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Is there a point to meditation? What even is it? These are legit questions about something that may seem positive- but that doesn’t always get you anywhere. Meditation is ancient. Who knows exactly how old it is, but monks and tribal peoples have engaged in it for thousands of years. It’s central to Buddhism and Yoga, and it’s been practiced by devotees of every religion in one form or another. It can be as simple as allowing your mind to “just be” with no particular focus be

Most of us begin our journeys into fitness with an interest in becoming stronger and/or looking better. So, naturally, we follow trends in training such as bodybuilding and power lifting- which appear to provide a direct path to these results. However, what if there were more fundamental areas of fitness, which, because they aren't as exciting or glamorous, tend to get neglected? And what if these areas provide the foundation that's needed to build true, long-lasting strength

In this post, I will describe a model for better understanding wellness that can simplify things for anyone feeling a bit overwhelmed by information (as we tend to get). It is based on the underlying principle that the activities we engage in either help us bring energy in and/or recover (Yin) or allow us to expend energy outward to accomplish things and get what we need or want (Yang). With that said, I learned of these two models primarily by studying the work of Paul Chek