by Elizabeth Taggart | Mar 22, 2024 | Music, Composers & Musicians
No matter where Angelique Kidjo performs (Royal Albert Hall, the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Syndey Opera House), what she performs (R&B, funk, Afrobeat, traditional West African music), or with whom she performs (Carlos Santana, Ibrahim Maalouff, Alicia Keys,...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Mar 21, 2024 | Health & Wellness
The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, also known as forest, or nature, bathing, has a multitude of health benefits. According to the National Institutes of Health, the term shinrin-yoku—which roughly translates to “making contact with and taking in the...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Mar 20, 2024 | Health & Wellness
Changes in your body that naturally occur as you age can cause a decline in your lung capacity, or the total amount of air your lungs can hold. According to the American Lung Association, the lung tissue that helps keep your airways open can lose elasticity, which...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Mar 20, 2024 | Health & Wellness
Ever wonder why coloring is such a large part of children’s lives, both in and out of school? Although parents and teachers have been known to bring out crayons and paper as a way to occupy a child’s time, the real reason is that coloring helps small hands...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Mar 20, 2024 | Health & Wellness
If someone told you that one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is to go to the woods and take a bath, you’d likely dismiss it as another health fad, picturing a “glamping” style outdoor spa with claw-foot tubs artfully arranged in a bucolic setting that...
