A CHEF’S WIFE/ YOGA TEACHER’S GUIDE ON HOW NOT TO MAKE AN “ASANA” OUT OF YOURSELF…
OFF THE MAT AND IN THE KITCHEN!
I’m bananas about this jam!
I opened my freezer this morning to discover five frozen bananas that have been sitting in there for ages, waiting to be used in some Yummy Yogini concoction and today seemed like a good day. It's misting outside and a little chilly (a whopping 63 degrees) so what...
How can we be friends if you don’t eat pizza?
No seriously. How can you actually expect me to like you or even love you for that matter if you don't like pizza? Who doesn't like pizza? It's like ice cream, everyone wants it all the time and if we could, we'd eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I can name, off...
Finger licking good chutney!
It finally feels like fall outside here on the Central Coast and I'm peeling apples, mixing spices, deseeding pomegranates and pulling up the beets in my garden in honor of the cooler weather! Tomorrow I'm planning on planting my winter garden so I'll have plenty of...
Eyes on the Drishti
When I was younger my Ma always taught me NOT to stare at people. It didn't matter who they were, she told me it was rude, especially if they were in a wheel chair or disabled, or homeless, or a little person, or just a train wreck after a night out drinking. Kids...
Ujjayi to get by.
I started running again last week after a long (13 months) hiatus spent trying to rehab my right knee. What's wrong with it you ask? Oh, just inflammation that does not and will not go away. I've been trying a combination of "RICE-ing" (rest, ice, compression and...
Pomegranates + Persimmons = Perfection!
It's November Fourth People! Did you get out and vote? I'm proud to say I was one of the first in line this morning at my Grover Beach polling station and the turnout was looking good! It makes me so happy to be an American. Being able to cast my vote and voice my...
I like big books and I cannot lie.
Well kids, now that Halloween is over, you're bound to see Christmas decorations popping up all over the place... like I did today in Walmart, at the Dollar Store and at my bank, of all places. What's the rush? Here on the Central Coast it's just now beginning to feel...
Happy Prince Spaghetti Day!
It's Wednesday and in my kitchen or cucina, that means it's Prince Spaghetti Day! Yay! I'm sure you've heard of this term before, the slogan line for the Prince line of spaghetti products that you can find almost anywhere. I can remember as a young kid going up to my...
Ready, Set, Breathe!
I just wrapped up the last day of my Deepen Your Yoga Practice workshop at the health club where I work. Kind of a big deal. This was the first yoga workshop there ever. And it was successful, for the students (I hope) but especially for myself. I never thought I'd be...
Trader Joe’s is my happy place!
Picture Trader Joe's like it's the set from the show Cheers, when you walk into the store and you immediately see people you know, some of the cashiers are yoga students of yours and the wine selection is so off the hook that it's enough to make you giddy and you...
Eat clean, Dance dirty
I just got off the phone with my friend who is newly pregnant and living with a "helicopter dad" who hovers over her every decision for their growing child inside of her. His Side: He doesn't want her eating anything processed, nothing with dairy, or white pasta, milk...
Dear Yoga, THANK YOU!
I got a ton of comments and replies on my "When's Savasana?" post last week and I want to thank you for sharing your opinions, although I may not agree with all of them! But something most of you on Facebook commented on was how disrespectful students can be at the...