The other day I had this (homemade) chocolate cake for lunch. I am so tired of the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts”, both in my own mind and what society thinks. Yesterday I read an Instagram post from a befriended yoga teacher sharing all the plans she made...
I have a great memory from when I was 4 or 5 years old: my dad and I had gone ice-skating and when we got back home my mom had baked an apple crisp. The whole house was filled with the sweet scent of apples...
The end of summer, when it is not quite fall yet but there is a definite change in the air, is an actual season in traditional Chinese Medicine: Late Summer. When we are moving back into some sort of a routine after the freedom of...
Given the current covid-19 pandemic, the question: “What if everyone did this?” seems more relevant than ever. I’ve been asking myself this question for years, as a practice of compassion and mind training called Lojong. There is a lot we can learn from this practice:...
It is the evening before Thanksgiving. I had planned to go to bed early. I wanted to go to a barre class in the morning, despite my recent knee surgery. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do the whole class. I thought it would...
I like the idea of eating a salad for lunch, but I don't always want to eat greens. I know, greens like kale, spinach, arugula, and even plain lettuce, are "good for you". However, I also find that my digestion gets thrown off by eating...
I’ve been feeling annoyed and frustrated the whole day. I meditated and practiced yoga this morning, which made me feel better, but then I fell back into my funk when the neighbor’s workers were making so much noise that I couldn’t even enjoy my breakfast...
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 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...