Holistic Morning Routine

Morning routine. There are thousands of videos and articles about this topic and most of them are prettysimilar. So why should you read this one? Maybe because this routine is realistic and a bit different from other people's. I don't wake up with the sound of the ocean behind the window, like you can see in some youtube videos, I don't go for a run on the beach in the morning, I don't make a superfood smoothie every single day ... I don't check the number of follower on my social sites, I don't go for a café do Starbucks and if I don't expect any extraordinary event, I don't even put on makeup. Instead, I rather focus on activities which lift up my mood, fill me with positive energy and give me motivation for the whole day :)

Why Did I Need To Gain Weight

I believe that Evey in our life has meaning. We chose where we want to be born and every single situations in our life happens from a reason. Coincidences don't exist. All the complicated situations
in relationships, at school, work and personal life happen in a moment when we're supposed to realize something and we need a signal from the outside to do it. It always works like this.

What Our Body Is Telling Us

Psychosomatics is brilliant but actually quite simple at the same time. Usually any pain and discomfort in our body can be explained easily. What happens in our head always affects our whole body. Any kind of imbalance, too much stress, .. all the things have an impact on our physical health.

Your Cup Of Tea

I'm a tea person more than a coffee person. It's just the best feeling ever when you come back home in winter, make a cup of hot tea and bundle up in a blanket. A cup of tea not only "please your soul", but it also has a lot of positive effects on our health. It can help you to get over common colds, insomnia or it can help in the treatment of cancer.

How To Work Out (For People Who Hate Working Out)

Working out, gym, dumbells, cardio ... do these words make you feel scared or sick? Then this post is just for you! I started working out about three years ago but during that time, I became a bit tired and bored of it. Now I'm back on the track. What helps me to get back to working out now? What motivates me and what is going to help you not to give up?

Dry brushing

I discovered dry brushing method just a while ago. But since that time it's been a part of my daily morning routine (whenever I get out of bed early enough). Basically it's a body massage technique that helps blood flow, strenghtens your skin and gives you loads of energy in the morning.

Oil Cleansing Method

If you follow some beauty blogs or youtube channels, you've probably already heared about so called "oil cleansing method". Basically it means deep skin cleansing with a mixture of oils. How to do it properly, what oil should you use and why is this method better than any other cleansing products?

How To Stay Healthy During Christmas?

Keeping healthy diet during Christmas may be difficult. All the sugar cookies, pastry, Christmas punch, meads, eggnog ...  So how to make your Christmas days a bit healthier?

DIY Coconut & Lavender Body Scrub

I've already written something about why you should use natural (and ideally homemade) cosmetics. But how to make natural cosmetics at home? That's what I'm gonna write about in a new serie of posts :) I started making my own cosmetics a while ago and I feel amazing about it - it doesn't only save a lot of money, but also my skin is also much healthier and looks better than when I was using conventional cosmetics. The first "beauty product" I made at home, was a body scrub. It's great for the whole body and for the face too. It removes dead skin, hydrates your skin and as a bonus - it smells like heaven.

Ultimate Guide to Essential Oils

Treatment through scents is not only simple and feels great but it's also very effective! Through specific mixtures of essential oils you can treat flu, cold, you can get rid of stress, give your body a lot of energy and give your mind a relaxing break :)

Why Do You Pay For Destroying Your Skin?

Skin protects our body, it separates us from our surroundings. Every day it has to deal with weather and temperature changes, it's exposed to air contaminants ... And we often don't make it easier at all with all the chemicals we put on out face. A year ago I wouldn't believe I could ever give up my store-bought cosmetics and use vinegar and sugar instead. Now I see that was a great decision. What has using natural cosmetics brought me and why you should give it a chance too ?

4 Ways to Calm Your Body & Mind

Sometimes there's just too much stuff going on and we can't handle it anymore. We're nervous, we're not able to get things done in time, everything fails ... We lose our elan, desire and energy to do anything. In fall when the days are colder and colder, the sky is gray and we wake up in the dark every morning, everything get even worse. No worries, there are few tips on how to calm down, get rid of stress and get a new energy into your everyday life :)

Magical Mudras for Healing

Our hands are important parts of our body - not only because we can touch, hold and carry things with them ... But also because they're connected to the rest of our body and just by pressing specific fingers together, we can heal an ilness that's happening in a different part of our body. This finger connection is called mudra and it works on the principle of balancing the elements in our body. 

How to Become a Vegetarian

I became a vegetarian about a half a year ago. I've never really liked meat however it was still difficult to cut it out of my diet completely. Food is often connected to nice memories from our life. I still remember how we were sitting by the fire with my family and roasting the mackerels, how my grandpa used to make the best chicken nuggets in the world or how we always had fish and potato salad for every Christmas dinner. Am I  going to be a vegetarian until the end of my life? I don't know. I can't say anything for sure, because I have no idea what I'll be thinking about in ten years, one year or one week from now. It's not an easy decision to become a vegetarian, but right now it makes perfect sense to me ...

Why Should You Stand On Your Head (And How To Do It)

I believe that all of you have some activity that is somehow special for you. Something that you enjoy everytime you come back to it, something that always lifts up you mood, something that means a lot to you ... For me, this activity is yoga. And it's even better when it's done upside down.

What I've Lost and Gained From Meditation

Buddha was asked, "What have you gained from meditation?", he replied "Nothing! However, let me tell you what I have lost: anger, anxiety, depression, insecurity, fear of old age and death." 

If someone told me last year that he/she meditated, I would think that they're awfully religious. Well .. quite a lot of things changed during last year. I changed a lot. And meditation is simply part of my life now. In this post I'd like to show you some positive effects of meditation, tell you why I meditate and why you should try that too :)

Heat for Health - Why You Should Take Hot Yoga Class

Working out when it's 40°C ? Voluntarily ? It's not so long time ago since I thougt I could never do that. But the last week I decided to outdo myself and I went to my first bikram yoga class. I was leaving sweating, I was exhaused - but at the same time I felt enthusiastic and excited for the next time I'll visit the studio again.

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
Bikram (hot) yoga is practised in a room heated for 38–42°C. This temperature facilitates stretching your muscles, increases calories burning and it has a lot of other pisitive health benefits. The exercises are the same every time so you're becomming better and better with every class you take. The whole class consists of 26 poses (asanas) and 2 breathing exercises. One pose prepares your body for the next one. The class begins with breathing exercise followed by series of stretching, balancing and strenghtening poses.

#4 DAIRY SERIES - Butter & Ice Cream

There are many types of plant-based milk and you can find several plant-based yogurts - but what about ice cream or butter? It's a bit more complicated ... Anyway there are still many options to replace these products.

 

3 Steps To Fall Asleep

All the time we hear that we need to sleep as long as possible, to get enough energy, to be healthy, to have better mood etc. But do we really need nine hours of sleep every night? According to the book "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari", 6 hours of sleep is absolutely enough. But it depends on the quality of our sleep! If we fidget all the time and our mind if full of thoughts that prevents us from sleeping .... we could sleep for as long as we want but we'd wake up peevish and tired anyway. So today I'd live to share with you my three tips to fall asleep faster and get beautiful sleep :)

Sleep Less, Drink Less & Eat More!

There are still new and new studies about healthy diet and the old rules and thoughts are becomming myths. However we still believe in some of them and we don't even think about doubt about them. We accept them as a matter of course. We ignore the bbiorhytm of our own body and the signals it sends -just because we believe in what "the experts say" !

Sleep at least 8 hours a day

It's logical that we should sleep at night and wake up when the sun starts shining. Unfortunatelly in our society, where we have to wake up early for school/job, nature doesn't seem important. However this is still true - short but deep sleep is better than 10 hours of rolling over from side to side with your mind full of stressful thoughts. Also your sleep is much deeper before midnight so it's worth to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier in the morning :)