I find food to be fascinating. No one can do without, yet I don’t think there is anything as controversial as food (ok, maybe politics…). Should food be vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher, halal, GMO-free, sugar-free and/or fat-free? Ask ten people and they will probably all give...
I'm obsessed with this breakfast smoothie! It looks like a decadent dessert, but it's actually a very nutritious and healthy start of the day. This is how you make it: Combine 3 tbsp rolled oats, 1 tbsp raw cashews, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 3 dates. Add water so all...
I love granola as an alternative to cooked oatmeal for breakfast (or even to sprinkle on top of my cooked oatmeal!) and as little afternoon snack. I eat it with almond milk or Greek yoghurt. Depending on how big I want to make my portion I...
“The best advice I can give you is to not resist the schedule” my mom said when I talked to her on the phone while driving up to IMS in Massachusetts for a 4-day silent meditation retreat. And she could know, as she has attended...
As you may know, I love to cook. I even make a “real” dinner for myself when I’m home alone. It makes me happy to do something I enjoy and knowing it is good for me too. I sometimes find it challenging to come up...
Dirgha Pranayama (Three Part Breath or Full Yogic Breath), is a very safe and simple practice with profound effect. It can be practiced daily. This Pranayama uses the full capacity of the lungs and allows us to take in more oxygen than we usually do....
"So you're going all the way to the city to meditate for 45 minutes?" my husband asked me this morning. He was referring to a meditation session with Sharon Salzberg at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. It would take me 2...
I’d like to believe that the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the United States congress voting for a bill to ban Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the US, and another mass shooting in California earlier this week, happened for a reason. If nothing else, maybe...
If it wasn’t for his patients who reported they could feel his hands healing on their arms or legs even before he touched them, Dr. Eric Pearl would probably still be working as a chiropractor in L.A. Fortunately, he took his patients’ claims seriously. He...
When hearing the word “detox” I used to think of endurance and anguish. Back in the 80’s my dad would do a detox by just drinking warm water with lemon juice and maple syrup for 3 days. It sounded horrible. I have also seen juice...