Japheth Brubaker, Author at Personal Training, Private Yoga & Self Defense

3 Supplements That We Take and Why

3 Supplements That We Take and Why It’s no secret that Japheth and I eat a healthy diet. We are big proponents of the Paleo diet, for ourselves, our kids, and our clients. What this means for us is that we eat a varied diet of whole, non-processed, organic foods, without refined sugar or grains.…

Yoga and the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection

Yoga and the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection Yoga is everywhere. Celebrities credit yoga for their svelte physiques, yoga studios are popping up on every corner, and yoga pants are the new jeans. I don’t even wear jeans anymore. “Yoga” is a buzzword for sure, and most often – in our culture – used to reference yoga postures,…

10 Health Benefits of Drinking Water (And How to Know if You're Drinking Enough)

10 Health Benefits of Drinking Water (And How to Know if You’re Drinking Enough) Drink more water. This is one of our most repeated, most basic, and most necessary pieces of advice for our clients. We have helped our clients cure and improve everything from debilitating headaches to metabolic functioning simply by increasing their water…

Self Defense Classes: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Self Defense Classes: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Have you tried a self defense class? If not, why not? If you’re reading this post that probably means that something about self defense has piqued your interest, but have you gotten into a class yet? While Japheth is the Self Defense instructor and carries years…

14 Health Benefits of Magnesium and How to Make Sure You're Getting Enough

14 Health Benefits of Magnesium and How to Make Sure You’re Getting Enough Magnesium is an essential mineral for our bodies, with endless benefits, yet it’s not something that we hear a lot about in the mainstream medical realm. When we bring this up to our clients, for example, we often get blank looks, or…

The Misunderstood Core

The Misunderstood Core How many times have you heard a fitness or yoga instructor point to his or her abdominals and say “core”? As in “strengthen your core”, “activate your core”, or “this works your core”. To many clients that we see, “core” is synonymous with “abs”, which is not entirely accurate. The core, it…

3-Minute 3-Ingredient Mango Milkshake (dairy-free, sugar-free, paleo)

3-Minute 3-Ingredient Mango Milkshake (dairy-free, sugar-free, paleo) It’s winter, but in our house that doesn’t deter us from requesting – and eating – ice creams, or in this case, milkshakes. It does, however, deter us from eating them outside like we would in the summer. I mean, we’re not crazy. Winter also makes me lazy.…

Adrenal Fatigue: Signs, Symptoms, and What To Do About It

Adrenal Fatigue: Signs, Symptoms, and What To Do About It Adrenal fatigue seems to be making its way to more mainstream health conversations, and for good reason. An estimated 80% of people are affected by this condition, and exhibit a wide range of symptoms. So what is adrenal fatigue, and what are the symptoms? Adrenal…

Water and Rock Studio Opens Second Studio Location!

Water and Rock Studio Opens Second Studio Location! Japheth and I are really excited to announce the grand opening of our second Water and Rock Studio location in Glenside, PA! After three and a half years of growing our studio in Chestnut Hill, PA, we are expanding our business to bring our cutting edge health,…

Simple Paleo Creamy Chicken Soup

Simple Paleo Creamy Chicken Soup (grain-free, dairy-free) Ugh, the stomach bug. I dread it each year, because as anyone with children understands, the stomach bug will hit at some point each year. This year we naively thought we were in the clear, as our oldest is in her first year of preschool, and only three…