and other priorities …All this petty worry / while the great cloak / of the sky grows dark / and intense / round every living thing… what disturbs / and then nourishes…
Read moreYou don’t want to hear the storyof my life, and anywayI don’t want to tell it, I want to listento the enormous waterfalls of the sun.And anyway it’s the same…
Read moreRules for being human handed down from ancient Sanskrit:1. You will receive a body.2. You will learn lessons.3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.4. A lesson will be repeated until…
Read moreIt’s still possible amongst all the never-ending movement to hold the necessary anchorage, while having a mind for the long migration, to be ready to up and go and then…
Read moreThere is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it. Romain Rolland Birthdays are an incredibly introspective time – especially when they…
Read moreIt is always a pleasure to learn from my friend and mentor, chef Divya Alter of Divya’s Kitchen NYC – one of my all-time favorite restaurants featuring the most delicious and…
Read moreI encourage us to do our best to A. truly savor our meals [what a gift to have food on the table] and B. prioritize putting our dollars toward prevention [i.e. powerful…
Read moreThere’s a crack, a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen Even when armed with an arsenal of mindfulness and self-care tools, life can present it’s…
Read moreand why it can include croissants La vita è una combinazione di magia e pasta. / Life is a combination of magic and pasta. Frederico Fellini I eat mainly for…
Read moreI recently had the honor of chatting with Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum, certified Ayurvedic practitioner and Applied Kinesiologist, on the importance of Ayurvedic cleansing in the month of March before spring….
Read moreI modified this recipe from Chandika, a well-established SV Ayurveda educational and product company based in California: The origin of the word “laddu” (also spelt “laddoo”) is unknown. In Sanskrit,…
Read moreHow shall I live? I want to feel both the beauty and the pain of the age we are living in. I want to survive my life without becoming numb….
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