quest for a good night’s sleep, and Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old holistic healing tradition that originated in India. Luckily, you’re able to use the latter to aid the former: using Ayurveda for sleep is all about identifying your dosha. In Ayurveda we have a certain mind-body composite, made up of a combination of three doshas. Your most dominant dosha is a reflection of everything from how you sleep to how you respond to your stress. The idea is that you want your doshas to be balanced, but if something’s a little kilter, that means you’re being pulled energetically pulled one way or another. And just so you don’t fear you’re going to have to learn a whole new zodiac wheel of personalities, there’s only three doshas that determine your energy: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Knowing what dosha (and yes, like a rank amateur I find mine out from a what dosha are you quiz, I’m a Vata) can give you a more personalized wellness map of sorts. And if you’re in the timeless struggle of tossing-and-turning, we have some insight from Oriental medicine specialist and founder of Juhi Center in New York, Juhi Singh, LAc. Vata Studies tend to show that those who align with Vata have plenty of trouble getting a good night’s rest. Like, perpetual eye baggages is kind of Our Look, and Singh confirms that we struggle the hardest of