Category: Recipes & Diet

Invasive Superweed Smoothie Contest

I’m back in Idaho sitting at my counter sipping my fresh invasive superweed smoothie. This morning as I added the cucumber, pineapple, and apple mint to take the edge off the thistle I reflected on how I used to get allergies in spring.

Senses, Santosha, and Time to Refresh

Dear You, Thanks to those who emailed me after the Intuition/Resistance piece from last week. Lately, I’ve taken to pointing my awareness to sensory pleasure. I’m not sure why exactly this is a big breakthrough for me. I know I’ve been “taught” about accessing the now through fully taking in through the senses. This subtle […]

Chocolate + Ayurveda: the inside scoop

In this interview I talk to Justin Polgar of Yes Cacao! about: How chocolate become his educational art project. Why chocolate is well suited as an herb delivery mechanism (anupana) The difference between what you’re eating and his chocolate What WILD chocolate is all about What we mention in this Episode Why Justin is more […]

Ayurveda, Digestion + Meal Spacing

You may have heard from Ayurvedic Tips that you aren’t supposed to eat more than a few times a day. On the other hand, meal stacking is a common occurrence today, and even recommended by doctors. In Ayurveda, meal stacking, or stacking one meal on top of the last, is a basic recipe for disaster… or at least a boggy lymph system, a confused mind, and an inefficient physiology. Learn why.

Spray Your Sprouts

You may have noticed the sprouts disappear from your whole foods store. I sprout at home…so I was in the dark on this one. Then one day I was in a Whole Foods when I was traveling. Looking for my essentials for my green drink (sprouts, greens, celery, apples, lemon) I was stumped. I looked […]

Detox Cheatsheet: Daily Checklist + Food Guidelines

Step 1: Detox your kitchen
The first rule of detox is make space. Make space in your fridge. Make space on your counter. Get our your blender and your juicer. Chuck the junk. You don’t need it anymore and you won’t want it when we’re done.

How to Detox Without Losing Weight

What is the Detox Opportunity for the Skinny Yogini? Detox is a concentrated time where we try new habits on. Changing habits is hard. During a detox we change a lot of habits all at once. These habit changes aren’t meant to be sustainable. The shift is a Great Leap Forward. We have a great leap. A massive reset. And from this new seat we decide that which is worth maintaining in the day to day.

Listen to the video where Beth and I uncover the opportunity for her to reset her physiology in tune with the rest she needs. We work out an easy plan for her to use the yogidetox to reset:

5 Steps to Detox Cheatsheet

Dear YogiDetoxer,

I’ve created a few cheatsheets for you in anticipation of your upcoming at-home-retreat/self-care upgrade sess.

Here is the first one. It’s a Treasure Hunt for your Better Body. It’s also 5 Steps to your Yogidetox. Enjoy. Share the love. Pin. etc.

Here is your next cheatsheet. Print. And Share!

Cheaters, Rebels & Goodie Two Shoes

While I’m obviously a seasoned seasonal yogidetoxer there is something you should know: I’m also a rebel. And Rebels are Cheaters during a detox. I’ve resisted authority since I can remember. Naturally, my mom was the first victim of my rebellious behavior. I was a stubborn kid with a know-it-all attitude.. and a sharp whippersnapper at that. I didn’t have a complacent bone in my body.