…I needed lust, the desire for possessions, vanity, and needed the most shameful despair, in order to learn how to give up all resistance, in order to learn how to…
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How 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. I want to…
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There 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…
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A cozy beverage to warm you up for 2022 and beyond, created in collaboration with Matchaful for lovely meditation events held at their Canal St. café in NYC. Hojicha matcha…
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What we care for, we will grow to resemble. And what we resemble will hold us, when we are us no longer… “The Overstory” by Richard Powers So many of…
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For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness? John Steinbeck, “Travels With Charley” As we transition into another…
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Inhalation births millions of new cells, and with exhalation, millions expire… This is the rhythm of nature; this is the four seasons in a day. The death and life of…
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It 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…
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I 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…
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There’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…
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and 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…
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The ancient Vedic texts of India state that our whole body is built around two things: the food that comes into the mouth and the words that come out of…
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