Written by Ruth Riley | Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich

Celebrating Stress Awareness Month every April recognizes the negative effects of stress. It promotes knowledge and best practices about stress management and mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has led to nearly 8 out of 10 American adults saying it has been a significant source of stress despite months of adjusting to new social realities. With these numbers, many individuals will likely seek activities and products to help manage stress.

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Putting yourself first can be difficult, which is why creating a space you love to meditate in can push you to do it, even for a few minutes every day. Here’s what we would do, if we were uplifting our ideal meditation space. 

You may know about bentonite clay as the key ingredient in your go-to face mask that purifies and clarifies your skin. It’s perfect for both that 911 moment when your skin is feeling a little off, or as general oil maintenance. But this ingredient actually goes back centuries – some people think it goes back as far as cavemen to calm wounds as they bathed. Early Native Americans also used clay in rituals and as a healing device. Because clay has the properties to draw out impurities from the skin, it began to be integrated into beauty rituals. Read more

April is National Stress Awareness Month – as if we weren’t aware of stress already, right? But what its purpose is really is to mindfully take time for yourself to combat everyday stressors that could be bringing you down. We recognize that coming up with ways to combat stress can be stressful, so keep reading because we’ve got you. Take a few of these tips or try them all – whatever speaks to you.