Inspiration returns…
I didn’t mean to take such a long break from blogging. But here we are, over a month since I …
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When times are stressful, eat this…
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic specialist Claudia Welch, in her excellent book Balance Your Hormones, Balance your Life, …
Embracing the Age of Aquarius
“Welcome to 2012, a time of transformation, change and new consciousness. You roll your eyes as you read this. Welcome to another new year, you think. This is the year when everything is going to be perfect, your new years’ resolutions are going to stick and the next 365 days are going to be better, more creative, and more satisfying for you, your family and everyone you love and care about, way more than the previous year, and yes, we’re going to achieve world peace as well. Before you unleash your innercynic, hang in there for a moment and breathe. “
Tiny Devotions Malas: Necklaces with a Conscience
Whether you like malas for their spiritual symbolism or simply for their beauty, there’s a lot to these beaded garlands. Today, we look at the beautiful malas by Tiny Devotions, a cool Canadian company that is handcrafting these elegant necklaces.
Mumbai Mornings… (née Bombay))
I just returned back to Vancouver and Ucluelet from a visit to a city I still call Bombay – my birthplace and former home town. Amongst the highlights were; spending time with family + friends, teaching some Blissology + Yoga workshops at Yoga Sutra, researching more spas for an upcoming Asia Spa magazine feature on Bombay spas; and casting my “eagle eye” over the yoga alignment at a Vogue, India photoshoot featuring local yoga instructors, that fortuitously enough, a friend from Vancouver, the super-talented Martin Prihoda, was shooting. One of those small-world stories. Read on for some of Yogue’s Mumbai insider tips.
Moving from the Bones.
Feeling inspired after a “Cultivating Prana” a weekend of Vinyasa Yoga and Ayurveda with master teachers Dr. Robert Svoboda, Dr. Claudia Welch and Dr. Scott Blossom.
Wake up and smell the Seaweed…
Proving that seaweed is not only something you swim through in the ocean or bite around your favourite sushi roll, is local Vancouver company Ancient Secrets.
Ayurveda + chai on Urban Rush with Insiya
here’s some clips from my recent appearance on a local Vancouver TV show, urban rush, with Mike + Fiona, two hosts who are incredibly perceptive, fun and make everything entertaining yet interesting…
we made some chai, from scratch. enjoy.
Insiya’s Ayurvedic Chai
Contrary to popular belief, an oh-too-sweet chai latte at Starbucks is really not the same as a cup of home-brewed “masala” chai, which is what I grew up with in India. You simmer a varying combination of delicious spices that warm up milk into a balancing brew that’s perfect for a cold winter day, something I love especially here in the damp climate of the Pacific Northwest.
Quick Plug for Insiya :-)
Thought I would post a link to an article I just had published in that awesome online paper, the Tyee. …
