Dear friends, The first day of Spring is a special day in my life; my anniversary. Yesterday we celebrated 34 years! We’ve had the same ups and downs as everyone else but one thing we share that has sustained us is the practice of meditation. From the practice of meditation, I learned that I am…
Dear friends, “Time is an Illusion,” is the title of Chris Griscom’s book of the Light Institute in Galisteo, New Mexico- the place Shirley Mclaine visited and became a student of at the beginning of her spiritual quest. While walking in Galisteo in 1992 I found myself down a path to the institute and in…
Dear friends, By this time of year especially with the weather so unpredictable lately, you may be asking yourself.. what do I feel like eating or what should I make for dinner? We’ve all had our share of winter stews, butternut squash, turkey and roasted everything. Right? In just thirty minutes you could make a…
Dear friends, Before I ever practiced yoga I once found myself with a ruptured disk. It was the time of the “no pain no gain” era when weightlifting for women was the exercise of preference. I was totally into it. I was cut, lean and thought I was quite fit. However one day I got out…
Greetings, What does anti-aging have to do with Ayurveda? Everything! In the west when we think of anti-aging we most often associate it with the skin or we think of it as prolonging life and extending years through rigorous diets, exercise programs or expensive skin creams. Some of those techniques could actually work but for…
Dear friends, The very idea of daily routine or rhythm is not that appealing to most people. Yet the Ayurvedic texts tell us that daily routine; what you do regularly every day has the most profound beneficial effects on your health (and I don’t mean Starbucks.) In fact, “dinacarya” as it is said in India…
Dear friends, In a time of “upheaval” all over the world, the closest friend you have inside to access inner calm is the breath. I am not making a political statement nor am I judging your personal choice of presidents. I’m referring to the general state of energy in the world right now. This upheaval…
Dear friends, On these cold wintry days with colds and touches of touches of flu getting passed around, Grandma’s chicken soup can be just what you need for a warm lunch or dinner. From an Ayurvedic perspective chicken soup void of any high-tech chemicals provides balanced nutrition that does not disturb the GI tract while…
Dear friends, According to Ayurvedic medicine eating breakfast is essential for many reasons. Why? because by eating food in the morning we set up the day for having even tempered emotions, balance, joy and contentment. Skipping breakfast can cause irritability and unsettled emotions. According to the following study by Rush University Medical Center it is true that:…
Hello and Happy New Year! The New Year is definitely off to a cold start and we are all trying to stay warm and prevent colds. The tips in the following article from the Huffington Post about preventing colds are some I’ve touched upon in previous blogs- outside of washing your hands frequently. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-doctors-avoid-getting-colds_us_582b75a7e4b0e39c1fa6b8ac Great to…