Every Ambitious Dame Gives Boldly Everyday

Alison White, Art, LifestyleLeave a comment

When I was young, my grandparents encouraged me to take piano lessons as my grandmother always commented that my long fingers should play effortlessly across the keys. With weekly lessons and one recital later, I concluded that I was not connecting with this grand instrument and asked to end my lessons. My family did not pressure me to pursue the piano or any other musical instrument. Therefore, I chose to pursue my interests of dance, sports and French

Perimenopause Diet

Ana Victoria Villar, Body Health, Food and Nutrition, Lifestyle, MenopauseLeave a comment

Perimenopause is the time leading up to menopause. Think of it as the transition phase when our body starts to have certain symptoms such as irregular periods, joint pain, mood swings, hot flashes and altered sleep patterns, to name a few. It can start around 40 years of age and last anywhere from 5 to 15 years. Dr. Joan Borysenko refers to this phase as the “midlife metamorphosis”, however it is up to us and our choices how well we come out of it.

The Feminine Force: The Alchemical Art Of Releasing And Purifying

Alchemy, Art, Diana Torija, Lifestyle, Menopause, SpiritualLeave a comment

When your life passes between flasks, fire, books and plants, alchemy evolves from a vocational passion to become a language to express yourself and understand the world. For a long time the paradigm from which I have observed life has been that of the hermit. As its name suggests,  every time someone asks me what that paradigm is, I answer that it is a form of life learned from observing the Universe and its laws and reproducing them in the earthly world. That is magic, learning, understanding, and reproducing the laws of Nature.

Aromatherapy, More Than Just a Scent

Lifestyle, Mary Carmen Zaidan, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Perimenopause1 Comment

Aromatherapy is a branch of botany that works with the use and application of essential oils and hydrosols. It has been among us for thousands of years, especially in Asian and African cultures, but it is in recent decades that it has spread throughout the world and is becoming popular for daily use and as an alternative therapy to various health conditions.