Riding my bike is one of my favorite outdoor activities. Zipping along paved dirt paths and racing my boyfriend up and down hills is always a good time. As an added benefit, riding your bike is really good for you — you can burn around 600 calories in a single hour. For people who are...
Have you ever noticed how grass-fed beef cooks a little differently than grain-fed beef? In this post, I’ll be sharing a few handy tips for how you can take your grass-fed steaks, roasts, or other cuts up a notch or two to satisfy even the mightiest of appetites.Powered by WPeMatico...
I keep two towels in my kitchen. One is near the sink, and it’s for drying hands, and the other hangs on the stove — it’s used for drying dishes, and only for drying dishes. Of course, it’s not like they’re labeled or anything, but since my husband and I are the only ones in...
Are you actively working toward being the person you really want to be? Are you living your life in a way that suits you — and in a way that reflects who you want to be as a mother? One way to check in on this is to keep your child’s being — voice, actions,...
I often feel that side plank or Vasisthasana has become the burpee of yoga. On one hand, it’s so, so good for you. On the other hand, the minute students in class realize that the next pose is side plank, there’s usually a sea of groans or at least a bunch of not-so-happy faces. Granted,...
If you think that in order to create a ritual in your life you must burn sage and invoke specific deities with special mantras, think again. The act of ritual is simply bringing awareness to whatever you’re doing so that it elevates the activity and raises your consciousness. It’s this notion of mind-opening elevation that...
Can we talk about using high-intensity workouts to deal with stress, please? It’s come up several times recently with a few of my clients and friends and I think it’s definitely something that we should talk about it on a broader scale. I absolutely think exercise is an excellent tool for managing day-to-day stress. And in...
A year ago, my chest felt heavy and I found myself worried about my firstborn — because I was enrolling him in school. I felt like I was going to lose control over who and what influenced my child; like I was choosing to institutionalize my son, and once he was in school, there would...
Have you ever gotten home from a shopping trip, looked at your new purchase, and wondered “What was I thinking when I bought this?” Perhaps this new piece seemed promising under the soft store lighting and flattering full length mirror. But when brought into the reality of your wardrobe, it makes no sense. So it...
If you practice yoga then you’ve most likely heard the instructor talking about compassion. It’s rooted in the sutras as one of the ways to purify the mind. You may have even adopted this practice into your own arsenal, keeping it close in your heart near kindness and tolerance. You probably call on your compassion...