Winter’s harsh conditions combined with the hectic holiday season can really wreak havoc on your skin. Overusing makeup remover or scrubbing your face too hard before you expose it to a cold, dry environment also isn’t doing it any favors. Has your face been extra sensitive these days? In that case, your skin barrier might be compromised. But what is the skin barrier exactly and how do you know if it is need of repair?

Has a full day in the sun left your cheeks a bit pink? Though summer’s temperatures aren’t as harsh on your skin as winter’s tend to be, you may also find yourself going outdoors more often, exposing yourself to the drying and damaging effects of the sun’s rays. Plus, camping trips, bonfires, fishing expeditions, hikes, sports activities and gardening can all take a toll on your pores. But you can keep your complexion in check during any season by trying the latest beauty trend – skin flooding!

As the first days of Spring introduce more light into your house, have you noticed that your skin isn’t looking as bright or as clear as it was before dry, unforgiving temperatures prevailed? Or are you already worried that once Mother Nature awakens and begins her pollinating process, your sinuses won’t respond well? It just so happens that both of these concerns can be addressed by the same remedy – facial steaming.

Now that the New Year is far behind us, some of our intentions for healthier living may have found themselves in the back of the closet, collecting cobwebs. Old habits are hard to shake and adopting new ones seems even more difficult. Looking for inspo? The viral TikTok trend called the 75 Hard Challenge serves up inspiration in spades by requiring the participant to follow a specific set of exercise and lifestyles rules for 75 days (or about 2-1/2 months) in a row. Its less brutal cousin, called 75 Soft Challenge, has recently caught on with its much more accessible goals and safer recommendations.

Both offer a bevy of benefits but how do you know which challenge is the appropriate one for your fitness level? Keep reading to find out!

Have you been huffing and puffing at every workout, only to be disappointed when you have even less energy the next time you lace up your sneakers? Do you notice your performance actually seems to be worsening over the long haul? It seems counterintuitive to take it easy during a workout in hopes of increasing your performance and putting more pep in your step later, but that’s exactly what Zone 2 training encourages. Maybe that’s why it’s become such a viral trend as of late!

Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit. But what exactly are essential oils and how does one use them therapeutically? First, essential oils are the highly volatile oils from a single fragrant plant that have been isolated by a physical process – usually through hydro-distillation, maceration, mechanical pressing or less commonly, solvent extraction. Like fixed oils such as olive or coconut oil, they don’t mix well with water, but unlike fixed oils they evaporate quickly at room temperature.

A sculptor stands confidently on a bench discussing his work in the Three of Pentacles. To the right a monk and an architect also discuss the sculptor’s work while holding a set of building plans. Three Pentacles form a triangle under the sculptor’s skilled chisel – its upward motion represents Fire, mirroring the three men in discussion and the artistic work in progress. A flower forms in the center of a downward facing triangle beneath the three Pentacles. This triangle symbolizes Water. Insti

The Two of Cups features an elegantly dressed man and woman exchanging golden goblets in a wide green meadow, with rolling hills in the background. Above them hovers the symbol of the Caduceus of Hermes, a winged staff with two snakes wrapped around it, which is an ancient representation of healing and wisdom as well as trade, negotiation, and exchange. At the top of this staff is the figure of a lion’s head, signifying passion and fiery energy. Below it, the two figures face each other with eas

The picturesque scene in the Queen of Pentacles shows us a lovely ruler gazing at a large golden pentacle that lays resting in her lap. She sits complacently on a stone carved throne in a field filled with blossoming flowers, with hazy blue mountains rising in the distance. Her throne indeed, is ornately carved, with the head of a goat showing at the arm of her chair, indicating the practical and wise astrological sign of Capricorn. A wild hare