Paschimottanasana, the Stretching, is more than just a simple pose. It's a journey that guides you to harmonize with your breath. As you carefully lengthen your spine and reach towards your toes, a sense of calmness washes over you. To truly unleash the benefits of this pose, it's essential to eleva

Like the Greeks together with other historic peoples, the Romans held ritual banquets for the gods (a ritualized "theoxenia"), including the annual Epulum Jovis, along with the lectisternium, initially a rare party in times of disaster, first held in 399 BCE As outlined by Livy, but later on far mor