Travel is important as it gives you the opportunity to explore new cultures and experience adventure while creating long lasting memories with those you love. However, not all travel paces is one size that fits all. It’s important to make safety the forefront of every trip. Perhaps it’s time to freshen up your travel safety protocols. Thank you to our Conscious+ Coach, Sam Mazzeo and founder of Better APC for creating an extensive Travel Safety Guide, which you can download here. In this guide, we cover everything from: What to do before you go How to manage caution while on the street Tips f ..read more

Your job is to be healthy—everything else is secondary. In this episode of Conscious Conversations, our guest is Maria Caso, Life Coach and Leadership Advisor, and our host is Priyanka Jaisinghani, Editor at Conscious Magazine. Together they dive into Maria’s beginnings in Cuba, transitioning out of the pandemic, overcoming life’s crucibles, and positioning each day towards creating the future. In this episode Maria touches on the crucibles of life which she previously talked about, in length, in a Conscious Magazine article, “we are all tested by life, and some extract fortitude and wisdom f ..read more

Travel is coming back (awesome!), and perhaps you’re ready for those awaited long-distance trips. Whether traveling by car, plane, or train, keeping a Daily Movement Library is essential. We talk about this in our last video with Dan Palacios. Watch it here. For this edition, we’re putting a travel spin on it. Why? When we travel long distances, we’re usually seated in a posture for an extended time, putting pressure against the organs, tissues, hips, spine, and even hands. Also, any vacationing, recreation, and on-the-go eating are all things to consider while you travel for pleasure or busi ..read more

Photo by Lelia Milaya As a society, we are all vastly aware that we are “consumers.” We look at our consumption in a critical view in nearly every facet of our lives. We have “no spend” months and “dry January” we have all sorts of challenges to break ourselves free from various habits. The brave among us have even done “unplugged” challenges and logged out of social media for different periods – a weekend, a week, a month, 90 days, some indefinitely.   Most of us know that our attention becomes a commodity as much as we consume it when it comes to media. Apps, updates, new feature ..read more

Photo by Crystal Sing The dieting industry and media seem to be coming after our post-pandemic bodies. After the year we’ve survived and lived through and the unprecedented events we’ve endured, is our appearance the most important thing? Maybe like me, you’ve been targeted with exercise programs, weight loss supplements, and captions with phrases like “bikini body” and “hot girl summer.” What if we made this a real body summer instead? Or a “fed girl summer” or “nourished body summer, or what about a healing and whole summer? Shouldn’t movement and food be used to nourish our bodies rather ..read more

New week ahead means new adventures! But, it is Monday and perhaps you’re feeling rushed, overwhelmed, tired from the weekend, and maybe even experiencing shortness of breath. Also, a lot is going on globally, so we’re all mentally susceptible. However, we are right here right now with tasks in front of us demanding our focus. If you need to reset the moment, then breathing may exercise help. Try my 5 Minutes on a Monday (or any day) audible breathing guide. Sign up for The Collective—bringing you stories on culture, people, and community right to your inbox. You’ll also receive a 25% off code ..read more

Photo by Carina Koenig While recycling efforts can have an impact, less than 10% of plastic produced is actually recycled. To travel upstream is to decrease the plastics we purchase, bring them into our homes, discard them, and dump them into the natural environment and world.   Plastic-free July is a global movement to help people worldwide become part of the solution to reducing plastic pollution and waste. Not only does plastic pollution affect our oceans and wildlife (estimated by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish ) but microplastics have also bee ..read more

Photo by Natallia H Summers are for adventure and travel. For the reminiscences of youth and the reminder that age is just a number and wonder, discovery is for us all. With the world slowly opening back up and local restrictions lifting, more and more people are getting out to travel and explore. Whether you have plans for a day trip, the beach, camping, or flying further from home, we want to recommend ways to be a more thoughtful or conscious traveler this summer. There are numerous social impact travel platforms available. Below we’ve listed just a few of the companies seeking to change ..read more

Photo by Crystal Sing As we prepare to celebrate Father’s Day, sadly, fatherless is America’s top domestic problem. For some, this is a day that many children—young and old, grieve the loss of absent fathers.  We gathered several nonprofit organizations that help children without fathers through mentorship, tutoring, camps, after school and other programs. Forerunner Mentoring Believes that relationships change lives (are a faith-based organization). Build relationships with kids (young men) through mentoring programs and supporting families. They run mentoring programs, after-scho ..read more

Photo by: Hayashi Huann Chin Whether you’re working from home, running your own business, or aiming to be more productive around the house, mindfulness is the key to achieving productivity on a whole new scale.  Many people follow the old paradigms of using packed schedules and multi-tasking approaches to improve their productivity forcibly. But, unfortunately, multi-tasking and mindfulness don’t always work together harmoniously. Multi-tasking tends to steer you away from a mindful state of consciousness. Instead, it encourages your mind to fixate on a seemingly endless string of tasks ..read more