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Ten tips to improve your lymphatic circulation
Since the rebirthing retreat, I’ve been on life force food. I reintroduced ‘pasta’ last Wednesday, and noticed that the lymph nodes on my neck were a bit swollen after eating. I guess the pasta must’ve triggered something in my body. Usually, a swollen lymph node...
Vernal Equinox on March 20
The Vernal Equinox is when the day and the night are equal lengths. The equinox happens twice a year, and it falls on March 20 and September 23 this year. In the north, it's called spring equinox, which marks the beginning of spring - that we know represents rebirth...
The healthy benefits of mango + a fun recipe
I love mango, this is my favorite fruit! The health benefits of mango make them even better! Mango is an excellent source of Vitamins A, B, and C. It makes your skin glow, improves your immune system, helps with digestion, and reduces the risk of cancer. According to...
Editing TV out of my life, what about you?
Almost like normal - but changed. We may be back in Alert Level 1, but no one's really going to be back to who they were pre-pandemic. I turned to gardening and cooking as ways to cope in pandemic. And I just discovered: I no longer need a TV set to keep me informed...
On this day February 25, mulling over leadership, harmony, and peace
I couldn’t contact my family on February 25, 1986. I was in Belgium taking my master’s degree and could only follow what was happening on the television news. The phone lines were shut down back in Manila, and I couldn’t get into contact with my family then. In the...
A surprising find: Chocolate is good for your health
They say chocolate can reverse the effects of cholesterol and believe it or not, can even fight off diseases like cancer, diabetes and dementia. A friend introduced me to the book, Eat to Beat Disease: the New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. I've been eating...
Exciting shifts in the year of the water tiger!
We've had two years of hard work with the Metal Ox and basic survival with Metal Rat. Astrologers say that the Year of the Water Tiger is a year full of productivity and progress. This is due to the Tiger's auspicious signs (strength, braveness, determination,...
Reading the signs
A saying goes, "the universe speaks if you will learn to listen." My sensitivity heightened after an intense yoga experience over the weekend . I'm sharing some musings in today's letter, and may it also help you in your own search for signs. I've been walking around...
Happy Lunar New Year: Let’s clear your space
This February 1 we welcome the year of the tiger. A forecast from Lilian Too from Malaysia, who was also my feng shui teacher before: This year of the Tiger would be an energetic year with the presence of 'Yang' in the paht chee chart. In contrast with Yin, in Chinese...
How Yogi Tea helps with cold and flu symptoms
"Cold? Flu? Or COVID?" It's gotten to that point in pandemic. The positivity rate has reached 52% early this week, according to Rappler, which means one in two people tested is positive for COVID. We are at 34,021 cases as of Thursday, with an exceptionally high...
Finding hope in an alarming start of the year
Let's hope that this year isn't "2020 too"! I got exposed to someone who caught COVID recently and had to be tested. While I have gotten used to getting tested regularly as part of our “new normal”, this made me anxious. Luckily, I got a negative. I survived COVID in...
