In the womb of the night we reset, recover and repair. Unfortunately, electric lights, technology and piped entertainment keep us from going gently into that dark night, from listening to its rich silence, and enjoying its deep stillness. We pay for … Continue reading Continue reading
Warning: This Tonic will make you sleep, and sleep, and sleep… Continue reading
“Nature alone is antique,
and the oldest art a mushroom.”
~ Thomas Carlyle Continue reading
Ten ideas for heart-guided, hand-crafted holidays. From bath salts to body oils to the gift of your presence, here are ten no or low expense ways to give more. Continue reading
“Stay home. Cook your own meals.” Immune up. The ideal immune-boosting, detoxifying, warm and comforting meal, is Kitchari, and this one is loaded with Spring’s vibrant beauty. Continue reading
Kichari in a pancake? Fermented mung bean and rice make a delicious breakfast Continue reading
From soup to a sleep tonic, these are the favorites. Continue reading
A holiday play on an Ayurvedic classic, these treats are full of rejuvenative, Ojas-building, Vata-pacifying, and Agni-stimulating ingredients that, like any Ayurvedic formula, is more than the sum of its parts. Continue reading
Light your fire and illuminate the world. Continue reading
7 Best Tips + Ayurvedic Tools: Over the years I’ve picked up tips for travel from friends and from Ayurveda. These are my 7 musts for globe-trotting with ease, energy and wellness. Continue reading
The Ayurveda of Love: With Three Rosy Recipes: Rose Petal Truffles, Jamaican Rose Elixir, and a Rose Petal Bath Soak + Scrub Continue reading
2.0.1.7. Add the numbers and you get 10. With that as its promise, this year is out of the gates with gusto. We have big dreams, big ideas, big projects and big missions this year, which means we need to re-dedicate ourselves to self-care. Continue reading
In the northern hemisphere, where it is Autumn, it is the season when Vata dominates. (If you are in the southern hemisphere, enjoying the warming of spring, look for the tag Kapha here on my site to learn more about Spring’s seasonal tendencies … Continue reading Continue reading
Three easy steps + my favorite everyday breakfast to put more magic in your mornings. Continue reading
Everyday wellness from incoming freshmen with surprising, delightful, and sage advice. Continue reading
Six foods I lean into during the summer: good any time, any day in summer, and any time, any season for summer people. Continue reading
After months of travel, my greatest joy today is the simple joy of Spring as it blooms in my little corner of the world right here, right now, offering these raw, fresh delights. Continue reading
With coconut cream, rose, saffron, nutmeg and lime, this is a nectar, a love potion, I call Bliss. Continue reading