Altruism or Bust: When Giving Your All Leaves You High and Dry
It took an inflight safety demo to make this writer realize that if you’re not looking out for yourself first, there’s no way in hell you can save anyone else.
Altruism 2.0 for Helper Professionals
Is your Gandhi-like philosophy sabotaging or enlightening your own personal growth?
Atomic Living: Following Your Heart
Life plans are hard. Most of us don’t know where to eat for dinner, let alone where we want to be in five years. But maybe we don’t need an end goal. Maybe the answer to a happy life is simply knowing what makes us happy right now.
Happiness is a Dangling Carrot
Happiness is not an external force-- it’s a mindset. And that’s awesome! Because now we can all reach Pharrell-Dancing in-the-Streets-of-Downtown LA levels of happiness, simply by changing our thoughts.
Let Playlist Yoga Pump You Up
Get down with your downward dog and strike the pigeon pose, LA’s hippest yoga studio just brought the beats. Meet the founders, yogis, and DJs behind Playlist Yoga.
Balancing Act: A Guide to Mastering Humility + Confidence
Humility, self-care, ego, and gratitude all play a pivotal role in helping you master your goals. Run your world with our Ambition + Confidence Checklist and Toolkit.
Slow Down and Find Your Flow
We’re all chasing that elusive state of flow. But one writer argues, ironically, that the more we chase flow, the further away it goes.
Infrared Yoga: Coming in Hot
We've seen the light and it’s called FAR infrared yoga. It’s deeply healing, eliminates metabolic waste, and boosts the autoimmune system. Now where do we sign up?
How Traveling to Cuba Inspired My Healthier Kitchen
This traveler was on a mission to uncover the best cooking in Cuba. Fortunately, she didn’t have to stray too far.
Infertility is Not Failure
The inability to conceive often feels like our female reproductive organs are failing us. But maybe they’re actually protecting us?
Kintsugi: Why Mistakes Make Us Beautiful
This ancient Japanese pottery tradition helps you pick up the pieces, inside and out.
The Courage of Consent
No means no. It’s a simple enough premise. In fact, it has been distilled down to a cup of tea. So why do we still struggle to define it?
Modern Courage
Bravery, it’s personal not universal. Whatever shape or form your fears take, tap into courage, and overcome all that scares the living bejesus out of you.
Letting Go Into the Flow
Deep dive into these Eastern Medicine practices and avoid the fall flu.
For the Love of Gluten; My LA Journey Back to Bread
Rejoice! The simple pleasure of bread and butter is back on the menu. One writer gets deep about her love for bread.
Is Spiritual Bypassing Making You Sick? An Integrative Roadmap to Healing
Illness manifests in the physical but its underlying cause may be rooted in the spiritual. Take our emotional check up questionnaire and keep on top of your health.
Why it’s Important to be Honest About Your “Number”
Let’s real talk about sex. One writer argues the only way for sexual equality is brutal honesty.
How to Get Over a Bestie Breakup
We’ve all been through a lady friend divorce. And if we’re honest, they hurt just as bad.
Porn: Harmless or Harmful?
It’s an issue that divides conservatives and liberals, separates anti-pornography and sex-positive feminists, and one that most men and women don’t see eye to eye on. One writer argues that there is one thing we can all agree on though-- the stats. And they’re not sexy.