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Spirit Companions Fact Sheet
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Hello, my little lovelies!
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Exercise Trends You Need to Try If You Love Yoga
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BambooMoves Yoga
BambooMoves Yoga is a welcoming community for people of all backgrounds to train their body, mind, and spirit in a nurturing yet challenging practice. Located in Forest Hills NY, Englewood NJ, Palisades Park NJ, and Baltimore MD.
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Turn Your Life Around With the Alexander Technique
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TBI, Depression, and Memory
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Bridging the Gap Between Disabled Rights and Reality
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Katie Pevrealla month ago
Morrisons Announce Nationwide 'Quiet Hour' to Cater to Needs of Autistic Shoppers
In a bid to create a more welcoming shopping space for those with autism, national UK supermarket Morrisons has pledged to introduce a ‘quieter hour’ every week in all of their stores.
Between 9am and...
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My Top 7 Migraine Self-Care Tips
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T1D Christmas Wishlist
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Top 10 Comments of the Chronically Ill
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"Supply the body with new substances and to liberate it from waste to the last corner. The body can usually dispose of the waste that is produced on a daily basis via its excretory mechanisms. However...
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Alix McCormick6 hours ago
How to 'Cheat' on Your Non-Cheat Days
Hello, my little lovelies!
So I know there are days when we're supposed to be healthy, but we just can't help those cravings that we get for delicious, unhealthy foods that we are supposed to avoid. I...
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Kayla Johnson3 days ago
How to Count Your Calories to Lose Weight
The key is patience and forgiveness. This is a lifestyle change and counting calories does not mean that you have to give up any of your favorite foods. Here is what you'll need:
A Calorie/Macro Track...
Mariah Harvey7 days ago
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Corey groves2 months ago
Sex & Short Term Memory
It's safe to say that being sexually active has its fair share of benefits. It helps lower your blood pressure, boosts your immune system, improves heart health, and the list goes on. But what about t...
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Eugenia Moreno5 days agoHow to Get Yourself into Sports
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Merina Sabatucci9 days ago
Work Out With Me
I hate cardio. I’m only three posts in, and I’ve already said I hate cardio in more than one post. It’s not my thing. Never has been, never will be. You want me to run a mile? Kiss my ass. Walk a mile...
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The Workout Gear That's Actually Worth Buying
I have tried in so many ways to get fit and healthy. I've tried going to the gym, working out at home (with bodyweight exercises), going for runs, going swimming, everything. I can never seem to stick...
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Adele Castle4 hours agoInteresting F#*king Facts About Tourettes!
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Links found between chemicals in the autistic brain and vegetation.
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I've never been the most athletic person. I mostly played video games and watched TV during my childhood. During high school I was a chubby teenager. In my early 20s I finally discovered bboying (brea...
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How to Train for a Marathon
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Known w...
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Why Everyone Should Meditate
Most people think meditation and they think lotus flowers, Himalayan monks, and chakra points. Aside from all those things being objectively awesome, that couldn’t be farther from the modern reality.
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7 Reasons Why You Should Meditate Daily
Meditation is a practice that has exploded into the mainstream in the last ten years due to the fast spreading wellness movement. But I'm willing to bet there are still quite a few people out there th...
Andrea Van Scoyoc3 days ago
Why I No Longer Practice Yoga...
Pretentiousness...
Wait. That's the entire article right there, summed up in one word?
Yep. But... allow me to elaborate.
I became a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor a number of years ago, and bein...
Samantha Bentley8 days ago
Exercise Trends You Need to Try If You Love Yoga
Calling all my fellow yogis! I LOVE yoga, don’t you? It’s so diverse. There are so many variations, so many new things to try! When I first started yoga (almost a decade ago) it wasn’t so wide spread ...
Bethany Ashlyn14 days ago
Short Term and Long Term Benefits of Yoga
I've never been the biggest in fitness activities. From a very young age, I knew sports would never come naturally to me and hand-eye coordination was impossible. I did practice ballet for several yea...