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 - 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...