Mala beads have been used for thousands of years as a tool to support meditation and as a means of staying connected to a spiritual practice (what’s a mala?). Personally, I didn’t fully understand their value until one became my anchor to sanity. At a particularly rough time in my life, japa meditation—a practice in […]

We are all striving for balance, both in our daily lives and in our bodies.  This is particularly true of our endocrine system or hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers that govern many aspects of our well-being; from hunger and mood to hair growth and reproduction. They are constantly changing and responding to the environment (stress, […]

Let me start by telling you that I am not a crystal expert.  I am a crystal enthusiast. I am a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner by trade and so I am into lots of things – acupuncture, cupping, herbs, meditation, and well now crystals.  My crystal collection started organically and has turned into quite the […]