Imagine: it’s a sunny morning in 2014. You order a latte from a hipster in a wide-brimmed hat who doesn’t even think to ask you if you want oat milk in it. You’ve never heard of oat milk, or social distancing, as you lean blissfully into a reclaimed mustard velvet chair. You take an unironic…

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Welcome to this series called WTF Is… where we identify what the fuck a particular wellness phrase or concept is. First up is the oft-touted and elusive mind-body connection. This little chestnut tends to get tossed around quite a bit in yoga studios and trauma healing circles. It is a straight forward concept, simply the…

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I’m going to be honest with you, friend, in the world of wellness, I like to think of myself as Robin Hood. Particularly, the Disney cartoon Robin Hood, equally suave and whimsical, pants optional (oodelally, ooodelally). But instead of stealing back the overly-taxed poor’s livelihood from the bloated wealth of Prince John the Phony King…

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