Healthy Thinking

Healthy thinking is essential to living a good life and achieving happiness. A positive, self-care, and self-reflection mindset allows individuals to understand their thoughts and behaviors better. The key to healthy thinking is identifying unhealthy tendencies, addressing them, and making positive changes.

 

In this blog post, we will explore the importance of healthy thinking and how it can help us become more comfortable with ourselves and our relationships with others. We will discuss healthy thinking and some techniques for developing it. So, let's get started!

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The Menstrual Cycle

The menstrual cycle is a process that happens in the bodies of people who have ovaries and a uterus. It's normal for this process to happen every month, generally occurring in response to hormone changes.

There are four main phases of the menstrual cycle: the follicular phase, ovulation, the luteal phase, and menstruation. Each stage is controlled by different hormones, each with a specific function.

In this blog post, we will explore the different phases of the menstrual cycle, the hormones involved in each stage, and their functions. Understanding this process, we can better understand our bodies and how they work.

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Anxiety in Women

Women's anxiety is common and real, yet we often overlook it. Women experience considerable stress, fear, and worry daily, but the underlying causes are often hard to pinpoint or understand.

In this article, we'll explore the various forms of anxiety women have to contend with and some strategies for managing and overcoming them. We'll also discuss how society can create an environment of accepted fear and insecurity for women and how these feelings can increase anxiety levels.

Read on to learn more about women's anxiety and how you can help make a difference.

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Abhyanga – Self Massage: A step-by-step guide

Abhyanga is a form of self-massage practiced in India for over 3000 years. The Ayurvedic tradition recommends this daily ritual to ground the body and mind, reduce stress, promote detoxification, and improve sleep. While abhyanga has many benefits, the most important reason to practice this self-massage is simply that it feels good!

When you give yourself permission to slow down and nurture your body with touch, you are tapping into a well of self-love and care. This step-by-step guide will show you how to perform abhyanga on yourself to experience all the tremendous benefits.

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Introduction to Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a system of medicine with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The practice emphasizes using natural methods to cleanse and heal the body. Ayurveda has been around for centuries, and it's beginning to gain popularity in the Western world. Some people claim that Ayurveda has helped them improve their health, while others are skeptical about its effectiveness.

So, what is Ayurveda, and does it work? In this blog post, we will explore the history and principles of Ayurveda, as well as its potential benefits and drawbacks.

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Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet: A Beginner's Guide

A whole-food, plant-based diet is becoming increasingly popular as the health benefits of such a diet become more widely recognized. Eating unprocessed plant-based foods is healthier for you and can also be delicious! If you're starting your journey to a plant-based lifestyle and want to know the basics, this beginner's guide is here to help.

Here, you'll find tips on what kind of food to eat, how to plan meals, shop for groceries, and more. Learn how to begin your journey toward a healthier lifestyle today!

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Optimal Nutrition

Nutrition is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. It is the process of providing your body with the essential nutrients it needs to function correctly. Eating the right foods in the right amounts helps you get the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients your body needs to stay healthy.

It is essential to understand the importance of nutrition and its use in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This blog post will discuss nutrition, its importance in human life, and how to create a balanced diet for optimal health.

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Loving-Kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness meditation is a practice that has existed for thousands of years. It's a simple yet powerful tool for cultivating joy, compassion, and resilience. This meditation aims to develop love and kindness towards oneself and all living beings.

But what exactly is loving-kindness meditation? And how can it benefit us? In this blog post, we will explore the concept of loving-kindness meditation, its benefits, and how to practice it. We will also discuss how it can help you open your heart to yourself and others. So, read on if you're looking for ways to be more mindful and develop more compassion!

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Loving Your Body

Are you tired of feeling bad about your body? Do you want to start loving and accepting yourself but need help knowing where to start? If so, you're in the right place.

This blog post explores nine things you can do to start loving your body. From changing your mindset to taking care of yourself physically, there are plenty of ways to start feeling better about yourself. These tips will help you start loving your body in no time. So, if you're ready to make a change, keep reading.

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Overcoming Scarcity

Scarcity is an important concept to understand in economics, but it's also profoundly relevant in our everyday lives. We all experience scarcity in some form, whether it's a scarcity of time, money, or resources. This blog post will explore scarcity and how it can affect us. From the feelings of anxiety and deprivation that arise to new tactics for making better decisions, we will cover the various ways scarcity plays out in our daily lives and how we can manage it more effectively.

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Attracting Abundance

You have probably heard the term "abundance" thrown around a lot, but what does it mean? Abundance is the state of having more than enough of something. It can apply to anything in your life, from money to relationships to health. But how do you go about attracting richness into your life? That is what we are here to explore. Read on for tips on changing your mindset and attracting abundance into every area of your life.

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Understanding Seasonal Depression

During the cold days of winter, we usually feel sad and down because we have limited activities to do and find ourselves stuck in our homes. This mild form of seasonal depression is also known as the Winter Blues.

But when it comes to the more severe seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it is a form of depression that significantly affects your daily living. It can make you feel different emotions, experience energy loss, and be unable to perform any task, more like what normal depression does. The only difference is that SAD resolves as summer comes. In contrast, chronic depression stays longer until treated correctly.

This article shares more about SAD, including what it is and how to prevent and manage it.

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The Magical Power of Gardening

We all regenerate in body and spirit by walking through a park, taking care of the flowers in the garden, or simply sharpening our eyes between skyscrapers in search of a green glimpse. You will undoubtedly have already experienced this: it is all thanks to the therapeutic action of plants and flowers.

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Achieving Wellness: A Balance of Mental, Physical, Emotional, Economic, and Spiritual Health

Achieving wellness isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible, either. Making the right choices takes time and dedication, but doing so can have far-reaching effects on your body and mind in all aspects of your life—social, personal, and professional. If you’re ready to work toward wellness in each area, try these tips to keep in mind as you balance your mental, physical, emotional, economic, and spiritual health on the road to achieving true wellness.

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Psychotherapy: The courage to seek help

Going to therapy is often a decision made with distrust, almost with shame. The stigma regarding mental health services is pervasive and keeps many from obtaining care.⁠ However, there's hope! Asili Wellness was created as a health + wellness space where we celebrate Women of Color and naturally nurture our mind, body, and spirit. Here, we care for ourselves, and our mental health matters. Continue reading to learn more about psychotherapy as an effective way to care for yourself naturally.

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Stress

Stress is in all of us. Especially nowadays. However, there are steps we can take to create our happiness, cultivate peace in our lives and thrive! ⁠ Keep reading to learn some things you can do now to ease your stress.

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