the mindful essential oils edit — balancing yoga

this week is mental health awareness week and the movement to de-stigmatize and increase awareness and acceptance of mental health issues has never been more evident.  it is very frustrating that there are not considerably more research studies into the effects of essential oils on mental health. we know how essential oils affect mood and emotions. brain geography in our more primal states - our sense of smell was absolutely vital to our wellbeing - to distinguish good food from bad, to determine a suitable mate, a potential threat. we know of the primacy of the sense of smell from the...

Women are heads of state - but in only 20 countries. The pay gap has reduced - but minimally in the past decade. And fiscal inequality goes further... In 2018 women-founded businesses raised $2.88 billion in funding. Sound good? This represented 2.2% of the funding raised. Video footage of the funding rounds demonstrated that male and female founders were asked radically different questions. The transcripts showed men being asked promotion-based questions - around goals and advancement potential, while women were asked questions about risk and due diligence. What are the consequences of asking different questions? A separate Harvard Business Review...