Chia Seed Pudding can be delicious Looking for a fast, nutrient dense snack? Chia seed pudding is one of my favorites and this is topped with rose dukkah (pistachios and rose petals). Let’s Revisit Chia Chi chi chia… in my childhood when there were 4 TV channels, I remember endless commercials for the chia pet. Never […]

Hey~ EXHALE! Remember to Exhale. I can’t tell you how often my husband would walk by while I was charting on weekends or late at night and would say this to me. He could overlook my posture, however the shallow breathing was too much. So today, I am going to share more about this reminder. […]

5 Tips on How To Sleep Deeply from Harvard’s Division of Sleep Medicine At the beginning of the pandemic Harvard Med’s Division of Sleep Clinic released a paper with their best recommendations for sleep (Yuan, 2020). Let’s explore the 5 Tips on How To Sleep Deeply that they offered. Firstly, I loved that they leaned […]

Come on a visit to San Francisco with me! As you may recall the quote, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t look around once in a while you could miss it.” It is a voice that echoes inside every Gen X mid-lifer’s psyche from the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Above all, I have […]

Laundry Soap Is Toxic Even Though It Smells “FRESH” Here’s the truth about what scented laundry products emit through dryer vents. What “smells good” in laundry soap is toxic. How do I know? Recently, I was sitting near an open window. It was a lovely day, birds chirping, when out of the blue, a sickening, […]

Cilantro Chutney Cilantro Chutney is a staple in our home. It is a wonderful sauce to put on steamed vegetables as part of a “vitality bowl”, and it’s a perfect complement to a plant-based diet. It also adds an Ayurvedic staple to your food. This recipe is light and easy to make with ingredients that […]

5 reflections from walking the path less traveled. If you have been following my blog for awhile or just tuning in for the first time, I have to say that my journey definitely has the flavor of being on the road less traveled. I’ll be the first to admit though that traveling on this path […]

Ayurveda is not turmeric “milk” or botanicals contaminated with mercury. Burnout is not a deficit of mindfulness. And the two are related how? Understanding Burnout The Maslach Burnout Inventory defines burnout as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment in one’s work. Are you noticing burnout? What is Ayurveda […]