Plus: These are a few of our favorite things, Natural Living Expo edition
With some 200 vendors, 70 workshops, and endless opportunities for in-person networking and connection, The Natural Living Expo is New England’s largest holistic health and wellness event.
It's a dream of a weekend for anyone who loves all things health and healing, and we were so excited to be there, representing The Human Array and our revolutionary new Wellbeing Concierge™ experience.
Doing wellbeing differently
Natural, integrative, non-toxic, holistic, biohacking, self-care, wellbeing, restorative, regenerative, mind, body, spirit.
As much as we love this stuff, for even the wisest among us, there's no denying the world of wellness and personal development can feel confusing, lonely, and overwhelming.
Trying to figure out what’s best for you can feel like a full-time job.
We get it. Because we've been there, too. It took years of trial and error, researching, and experimenting with all sorts of modalities and practitioners for us to find "our people".
Bottom line? It shouldn't be this hard.
It's why we built The Human Array. And it's the mission and vision behind our new Wellbeing Concierge™.
Personalized guidance and recommendations to help you create the change you’ve been longing for. In a way that feels simple, achievable, and fun.
So you can find the support you need, and find your way back to you.
Co-create your experience
Let it be easy.
Tell us about yourself and your goals, and our Wellbeing Concierge™ will guide you to the best place to start, connecting you with the tools, programs, and practitioners to support your unique Health and Wellness, Career, and Parenting goals.
Join the waitlist, and be the first to claim your 2-week FREE trial to the full Wellbeing Concierge™ experience when it goes live.
Are you a wellness practitioner looking to find your ideal clients, grow your wellness business, and feel supported in heart-minded community? Join us as a partner practitioner. We call them Catalysts. Choose the plan that's right for you. (Special Founding Member savings through December 1st, 2024.)
Wellness tools and products we love
When we find something we love, we can't help but want to share it.
With the holiday season upon us, we can't think of a better time to tune in to what you need to support your mind, body, and spirit.
As promised, here's the full list of the products we brought to the Expo this weekend:
Take what you need, and take care of you.
Celtic Sea Salt
Wondering how to master the art of hydration? It's about so much more than drinking "8 glasses of water a day".
Think:
Drinking clean, “structured” water
Tending to your mitochondria
Understanding and building EZ “exclusion zone” water
Eating your hydration
Breathing through your nose
Intentional movement
Minimizing artificial blue light and wireless radiation
Minding your minerals
But let's keep things simple to start, shall we?
Minerals = hydration!
A little citrus and a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt (which we love for its mineral diversity) can help provide the right balance of structured water and minerals your body craves. [1]
Earthing Grounding Mat
Imagine being able to plug in to a continuous stream of antioxidants whenever you like or need. This is the magic of grounding.
How does it work? The earth's surface is covered in an infinite supply of negatively-charged electrons, brilliantly-designed to offset the buildup of positive charge (a well-established sign of inflammation) in the human body. [2]
All you have to do to "ground" yourself is connect your body (hands, feet, etc.) to the earth. The benefits are impressive, from reduced cardiovascular risk to better sleep, improved mood, reduced pain, lowered stress and anxiety, improved wound healing, and more.
Can’t get outside, or need a little extra support while you’re working inside all day? Try a trusted grounding mat or sheet. Use this link for 20% off our favorite grounding products.
Baloo Weighted Blanket
Have you tried one of these yet?
Research suggests that weighted blankets can help improve symptoms related to sleep disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, and more. [3]
The gentle calm-inducing pressure from the blanket activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower your heart rate when you're stressed.
As with all things, be sure to look for a safe, healthy-conscious, quality option.
We love the Baloo Weighted Blankets because they're made with 100% cool, natural, and chemical-free materials. They're also the only weighted blanket with zero polyester filling and specially-designed for the ideal balance of body-hugging, contouring comfort
Luxxe | Honor Deodorant
Jennifer Del Giudice is a registered nurse, aromatherapist, oncology-certified aesthetician, and one of our very own Catalysts at The Human Array.
Her all-natural, botanical-based, non-toxic Luxxe | Honor products are made with carefully chosen ingredients to support and improve overall wellness - mind, body, and spirit.
If swapping out your long-time conventional self-care products feels a little intimidating, try the "one thing at a time" method.
Seed & Soul's Mindfulness Kit
Would you believe just five minutes of daily practice can make a difference?
A study released by Stanford psychologists and neurobiologists showed as little as five minutes of breathwork a day was effective at reducing anxiety, improving mood, and calming the body’s physical response to stress. [4]
With this in mind, Catalysts Amanda Johnson (Reiki Master and Certified Life Coach) and Nikki Bouchey (Trauma Informed 200 HR Certified Yoga & Breathwork Instructor) created their Mindfulness Kits kits to be accessible and simple, with practices and rituals that can be done in 5-15 minutes, customized to your unique seasonal profile.
Custom Flower Essences
As a coach, flower essence specialist, and host of the Chime In Podcast, Catalyst Amanda Watson Johnson's work is grounded in re-aligning mind, body, and spirit to move with the natural world instead of against it.
Transformed by the energetics of the sun or moon, flower essences are believed to gently restore the balance between mind and body, casting out negative emotions such as fear, worry, hatred, and indecision, which interfere with the equilibrium of the being as a whole.
And Amanda's Forest of the Ferns Botanicals are handcrafted to regenerate the soul, balance the body, and elevate the mind.
Salt Lamp
Modern lighting, especially after sunset, can feel glaring and harsh, stressing and disrupting the body's natural rhythms and overall health. [5]
Natural light alternatives provide a calming, gentle, warm source of light that's far more health-supportive.
One we really love is the salt lamp, particularly when its light source is a beautiful non-tox candle - or an incandescent bulb, the lightbulb that most closely mimics the sun's natural waves of light.
Many say they feel less stress, improved mood, and improved sleep as a result of using a salt lamp in their home.
Salt lamps come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including this globe-shaped option here.
The Human Array-Approved
Of course, these are just a few of our favorite things. We've got lots more The Human Array-approved product faves inside the community! If you're already a member, you can find them here.
Not yet a member? Your 2-week FREE trial to our brand new Wellbeing Concierge™ gets you access, too. Don't forget to join the waitlist!
Join us at an upcoming Taste of The Human Array! Your exclusive sneak peek into the brilliance of our various practitioners (our Catalysts), their transformational offerings, and how they can best support you. Click here to save your seat.
References
15 foods that help you stay hydrated. (June 2022). UCLA Health. https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/15-food-that-help-you-stay-hydrated
Chevalier, G., Sinatra, S. T., Oschman, J. L., Sokal, K., & Sokal, P. (2012). Earthing: health implications of reconnecting the human body to the Earth’s surface electrons. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2012, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/291541
Yu, J., Yang, Z., Sun, S., Sun, K., Chen, W., Zhang, L., Xu, J., Xu, Q., Liu, Z., Ke, J., Zhang, L., & Zhu, Y. (2024). The effect of weighted blankets on sleep and related disorders: a brief review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1333015
Balban, M. Y., Neri, E., Kogon, M. M., Weed, L., Nouriani, B., Jo, B., Holl, G., Zeitzer, J. M., Spiegel, D., & Huberman, A. D. (2023). Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal. Cell Reports Medicine, 4(1), 100895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100895
Lunn, R. M., Blask, D. E., Coogan, A. N., Figueiro, M. G., Gorman, M. R., Hall, J. E., Hansen, J., Nelson, R. J., Panda, S., Smolensky, M. H., Stevens, R. G., Turek, F. W., Vermeulen, R., Carreón, T., Caruso, C. C., Lawson, C. C., Thayer, K. A., Twery, M. J., Ewens, A. D., . . . Boyd, W. A. (2017). Health consequences of electric lighting practices in the modern world: A report on the National Toxicology Program’s workshop on shift work at night, artificial light at night, and circadian disruption. The Science of the Total Environment, 607–608, 1073–1084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.056
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