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I’ve spent the past decade resolving to do better each year: Eat more vegetables; work out more often; stress less. These resolutions often failed, chiefly because they were hard to measure (how many servings constitute more vegetables?). Often, a complete life overhaul just isn’t realistic, and we end up feeling like failures for not becoming […]

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The most wonderful time of the year is officially upon us. But underneath all those warm, festive feels filled with mistletoe makeouts and late nights sipping eggnog lies an underbelly of stress. From packed party schedules to a packed house full of family, and growing credit card debt to growing waistlines, ’tis the season to […]

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It’s the middle of a Thursday afternoon and I’m lying on a mat in a chic studio overlooking Toronto’s posh Yorkville neighbourhood. Woodsy incense wafts through the air. My head rests on a pillow embroidered with an iconic image of Buddha. Phil, my meditation instructor, coaxes harmonic tones out of instruments called quartz crystal singing […]

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Sitting across from Alison Sweeney in Vancouver, where she’s flown in as spokesperson for Arm & Hammer’s Truly Radiant line of whitening and enamel-strengthening toothpaste, is like sitting across from a motivational speaker. And it’s no surprise, since she was surrounded by the best of them during her time as host of The Biggest Loser, […]

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Got the workweek blues? You’re not alone. But instead of hibernating under the sheets, this #MotivationMonday try easing into the week with some meditative activities. Taking your focus off of erratic thoughts and feelings of stress can help prepare you for a more productive day. But you don’t have to sit cross-legged in the corner […]

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The thought of sitting cross-legged, focused on your breath probably evokes two things: 1. Kindergarten, the last time you sat in the pretzel-like position 2. What the sweaty, shirtless dude in yoga class does in his downtime. But there’s so much more to meditation than the trite labels we so often assign to it (granola […]

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