During a recent sleep-deprived week, I consulted Ayurvedic practitioner Divya Alter and her mentor Dr. Teitelbaum. They both recommended a warm milk ojas tonic to calm and soothe nerves. When…
Read moreevery day “Close your eyes. Fall in Love. Stay there.” Rumi It is safe to say that, coming from an Italian mother, I have always loved and appreciated food. I love…
Read moreSuper ball Sunday happy accident. Sometimes it’s a win. Eyeballed the ingredients – add little bits and taste as you go. tahini cookie dough bites free of dairy, refined-sugar, soy,…
Read moreat least for now… … every day do something that won’t compute… Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the…
Read moreresting in what is true There is a spirit which is pure and which is beyond old age and death; and beyond hunger and thirst and sorrow. This is Atman,…
Read moreresolutions be darned The most important thing you will ever need to remember is NOT to fight things. Don’t fight your addictions, your self-deprecation, or anything. In order to stay…
Read moreEvery moment is a fresh beginning. T.S. Eliot just when we think we’ve got it figured out You know that feeling when you think you know something, only to discover…
Read moreamongst thoughts and prayers By all means, offer thoughts and prayers, but then think about what you need to do and then pray for the courage to do it. Stephen…
Read moreunderstanding the mind To understand the mind you cannot interpret it according to somebody else’s idea, but you must observe how your own total mind works. When you know the…
Read moreembody your Self From the Buddhist point of view, we are each responsible for our own situation, whether we care to admit it or not. We are all active participants…
Read moreBasically a hug in a bowl. I used Divya Alter‘s recipe for her Ayurvedic Take On Oatmeal from What To Eat For How You Feel and gave it a twist…
Read moreThe 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 the…
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