Whether you live downtown or miles outside the city, Phoenix is always moving and grooving. Being in a sprawling metropolis can sometimes feel overwhelming with few places to actually sit and hear your own thoughts. Luckily, you don’t have to have to hike to the top of a mountain to find some quiet. Visit these five places to temporarily forget you live in bustling Phoenix. First Draft Book Bar Nestled in Changing Hands Bookstore, you...
Nicole Fonovich, owner of Phoenix-based mobile holistic healing company Nicole Anne Yoga, has always been committed to providing comfort and connection to her clients. It turns out that “bringing the zen to you” – as her tagline suggests – without a brick-and-mortar studio has come in handy as people opt to spend more time at home. Fonovich has been offering virtual yoga classes and sound healing and meditation services since 2017 and says that a...
Technology can often be a barrier to our mental health, but Phoenix-based wellbeing expert Marlise Karlin uses it as a tool for self-care through her app, SOS Method. It’s a three-pillar method to immerse, stimulate and empower the body and mind that incorporates concept meditations, discovery programs and life tools to holistically heal. Mindlessly scrolling on social media can be harmful to our mental health, but doing a five-minute SOS Method meditation is an immersive...
Since Governor Doug Ducey ordered all gyms to close (again) through the end of July, home workouts are back in the quarantine circuit. Here are half a dozen regimens from local fitness gurus that can help make you stronger, faster and maybe even saner. BODI Nike Master Trainer Nikki Metzger was named Women’s Health magazine’s “Next Fitness Star” in 2015. After running a successful group fitness gym in Chicago, she followed her exercise entrepreneur dream...
Sienna Stark is the founder of Phoenix-based YogieFlow, an online yoga and meditation subscription service for kids – by kids. Stark is just 12 years old and is already on track to becoming a certified yoga instructor. The web-based program, which launched May 1, aims to help kids of all ages elevate their emotional wellbeing and strengthen their athletic ability. “The concept came to me because I’m in my yoga teacher training and I’m a...
