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Spiced Seeds

Spiced Seeds This delicious Spiced Seeds recipe is a simple way to add a little texture and warming energy to spring dishes. This simple combination of seeds and spices are a great addition to springtime porridges, stewed fruits and even yogurt. Seeds are warming and can be a little challenging to digest, so I’ve roasted…

Sheet Pan Spicy Tofu & Beans

Spicy Tofu & Beans Quick meals are a godsend to the soul. This one is as simple as they come and tasty too! It satisfies veggies and protein requirement with just enough flavor and oomph to make it quite likely a mainstay in your household. The flavors of this one, bitter, spicy, dry and a…

What is Kitchari, and why NOW would be a great time to make some! [Recipe + Video]

The Ayurvedic equivalent of chicken soup, kitchari is a mind, body vacation in a bowl…

The Ultimate Ayurvedic Guide to Spring!

There are few seasons more anticipated than spring, am I right? If you’re a fan of the warmer months (and even if you’re not), you’ll be quite familiar with the feeling of waiting, and waiting, at the end of a long winter for those first hopeful signs… The slight increase in temperature, crocuses or daffodils popping…

Talking Tongues

Stick out your tongue…. It used to be that we got asked to do this at every doctors visit (doesn’t happen as much anymore). But what you may not have known is that this practice has roots that are more than 5000 years old. And to this day, ayurvedic doctors, practitioners and consultants are still…

SOUL FOOD: CARROTS

Have you ever given much thought to the way your food feels…? Ayurveda says that everything in our world has an energy that either supports or sabotages our own. We’ve all had this experience with food… Eating something that made you feel not so terrific in your body or your mind even, or perhaps something that…

Food & The Mind – Sattvic Eating Cheat Sheet

What you eat as as much of an impact on your mind as on your body…. So enjoying foods that are fresh, clear, light and pure can leave you feeling very much the same. According to Ayurveda all disease begins in the mind. Food is one of the many tools we have to impact our…

Eating for NOW

Got a question for ya? What’s in season where you are? Any ideas? Don’t worry it’s not a test, it’s just a simple question that brings awareness to the fact that we’ve lost our connection to our own seasons! It used to be that food was a great way of getting a sense for what…

How to eat breakfast

Hey what’d you have for breakfast this morning? And how did it make you feel? It’s funny that life is full of all sorts of varied and interesting challenges, and yet, one of the biggest dilemmas for most of us is what to eat? Food is certainly not hard to come by (it’s everywhere), but when…

How to keep from losing it!

Some days I feel like I’m losing it! And while I’m not entirely sure what “it” actually is, there are days when I’m certain that “it” used to be far more clear, bright and easily accessible than “it” is now. What about you? Without putting too many words to it I guess what I really…