Rooted in Gratitude: Science, Indigenous Wisdom, and a Seven-Day Compliment Challenge for Healing This Thanksgiving

Gratitude is much more than a seasonal pleasantry; it is an embodied, transformative practice that offers profound health benefits on physical, psychological, and relational levels. As autumn settles in and the rhythm of the holidays approaches, embracing gratitude offers us medicine for body, heart, and community. This article blends scientific research, Indigenous perspectives, and a seven-day compliment challenge, ending with an invitation to a gratitude-focused yoga class.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerNovember 17, 2025gratitude, thanksgiving, indigenous peoples, native americans, grief, compliment challenge