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Asian health practices whitewashed by Western wellness industry

Asian health practices whitewashed by Western wellness industry

Emma Stefanutti February 24, 2021
While TCM and yoga have proven benefits for alleviating pain and stress, some have accused Western companies of profiting from a whitewashed version of wellness, one that disrespects or even erases their spiritual and cultural significance to make practices more palatable to white consumers. 
Wellness trends take world by storm

Wellness trends take world by storm

Grace Dorsey March 1, 2018
Today, wellness (at least in western countries) means waking up with bulletproof coffee and collagen, catching an early-morning yoga session, staying hydrated with kombucha and/or detox water, renouncing dairy and subscribing to natural beauty products.
Yoga works to connect the mind with the body

Yoga works to connect the mind with the body

Grace Dorsey May 24, 2016

It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday. Guidance counselor Leslie Kersha walks around her yoga class, directing yogis with patience and skill refined over 16 years of instruction. She takes care to pay attention...

Healthy habits in the summer heat

Healthy habits in the summer heat

Savannah Singletary May 18, 2015
The school year is over, and summer is at our fingertips. Lying down by the pool, getting your feet dirty in some sand volleyball, catching up on sleep and perfecting for a sun-kissed tan are blissful ways to spend the summer of 2015.
photo by Morgan Berk

Meditation, yoga prove effective at relieving stress

Emily Franke December 20, 2013

  Late nights of cramming and extended periods of worry over grades become habitual as winter weather sets in. Doubled with the increasing pressure of a progressing school year and the added stresses...

Teen explores unconventional yoga studios around Columbia

Teen explores unconventional yoga studios around Columbia

Julia Schaller January 31, 2013

Hot yoga is for the courageous. Flow yoga is for the flexible. Sunrise yoga is for the stressed. To get a feel for the different yoga studios around Columbia’s community, I decided to stretch myself...

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

The Rock and Bearing News Staff November 13, 2012

As Alice stepped through the Looking Glass and into Wonderland, she entered a world that, while unique seemingly mirrored her own. But Alice quickly discovered there was more to this new world than what...

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