FAQ on INTERMITTENT FASTING for WOMEN vs. MEN, FAMILIES, TEENS, KIDS
What is intermittent fasting? Intermittent fasting, what we’ll call fasting or IF for short, is eating in the rhythm that activates your cells to digest and rest. Fasting activates fat metabolism, which ignites cells to scavenge obsolete components. Fasting is the anti-aging elixir you’ve been waiting for. Eating every few hours, overeating, eating too late, […]
Dharma & Caring For Your Body
Would you prefer to hear about this topic? Click to listen to Dharma & Caring for Your Body on the Yogahealer podcast. This month my new book “Master of You” was released, and as a result, I’ve been going through the basic outline of it. It’s a book about dharma, in its essence. It’s a […]
Time Saver for the Holidays Butternut Squash
My passion to feed others delicious, local, organic and easily digestible food has always been present in my life, from my time as sous chef at Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia to my cooking time in my own kitchen at home. These days, quality family time is of the essence and there’s no time to […]
Celebrate Mindfully With This Blissful Holiday Recipe
Do you find yourself emotionally overwhelmed during the holidays? If you are living in the USA, your holiday season may look something like this: eating, feasting, and most likely consuming more calories at each meal than you typically need for a week. The emotional overwhelm of the holidays causes many of us to over-indulge with […]
Ayurvedic Gut Shots Recipes
Gut shots are a liquid fire starter for your digestion. Once you have your homemade gut shots stored in fancy glass jars in your fridge, you’ll want to pour an ounce into a shot glass. This elixir you custom design to your tastes, to the season, and to your constitution. Fermented foods breed themselves. Once […]
How To Use Chokecherries: An Ayurvedic Perspective
I lived in the Tetons for 15 years before harvesting chokecherries. I wish I’d known sooner! Chokecherries grow in insane abundance in this part of the world: You can pick pounds in an hour! I asked Indy’s grandparents who are from the area if they’d harvested chokecherries while growing up. When they said yes, I […]
Ayurveda Guidelines for Summer
Ayurveda Guidelines for Summer – a one page Quick Guide to print and pin on your fridge. Print a few to share at your local yoga studio.
Golden Milk
MY PREFERRED NIGHTCAP! Golden milk has officially become my favorite nightcap as the weather gets colder and the nights get longer here in DC. It’s one of those delicious treats that taste almost sinful, yet so good for you. I like to end my day with a warm cup of golden milk made with my […]
Cinnamon Apple Sprouted Buckwheat Granola
Cinnamon Apple Sprouted Buckwheat Granola 3 cups of sprouted buckwheat 1 cup of pitted soaked dates 2 apples Pinch of cinnamon Squeeze of lime Soak your buckwheat overnight. Rinse and drain. Spread out on a flat container to sprout. Leave for 12 hours, shaking a couple of times during that time. Your buckwheat will develop […]
Back to School with Ayurveda
Fall is a time of year when things are changing. For those who have a love of learning, this is a time when the door is wide open for growth and expansion. The seasons are also changing, everything in nature is drying out, and if we don’t take care of ourselves physically, we can leave […]