Did you know acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help relieve back pain? Acupuncture and TCM are safe, time-tested, natural approaches and methods to healing that leverage ancient herbal remedies and your body’s innate healing processes. They may help you return to optimal health without drugs or harmful side effects.
Read MoreThis recipe is inspired by a Greek Avgolemono (Lemon and Egg soup). It uses a powerhouse of the fungi kingdom – Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Enjoy the flavors – and the health benefits – of this wonderful pre-trick-or-treat stew!
Read MoreThis thought plagues me in a time of impersonality. We sit in offices in our private homes, alone or on endless Zoom meetings that I overhear from my home’s lower level when my children or friends stay over. Oh, yes, they see faces. The sharing, though, is all business…
Read MoreEven though I haven’t seen him myself, this giant bear has definitely made his presence known, and I’ve wondered if he might have a message to convey. I have both meditated on this and researched the meanings and mythology of bears in different cultural traditions. Whether you believe this mysterious bear is a messenger or just a beast roaming the woods looking for food, the ideas brought forward are interesting and worth considering.
Read MoreThis recipe, Harvest Sideshow, comes from a delightful workshop I attended in 1999 called Jazz Cooking, led by the amazing Twin Cities author and thought leader Leah Skurdal. The essence of the class, explained so beautifully by Leah, is that there are basic flavor and texture groupings in cooking, just as there are basic chord progressions and patterns in jazz. Once we know those groupings and patterns, we can work with them and "riff", playing within that framework.
Read MoreYogis have known for thousands of years that regular practice helps mitigate and reverse the effects of aging and helps people maintain health and function well beyond the expected norm. And yoga improves quality of life on many fronts. Are you ready to take a step toward building stronger bones and improving your wellness? Now is the perfect time to start practicing yoga and experience the benefits for yourself….
Read MoreWhen the hammer fell, or more accurately the surgeon’s scalpel, and a non-life-threatening complication ensued along with an extended rest at-home, legs-elevated time, I faced down this question: As I age, how will I fill my time and engage my mind and body?
Read MoreChange can be subtle until it’s profound.
Change can be beautiful the whole way through.
Change can be scary and worth it, and both can live in one season.
Read MoreThis creamy, nourishing soup is perfect winter comfort food. The simple ingredients allow the roasted squash flavor to shine through, or if you are in the mood for spice, this recipe can be easily adapted. It also can be used for a unique and healthy breakfast.
Read MoreJudging by the number of ads, blog posts, marketing emails, social media posts, and commercials I see on the subject daily, a good night’s sleep is not only highly sought after, but also widely elusive. The problem with all these posts, emails, ads, etc., is that they say pretty much the same things….
Read MoreIn Autumn we have the opportunity to learn more about ourselves than in any other season. The Summer season of harvest, bounty, and activity passes, and Nature then makes the world bare and quiet….
Read MoreIn Western thinking, we recognize that each human being has a body, a mind, and a spirit. In yoga philosophy, the belief is that each human being consists of five (Sanskrit: pancha), rather than three, layers (Sanskrit: koshas)….
Read MoreWith Barbie, there emerged a more complicated relationship. She didn’t look like anything I witnessed in the strong flesh-and-blood women around me, and it’s only by some miracle that I didn’t start to body-shame myself. I know many others did in the years before we talked about concepts like the male gaze and how it distorts the way women view themselves. This sets impossible standards that maim and warp and cause real illnesses in both men and women and their relationships, however they come together. Especially in the first decade of Barbie’s existence, her white, white world left out everyone else, which matched reality, until the great movements of the late ‘60s and ‘70s caused Mattel, Barbie’s corporate owner, to succumb to the pressure to “show dolls more like me and my daughter”. I’ll get back to that in a minute.
Read MoreThe Moon represents intuition, emotion, deepest personal needs, feelings, reflection, instinctive reactions, and habits. The Moon is the mediator for the inner and outer world, holding space for our inner child and inner mother. While the Sun is logical, the Moon is all about the things you know without thought - instinct, gut feelings, intuition, hunches….
Read MoreBecause of its funny name, the Downward Facing Dog pose is one of the most well-known yoga postures. Even people who have never done yoga recognize it. You can find Downward Facing Dog in most yoga styles, which means you’ll see it in most yoga classes.
One of the reasons it’s so common is that Downward Facing Dog is an excellent posture for transitioning from one pose to another. It’s used so frequently that it’s considered a foundational pose in our modern yoga practice. That doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you’ve struggled with Downward Facing Dog or find the posture uncomfortable, read on to learn more.
Read More“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious.”
Read MoreThe Moon Salutation, known in Sanskrit as Chandra Namaskar, is a series of flowing asanas coordinated with your breath. In contrast to Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar), which build heat, Moon Salutations foster cooling.
Read MoreI want to be as truthful with you as I am able. Acknowledging my anger, exploring its roots, and deciding where and when to act feels good…
Read MoreAnxiety can manifest in various forms, affecting our daily lives and overall well-being. I am excited to share with you, and shed light on, a natural and effective solution that has helped countless individuals find relief: acupuncture.
Read MoreIn yogic tradition, mokṣa means freedom from saṃsāra, the endless cycle of life and death. Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism all view the attachments of our physical lives as limits to the ultimate goal - enlightenment. Each has different ideas as to how liberation is achieved…
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