By Jessica Gumora When people ask me why I practice yoga, I respond by simply saying “I love practicing.” However there is much more to this answer. The four Buddhist virtues known as the four immeasurables can be found in Patañjali’s Yoga Sutra (1,33): “All that is mutable in human beings (chitta) is harmonized through the cultivation of love (maitri), helpfulness (karuna), conviviality (mudita) and imperturbability (upeksha) in situations that are happy, painful, successfu

By Mayra Rodriguez Through my years in college as my mind has been embracing so much new knowledge, I’ve found a new passion for holistic medicine. I’ve realized through personal experience and research that although conventional medicine is extremely important and necessary, holistic medicine is often overlooked and underappreciated. Holistic medicine focuses on a “whole person” rather than just a disease or ailment. The quest for optimal health considers the mind, body, spi