Eating Well
A Tasty Food Processor Recipe For Hummus
Making Life Easier in the Kitchen… Using kitchen equipment to make your life easier is nothing to be ashamed of. I already spend a lot of time in the kitchen washing and preparing produce as it is and greens are a job in themselves. Taking a few shortcuts only makes sense. The small kitchen equipment [...]
Stress Relief
The Work of Byron Katie: Can Four Simple Questions End Suffering?
For many people living in our modern, stressed out, anxiety ridden, pressure cooker of a society their experience of life, work, relationships and even physical existence is full of suffering. While many turn to drugs or other chemical solutions, a growing number of people have discovered a simple approach to alleviate suffering called — simply [...]
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May is National Celiac Awareness Month!
Do we need to devote an entire month to raising awareness about celiac disease? Yes! Devoting an entire month to raising awareness about celiac disease is an important and serious step in bringing celiac disease to the public’s attention. An estimated 1 in 100 people have celiac disease, many unaware and undiagnosed. Portland, Oregon takes [...]
How to Live in the Moment
How are you dancing with life? What dance moves do you possess? When life throws you a challenge or an obstacle do you embrace the dance or do you blend in as a wallflower? Let’s face it, if you look around you in our world today, at first glance, you might see lack, scarcity, fear, [...]
A Chickpea and Almond Butter Curry Recipe
Does this sound familiar? You find a recipe you think sounds good but includes ingredients that just don’t work for you for one reason or another. This happens to me all the time as I avoid animal products and a few other things too. Adapting a recipe to meet your needs is not difficult. Here’s [...]
The Reiki Principles as a Road Map to Self Mastery
One of the most beautiful gifts that Reiki offers us is a guideline for Self-Mastery, a road map to life if you will. Each principle offers many gifts for you as you embrace them and gently unwrap them, you will soon begin to see the Truth behind each one. Far too often, we allow life [...]
Nutrition and a Different Look at Earth Day Facts
Another Earth Day has come… and gone. Yet, the central question remains — What is Earth day? Earth day is an international celebration and opportunity to educate others about saving and preserving our environment, namely the earth. Where did all this begin? The origins of Earth Day Earth Day was created by Gaylord Nelson in [...]
Tips for Aging Well
Yoga for Seniors: No Age Limit for Yoga
One of the highlights of my week is teaching yoga to residents at Allegro, a retired-living community. Although I have been teaching this class for a little over two years, with each new week I am just as excited to practice yoga with the seniors as I was the first time I explored yoga with [...]
Anti Aging Tips and Your Lifestyle
What can we do to prevent a scenario that’s becoming all too common? Our growing elderly population is unable to live independently and care for themselves. One in four seniors will live in a nursing home at some point in their life. Why is this happening? Drugs and technology are extending our lives but we [...]
Chinese Medicine on Health and Aging
I recently spent a week backpacking in the Grand Canyon with a group of friends who, like me, are of a “certain age.” As a group, we have hiked together for decades. Fifteen years ago, we could throw on a backpack and head off into the wilderness without a second thought. This last trip, however, [...]
