Weekend Reading: Yoga Books With a Spiritual Flare


Updated 04/01/07 4:57 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Weekend Reading: Yoga Books With a Spiritual Flare

There are so many books out there on yoga, It seems like every yoga instructor in the world has written a book. Many of them contain the same information about the same postures. It gives people the impression that yoga is just a form of exercise, and that's all. Yoga is so much more. It's all about the emotions and sensations that come from turning your awareness inward. It's about Read more

"I'm a 20-Something Seeking Literary Wisdom"


Updated 05/25/12 3:36 PM · Posted by · 10 comments

Books For Quarter Life Crisis

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I'll keep it brief, because I imagine my issue is one that virtually all women go through at multiple stages of life... Basically, I'm at a certain "milestone" in my life — my first career after college, my first time on my own, my first time having to be an adult in every sense of the Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Christmas Waltz"


Updated 05/21/12 11:40 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mad Men Recap "Christmas Waltz"

This week's Mad Men brings back a character we haven't seen in a while, Paul Kinsey, and gives us a look at a relationship between two characters — Joan and Don — who we don't often see interact (but wow, when they do, is it entertaining). Financial problems also start to make Lane Pryce sweat in a subplot that's obviously leading to something far more serious. The Paul story line kind of Read more

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?


Updated 05/21/12 11:24 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?

Do you ever think about how much you make each day and how much that really buys? This post from Beauty and the Budget really got me thinking. What can you buy with one day's worth of your salary? Right now, I make about $76 a day, before taxes, which really isn't much. That means that on Monday, when I made an after-work Rite-Aid makeup run, I practically worked an entire day for a tiny tube Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Healthy Pizza and Mac and Cheese? Yup!


Updated 05/11/12 11:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Make Pizza and Mac and Cheese Healthy

5 "healthy" foods that contain just as much salt as soy sauce — Shape Guilty pleasures like apple pie and mac and cheese get a healthy do-over — Self Picnic time? Make sure to steer clear of these unhealthy food choices — Health The spiritual benefits believed to be tied to sage — Mind Body Green Go ahead‚ get brunchy! 30 healthy recipes to celebrate the weekend — Fitness Doing the Read more

5 Lessons Learned From A Course in Weight Loss


Updated 05/11/12 8:46 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Marianne Williamson A Course in Weight Loss Tips

At the heart of her mission, best-selling author and speaker Marianne Williamson urges people to choose love over fear — and get very self-aware in the process. Marianne's book A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons For Surrounding Your Weight Forever looks at the deep connection between spirituality and weight loss, while providing concrete exercises to complement the journey in order Read more

LSD in the 1960s


Updated 04/24/12 11:53 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mad Men LSD

Neurotic Roger Sterling finds truth on this week's episode of Mad Men with the help of LSD. Thanks to his experimental much younger wife, Jane, Roger reluctantly attends a dinner party, which becomes much more interesting once acid comes into the mix. As expected, this season of Mad Men is full of historical references from 1966. If you paid close attention to Roger's one-liners, you may have Read more

16 Questions You Should Never Ask on a First Date


Updated 04/11/12 9:44 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Topics to Avoid on a First Date

First dates are awkward enough as-is — much less when you ask personal, inappropriate questions. There's a fine line between getting to know someone and digging a little too deep, so try to think before you speak. Don't want to make him uncomfortable? Steer clear of these questions to make date number two more likely: Is Google right about you? A quick pre-date Google search is totally normal, Read more

Lil Links: Pink's Got Into the Easter Spirit With Lil Willow


Updated 04/09/12 5:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lil Links: Pink's Got Into the Easter Spirit With Lil Willow

Check out Pink's Easter Bunny babe — Celebrity Baby Scoop 6 built-in beds kids will love — The Stir Alyson Hannigan is due in June — Celebrity Baby Blog 5 things you can do to improve your baby's odds — FitPregnancy Does autism start in the womb? — Parenting 10 things no one tells you about c-sections — The Bump 10 sweet songs to make mommies cry — Momformation Dental surgery Read more

10 Yoga Prints From Etsy to Inspire Your Walls


Updated 04/05/12 2:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Yoga Posters From Etsy

In and out of the studio, yoga can have a profound effect on your day-to-day activities. Whether the image of a beautiful pose or spiritual words is your style, having inspired artwork on your wall can help change your tune so you breathe a little deeper. Click through to see 10 pieces of yoga-inspired art from Etsy that would warm up any room. Read more