This creamy mac and goat cheese with asparagus takes mac and cheese to a whole new level. Enjoy this dish as a main course or a side. Perfect for the time between spring and summer when asparagus is abundant and fresh!
This is a wonderful dish to support kapha in spring. The warmth of the saffron and lemon add a little brightness to this risotto.
Stress is something everyone experience on a regular basis. Stress is a necessary function of being a human. Stress turns on our sympathetic nervous system, our fight or flight mechanism, and is used to keep us alert in traffic, sense if a situation is unsafe, run faster across the finish line, or lift five more pounds, as well as…
You may or may not be aware that most modern yoga is based on eight tenets of life called the Eight Limbs of Yoga, or Ashtanga Yoga. Asana, the postures we make in yoga classes, is only one of the limbs. The first four are considered external practices, things we incorporate into every day life to be good people…
Spring is a time when things get a little clogged up but this beet and spinach spaghetti with goat cheese and spicy balsamic reduction. Although this is a pasta recipe, the heat created from the chili flakes and tarragon is the perfect balance to the sweet of the pasta and the sour of the vinegar. Sure to tantalize your…
Clear Up with Neti Pot Spring is beginning bloom with blossoms beginning to open, leaves growing on trees, birds chirping, and with it, possibly allergies and congestion. If seasonal allergies are something that create discomfort and prevent you from stopping to smell the roses, the Neti pot (or nasal rinse) is here to help! What Is It? A Neti…
Spring is a time for rebirth, renewal, sunshine, dewdrops, and the promise of sunny days. It can also be a time of intense allergies, congestion, and sluggishness. During winter we sleep more, eat heavier foods, and take time to snuggle in for some alone time. In the spring we want to begin to balance this out by eating lighter…
According to Ayurveda, spring is the Kapha season. Kapha is a blend of water and earth elements which give it qualities like heavy, dense, wet, cool, slimy, dark, smooth, liquid, stable. These are not to been seen as negative qualities, but qualities in of themselves. We need these qualities in our life to function. Without the heavy and dark…
In Ayurveda “ojas” is our vigor, strength, and immunity. When we aren’t feeling great, it is generally a depletion of this vital energy making us feel energetically, emotionally, and physically depleted. According to Ayurveda Philosophy, if we fully deplete our stores of ojas, it can lead to death as we deplete the energy that fuels our life. Luckily, there…
Getting organized can be a challenge. For some it is second nature, and for others it can be all consuming. Luckily, Ayurveda has some time-tested advice for us around scheduling our day to keep us at our best. Ayurveda follows a day clock based on the rhythm and cycle of nature, the sun, and our physiology. This clock helps…
