13 years · 40+ retreats · 700+ women
Recipes
I love this time of year for all of the wonderful produce we have available at the Farmer's Market and this is one of my favorite salads. This is a recipe adapted from Kathy Casey's Northwest Table Cookbook. I've made this recipe so many times I'm not sure how different it is from the original, […]
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Mudras
Chin mudra and jnana mudra are two of the most common mudras... even non-yogis have seen them in contemporary art and culture. Chin and Jnana mudra are quite similar, but each mudra has unique characteristics.
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Wellness
Stress is so pervasive in today's world. Just about every person I meet is struggling with stress and stress management. We have so many demands placed on us daily and in our strive for perfection, for climbing to the top we forget to slow down, to get off of our computers and take time for […]
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Travel
Ubud restaurants rocks! Ubud has the best selection of vegetarian, vegan, & raw food restaurants: tons of options, creative menus, & delicious meals.
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Recipes
One of my favorite restaurants in Bend is a Lebanese restaurant called Kebaba, and I always have to order their carrot and feta jam…. its so deliciously sweet and savory. Somehow we ended up with four bags of carrots in our refrigerator, so I figured trying to recreate this deliciousness was a good way to put a […]
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Retreats
You've booked your trip to Bali for your very first yoga retreat... now what? Here is your Bali yoga retreat packing list. Have fun planning and packing!
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Travel
Getting to awesome destinations often involves dealing with airport security & long flights. Reduce stress and plan your route based on airport yoga rooms.
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Philosophy
The pancha maya koshas are the five sheaths of human existence according to Vedantic philosophy and the ancient Tantric Yoga text the Taittiriya Upanishad.
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Retreats
5 signs you desperately need a yoga retreat. It's time to invest in yourself, take charge of your life and get out of your rut!
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Travel
I've been traveling for years, but I've only recently begun to embrace podcasts. I now use podcasts when I fly, on long bus journeys, when I'm stuck in the car, and on nights when I cook dinner by myself. The podcasts I listen to definitely lean toward yoga, meditation, ayurveda, wellbeing, travel and adventure with a […]
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Recipes
As a young girl, my mother dated a man from Pakistan. With this relationship came a really awesome point in my life, food wise. This was when I discovered my absolute favorite thing to use in my kitchen; turmeric. My mother made potatoes doused in it and the glass dish would be covered with neon […]
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Travel
Whether it's your first trip out of the country or your 100th I think we all figure out what our “must have” items are pretty quickly. I thought I would share some of mine with you. Here is a curated lists of my favorite travel essentials for the traveling yogi. Combining all of these into […]
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