We have been talking about loving the skin you’re in… Draping your body with beautifully tailored clothes that fit and flatter every body type… It’s …
SMOOTHIES
THE WELL
LOVING THE SKIN YOU’RE IN
At Alembika, we want you to feel comfortable in your body. Not the body you fantasize about or wish you had. But the body you …
PELVIC HEALTH 101
Lucy manages the Customer Experience team at Thinx, Inc. and educates consumers on how Thinx, Thinx (BTWN) and Speax can support their bodies from puberty to post-menopause—and about …
SOUP HEALS
There’s no denying it. Soup has the power to heal. When it’s good, it’s soooo good. It nourishes your body. It soothes your soul. And nothing shows tender loving care better than a wholesome dose of soup served to someone feeling unwell.
GRATITUDE PRACTICE
There is science behind the practice of gratitude. UC Davis psychologist Robert Emmons has written extensively about this and shows us that when we take time to reflect on what we are thankful for, we experience more positivity, feel more compassion, express more kindness, and may even experience better sleep and immune response.
THE WELL: WELCOME!
Welcome to The Well, Alembika Magazine’s newest column, where you’ll find content that supports wellbeing—from accessible mind-body practices and navigating health care to sharing positive pro-age attitudes and nuggets of inspiration for empowered living.
PEACE WITHIN
Stress happens. Anxiety, too. What matters is how you recognize and deal with stress-triggering moments. Fortunately, there are many practices for maintaining a sense of calm in the face of trying times.
TAKE A WALK
As a writer, I worked from home before the COVID-19 pandemic, at my desk or laptop, inevitably flanked by snoozing kitties. Sometimes when rapt in work, in the comfort …
THE PAUSE
Menopause. Yep, we’re really going there. If I had to describe menopause in a word, it would be, Seriously?! So, when tasked with the request to write a …