There are so many ways to help your body and mind release what’s no longer serving it though. You don’t need to do a juice cleanse for 3 days while starving yourself of nutrients in order to give yourself a refresh or to forgo alcohol for only a month. Here are a few of my favorite ways to detox your body and mind.

Yoga isn’t just about poses and getting more flexible. It’s a spiritual practice, not religious, and teaches you how to connect your mind, body, and soul. Yes, it has wonderful physical health benefits, but it has so much more mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits. Something so many of us need, especially right now.

If you like lists though, here are some key benefits yoga has to offer.

We can make most of the medicine our bodies need as we age. And unlike medicines at the local pharmacy, the one’s our body makes are custom-made for us, dispensed at the exact right time, the right dose, and without harmful side effects. Plus, they’re free!

May is mental health awareness month. Did you know that roughly 1 in 4 American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year?

And yet so many of us focus or prioritize our physical health over our mental health. The two are a package deal! While the practice of placing shame on people suffering with mental illness continues to this day, there are some tools we can use.

Age is what we make of it. By reframing the negative statements we tell ourselves and sticking to a health regimen, we can learn to accept where we are in life, regardless of age.