Before I got pregnant with my daughter, I had been teaching pre/post-natal yoga at several locations for several months. Yes, at first, I felt like a phony, never having the experience of pregnancy and childbirth, but I did a great deal of research and picking apart the memories of my mom friends. I also simply … [Read more…]
This video was inspired by a yoga class I recently taught. It was a Monday morn after a holiday and the energy I felt from my participants was urging me to try a practice I had not done before. I decided to go slow and teach the practice of repeating a positive word while moving very slowly and … [Read more…]
For years I’ve been making my own granola and each time I’ve made it I’ve taken my liberties with the recipe, well I’m like that with almost every recipe. The basic ingredients stay somewhat the same: oats, maple syrup or honey, oil, a variety of nuts and seeds, and dried fruit. I started using gluten-free … [Read more…]
One Sunday morn I woke up with this recipe floating around in my head, just begging to materialize. I couldn’t deny that lovely, unseen request to make pancakes, could you? The idea of this came about because I remembered I had hazelnut flour in my fridge and I guess I was craving pancakes. Don’t you feel like … [Read more…]
I have joked with my girlfriend Rebecca that we will one day open a soup only restaurant, how can we not when these recipes just keep coming to me? When I feel sick you can bet I’m roasting all the vegetables in my fridge and pantry and blending them up into a healing concoction. Bonus: … [Read more…]
I have developed a theory from watching the men in my life: I believe boys are taught that their responsibility in life is to have a family, a home, and a job; with emphasis being on the job and the monetary value that produces. What I have seen is men taking up their job, working … [Read more…]
One of the most amazing plants we can consume is the humble ginger. Its taste can be acquired; its medicinal properties are vast and are still being uncovered by science. The ways of preparing ginger for consumption are almost endless. Let me share with you an ocean of knowledge surrounding this powerhouse. Ginger is often called ginger root, however, the edible part of … [Read more…]
I recently saw a picture of President Barack Obama on social media. He was sitting in the office of Air Force One, wearing a flower lei. There is a sugary, brightly colored tropical drink close to him and he is on his lap top. The picture was taken in December, 2013, during the first family’s … [Read more…]
One of my favorite restaurants is a vegan Vietnamese place in Falls Church, VA called Loving Hut. I remember the first time I went there. I had just moved to northern Virginia, one of my favorite places I’ve lived, and was scoping out the area for good, non-commercial food establishments- even though there are several Loving Huts throughout the US. … [Read more…]
Here is a core focused yoga practice. We will move at a slower pace to feel the deeper work into all the trunk muscles; then we finish with some nice stretching. Please, always listen to your body anytime you exercise, and if you are just beginning a workout routine see your doctor first for the ok. Enjoy!