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Rosemary for Remembrance
Remembrance of Rosemary Who doesn't love the piney scent of rosemary? Aromatic rosemary has been a beloved culinary herb since ancient times. Its integrative medicinal and spiritual uses may be less...
Roasted Vegetables – Healthy or Not Healthy?
Roasted vegetables - baked with a drizzle of olive oil until they have a toasty color and flavor - are a mainstay of my fall and winter kitchen. I give my tomatoes and onions a light roast before...
Tulsi: The Incomparable & Sacred Medicinal Herb
Love at first smell (and sight) Absorbed in deep communion during a Plant Initiation Weekend, I was seeking to meet the spirit of Tulsi. A lovely spicy aroma began to envelop me, then I saw her. She...
Nature’s Timekeepers: Solstice & Equinox, Breath & Circadian Rhythms
Noticing Rhythms My Ayurvedic friends often say "honor the rhythms of life and nature". From the rhythm of your breathing to your sleep, wake and meal schedule, cultivating your awareness of...
Healthy Mindset: What, Why and How to Develop Yours
My Healthy Mindset Wake-up I was recently reading my weekly horoscope (yep, I find it helpful), which said to the effect: out with the old, in with the new. It's been a challenging few years, and I...
Mantra Meditation: Art & Science for Mind-body Healing
Om gum Ganapatayei Namaha Teaching recently on using intention, mantra and affirmation for lifestyle change, I was reminded why I love this delicious vibrational medicine. The room was filled...
Healing Flow: Yoga Therapy for Nutrition-Related Conditions
Yoga therapy has come a long way in the past several decades - I should know - I’ve been writing and teaching it for over 25 years! As a dietitian, my favorite application is to help people with...
Spring Clear & Renew Ritual
Forget Resolutions – Set Intention Instead
Set Intention Wise life coach Marcia Goldberg once wrote, "Intention is the thread on which the pearls of our life experience are strung". If we go through life without intention - without...
6 Benefits of Mindful Eating
Mindful eating - using the tenets of mindfulness meditation while eating, has done nothing less than transform mind-body nutrition. Practitioners everywhere are incorporating it because it helps our...
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