MBG: How did you start practicing Ayurveda and what made you want to learn about it? Do you think a person has to be sick to introduce Ayurveda into their lifestyle? Definitely, no. Ayurveda is useful for everyone because the main objective of Ayurveda is to preserve and maintain health. Those who are healthy will benefit from ayurveda by becoming stronger and having more energy; while those who are sick will be able to bring back their health in a natural way....

When the founder of Outdoor Afro, a nonprofit that facilitates outdoor experiences for Black Americans, started considering the role that her company could play in the historic moment, she had a revelation of sorts: “I realized we were standing on the shoulders of the Black tradition and [thought of] the lyrics of the song about laying our burdens down by the riverside,” Mapp says on a call with mbg. “That’s the moment I really understood that my work was about healing....

Here, registered dietitians break down the nutrients and benefits of sea moss and share some different ways to add sea veggies to a healthy diet. Sea moss is traditionally enjoyed in Asian and some Caribbean and Irish cultures, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator Shahzadi Devje, R.D., CDE, MSc, tells mbg. Similar to spirulina, this sea veggie is becoming more mainstream in the American diet. “You may have come across the slimy seaweed—splashed across Instagram—in colorful smoothies,” Devje says....

As holistic child and family psychologist Nicole Beurkens, Ph.D., CNS, tells mbg, social butterflies place a high priority on connecting with others, actively seeking plans and conversation. These folks can also be considered extroverts, which certified couples’ therapist Alicia Muñoz, LPC, previously described to mbg as someone who gets their energy through socializing and going out and is more inclined to focus on external activities, people, and events. They love going out to events, have no problem meeting new people, and often, these butterflies will find themselves flying between multiple friend groups....

Somewhat largely misunderstood, soul ties aren’t just about sex—though sex certainly can strengthen or enhance a soul tie. So what is it, really? We asked the experts, plus got the lowdown on how to break a soul tie if you feel stuck in one. The idea that intercourse causes a soul tie has roots in the Christian tradition, “to perpetuate the idea that if you have sex outside of marriage, you’ll be connected to someone,” Blaylock-Johnson explains....

Each of these signs has a corresponding element (fire, earth, water, or air), modality (cardinal, fixed, or mutable), polarity (yin or yang), symbol, archetype, house, ruling planet, and more. When you understand all these little details about the things that make a sign what it is, understanding all 12 becomes that much easier. In terms of the history of the signs, the AstroTwins previously wrote for mbg that the Sumerians noted the journeys of planets and stars as far back as 6000 B....

As sleep and neurology expert Chris Winter, M.D., tells mbg, synesthesia is ultimately the sensory perception of experiencing a “crossing over” of your senses. “Certain words might elicit something within an individual that really has nothing to do with the word,” he says for example, such as someone hearing the word “bounce” and seeing the color yellow in their mind’s eye. “Synesthetes can often ‘see’ music as colors when they hear it, and ’taste’ textures like ‘round’ or ‘pointy’ when they eat foods....