Yoga changed the lives of sisters Frani Assaf and Lisa Kanne – and made their relationship stronger.  The sisters, who grew up on a farm nestled in the rolling hills of Vail, Iowa, are respected leaders in their yoga communities. Frani a popular instructor at The Sweat Box in Seattle, Washington, which she also manages; Lisa owns Karma Yoga in Omaha, Nebraska, where she also teaches.  The sisters, and their respective practices, live 1,000 miles apart. Even so, yoga has strengthened their bond with one another, taught them both about self-love and helped them become happy, healthy and whole. Frani’s Story...

Every time Lindsay Walter looked in the mirror, she saw nothing pretty about the girl looking back at her.  She couldn’t see that she had striking green eyes, classically beautiful bone structure and a smile that could end a war. All Walter saw was a bald head. “I hated to look at myself,” she says. Walter has alopecia, a rare autoimmune condition that causes complete hair loss on the entire body, including the scalp and face. Diagnosed at age two when her thick red hair started to fall out, the 26-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina woman struggled with self-esteem most of...

The average American will spend nearly $170 on a Mother’s Day gift this year. Most of that money will go to buy flowers, according to data compiled by the Scientific Brain Research Institute, a California-based group that researches and analyzes compelling trends and topics.  Here’s something the researchers found that is especially interesting: The majority of the women studied would prefer something other than flowers for Mother’s Day.  Why? We think it's because most women typically want gifts that are practical. They prefer to receive a present they like, need and can really use. Flowers are sweet and pretty to look at – but they...