More specifically, cognitive health plays a major role in your brain span and longevity. But as we get older, cognitive functions tend to change and shift. Here, learn how to maintain and protect crucial neurological processes—no matter your age. This includes a range of critical brain functions1, such as attention, reasoning, reaction time, and memory. It also includes your ability to process information, navigate relationships, and develop plans and conclusions, adds Rowin....

But here’s one that we don’t often hear or talk a lot about: childhood trauma. And that doesn’t include only childhood sexual abuse (although that’s a large and pervasive type of childhood trauma). It also includes being neglected by your parents, seeing aggressive or emotionally abusive behavior between your parents, getting bullied or mistreated by peers, dealing with identity-related discrimination, and more. These early negative experiences can psychologically shape us and the way we behave, think, and move throughout the world....

A workout rut might actually be something to be grateful for—and hear us out. A routine is built upon regularity, right? But our bodies are changing all the time. And studies have even shown that exercise variety leads to the greatest health improvements (versus doing the same thing all the time). So too much of a routine may not serve us at all… And a workout rut can give us permission to finally move on....

The bulk of research on the health benefits of omega-3s demonstrates EPA and DHA are the most helpful in achieving cardioprotective benefits—not to mention the work they do for eye health2, the brain, and more.* In addition to recommending two servings of oily, higher fat fish per week, our country’s preeminent heart-health organization, the American Heart Association3, indicates that 1,000 milligrams (i.e., 1 gram) or more of EPA plus DHA a day delivers significant cardioprotective benefits4....

Here, I’ll provide a guide for you by each step of the routine and a range of products for each step. That said, many people start off with the 10 steps and then adjust by either paring down (or yes, sometimes increasing!) the steps based on how your skin reacts to them. The natural beauty world also has several green oil cleansing options including Kahina Giving Beauty’s new facial oil cleanser, Biossance’s Squalane + Antioxidant Cleansing Oil, and Monestary’s Rose Cleansing Oil....

Here’s what you need to know about Kundalini awakenings: “It’s your consciousness,” spiritual teacher and author of Transcendence Calling Monique Rebelle puts it. “Everything that you are, you think, you remember, that you can visualize—anything—that’s your consciousness,” she adds. “That’s Kundalini.” She explains that this energy, which is traditionally thought to be feminine (sometimes called Kundalini Shakti), is only able to flow freely when one’s chakras are totally clear and open....

“The process of growth through Kundalini Yoga is a natural unfolding of your own nature,” Yogi Bhajan has said. “Like a snake, you will need to shed old skins to be more of who you are.” The ultimate goal of Kundalini is to increase your self-awareness by silencing your mind and unblocking your chakras so that your vital energy can flow freely. “The practice of kundalini is filled with really challenging breath exercises coupled with asanas and meditation,” says yoga instructor Caley Alyssa in our 28 Days To Yoga Bliss class....