Practices for a Supportive Daily Routine Tongue Scraping How often do we really observe our tongues? This may not be a common habit for most people but Ayurveda believes that the tongue reveals information about our internal health; and in the daily practice called Dinacharya, the observation of and scraping of the tongue is as [...]
Outessa Summit photo by Christin Healey If your bucket list includes a women's retreat in the form of an outdoor adventure, then this Summer and Fall offers you opportunities to immerse yourself in accessible yet off the beaten path experiences. Participants in the Outessa women’s retreat series have the opportunity to build their [...]
According to Vedic Astrology, this Summer brings in some powerful shifting energies related to the full and new moons of July and August. If we spend the time cultivating discernment in our practice, we have the opportunity to develop emotional maturity and to work toward goals that are greater than ourselves. Take the time [...]
In 1990, I was a culinary student at the Cordon Bleu in San Francisco and worked for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley. My goal was to study and work in France and ultimately I spent a year-and-a-half honing my craft in Paris and Provence. With all my formal education I must admit that [...]
Klara Souklava first traveled to the Amazon to experience ayahuasca ceremonies with hopes of healing deep wounds from her past. She had issues of self-love, trust issues with men, and the trauma of a rape to work through. Souklava dove deep, working with three male shamans whom she trusted implicitly at the time. She now [...]
June is one of the gentler months we've had in quite some time. This is a great time to exhale, with both Venus and Mercury in their own signs. The Vedic Astrology of this month concludes with a beautiful Full Moon in Sagittarius, inviting us to gaze upward at what is possible. June 4 [...]
The Vedic Astrology forecast for May brings the promise of new beginnings. May 2016 begins with two fiery shifts: one is the new Aries cycle and the second is Jupiter in Leo turning direct. Expect to feel enthusiastic and even restless the first half of the month and get ready to hit the ground running [...]
Attention to all 8 Spokes on the Wheel of Life is Important for Wellbeing The Wheel of Wellbeing is our internal navigational device. Learning how to steer it confidently to our intended destination ensures security, accomplishment, and happiness for ourselves as well as for those who rely on us. This wheel consists of eight [...]
The New Shape of Soap The Japanese holistic qi therapist Keiko Matsuo had childhood dreams of a career in medicine…traditional medicine that is. Instead Fate led her wandering a more homeopathic path to healing. As a youth navigating her parents’ chronic illnesses, massage therapy especially captured her curious mind. In a career spanning 30 years, [...]
Retrain your Taste Buds We are creatures of habit and our habits then perpetuate everything about us as a creature. For example, our relationship with our taste buds is in some ways a habit. We become habituated to taste and this affects how we we then make choices about what we eat based in part [...]