Digest 5.21.20
Our bi-weekly collection of interesting articles, on-goings and tools for healing, expansion and connection.
Movement
Ready to Run by Miguel Almario
Running is an incredible way to move your body. Not only can it be great exercise whether you’re sprinting, running up hills or doing Ultramarathons, but it can help us grow spiritually if we approach it with conscious intention. All of this and more is possible, but if we can’t run then it becomes more challenging, which is why we have to prepare our bodies so that we can run healthy. In our latest IGTV episode Dr. Miguel Almario, a physiotherapist at Myodetox, shares some ideas and keys for getting your body ready to run. Too often we start working out or exercising without making sure our bodies are ready for that movement. He covers posture, foot mobility, tendon loading and the pillars of recovery | Link
Adaptogens
Mornings: Ashwagandha, Echinacea & Sleep
Lately I’ve been looking for a remedy to help me relax, calm down my nervous system and get better sleep. Ashwagandha has been the most impactful, healthy option that I’ve been using and I always prefer to use a liquid tincture over a capsule as it gets directly to your cells. A new brand, Mornings, has released three adaptogenic products that all come in liquid form; a sleep tincture, pure Ashwagandha and Echinacea | Link
Music
Breath of the Heart by Krishna Das
I grew up listening to rap music almost exclusively, but over the years and thanks to friends with good taste I’ve managed to expand my horizons into a variety of new genres. I’m not quite sure which one Krishna Das fits into, but lately I’ve been listening to more spiritually inspired music. I gave this album a listen once I found out that it was produced by Rick Rubin, which caught my eye and then my ear | Link
Cold
How to do Cold Thermogenesis
Ben Greenfield has become and incredible resource for learning about nutrition, supplements, movement, optimization and more. He’s constantly sharing easy to follow guides, experimenting himself and being honest in his content which I appreciate a lot. Using cold showers, plunges or Cryo-chambers is an invaluable tool for well-being. Cold water is the best way to go and in this IGTV post Ben shares his thoughts on how to get the most out of the cold | Link
Listen
The Patriarchy, Masculinity, and Femininity
Charles Eisenstein explores the ways in which the patriarchy has affected both men and women in our society as a larger historical movement toward the progressive objectification and propertization. He speaks on how this has negatively affected men in our society and some brief thoughts on how we could begin to do something about to make a greater positive change for all | Link
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