This week I am focusing my summer classes on “wind.” We’ve all gotten to the beach: slugged our chair and bag to the perfect spot, lathered up with sunblock and settled into the comfort of our beach chair or blanket. Then surprise! a good wind kicks up and the sand is stuck all over you. […]
The yogic principle of non-grasping is hitting home this summer. Aparigraha, or non-grasping, is a yama, or an observance in a yogic lifestyle. This summer I’ve had to let go in two big facets of my life, learning some lessons along the way. This spring I started working with a new holistically-minded doctor who suggested
It’s April and it’s snowing. It’s that in between time when you think you are just about at springtime and wham! you have to take a step backward into winter. It’s unnerving. And yet it’s a necessary part of the journey we are all on. Transitions are often overlooked in yoga. We are muscling our
Opiates are all over the news these days. The high one gets from them is obviously addictive. But did you know that your body produces it’s own high, through oxytocin, that can be replicated over and over? I found myself on a weekend away recently meandering into a workshop called “Dare 2 Be Happy,” actually
I have been geeking out this week listening to talks given by leaders in the field of functional medicine and nutrition in Mark Hyman’s “Fat Summit.” It’s been fun. Everyday four or five new free talks are offered and you have 24 hours to listen to them. So there’s pressure to get that listen in
I was recently asked to contribute to a newsletter to get people focused on healthy habits for 2016. I thought I would share it here as well. Happy reading. My Top Three Tips for 2016 As you enter this new year you are likely to start thinking of what new habits will serve you well,
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I love this time of year. You can’t walk into any store without the yoga clothing front and center (well, at least where I shop) and green smoothie sales are through the roof. It’s the time of the year when we start–or restart. There is potential and optimism in the air and people are trying
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‘Tis is the season of snowglobes. Those little mini winter wonderlands, magically swirling with sweet scenes, and sometimes accompanying music, activated by the twist of a knob below. As I unpacked our little collection to deck the proverbial halls last weekend I was reminded of how similar we are to snowglobes. This season with all
I’ve been an apple crumble machine this week, making and refining this recipe three times (yes!). The apples have been so delicious and plentiful this time of year in New England and I was determined to make an apple crumble that the whole family could enjoy that was gluten and dairy free, and I think
Are you thinking the Wild West? No, I’m talking about the brain. We know so much and yet so little about this vital organ. I seem to be flooded with information lately (two podcasts, a webinar, and an article) so I am taking my cue from the universe (I hear you!) and sharing it. Why?
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