Looks like we’re in for the long haul when it comes to Covid-19—our new normal being that infection will be a present danger for longer than we can even imagine. Which means continuing to be as vigilant about Covid resistance as possible. I've been diffusing essential oils to support respiratory health, using nasya oil to [...]
What does beauty, er, radical beauty have to do with yoga? Or witches? My teachers Sharon Gannon & David Life taught me that being a yogi means being a radical, because radical means "to get to the root" & that's what yogis do: we don't live on the surface, we dive below to get to [...]
Is the Impossible Whopper a Whopping Lie? I was recently lured into what turned out to be a kinda, sorta divisive thread on a vegan FB page about whether the Impossible Burger is truly vegan … and, gasp, whether it matters. (Spoiler alert: Yes, it matters, but not to everyone, not even to [...]
Before DIY Goo Gone The other day I was both desperate for some Goo Gone & desperately not looking forward to inhaling its toxic aroma of lighter fluid. So I was almost thrilled when, after searching my cupboards, I couldn't find any. Yet I was also desperate to de-goo some bottles that had [...]
Oh, the Challenge of Being Cool and Conscious! My UGGs were sooooo old, I couldn’t even remember when I bought them. Resoled at least twice. Footbeds like concrete. But it wasn’t until I discovered rents in one shaft that I finally began what turned out to be a holy quest for warm, snow-tolerant, cruelty-free boots that would have tested the [...]
Mother’s Day gratitude is good for her & good for you. I will look upon this land as Mother Her body and her breath so strong From the mountains to the deep deep waters It's Mother —"Mother," by Trevor Hall Who’s your mama? Who supports & sustains & loves you regardless of how you treat her? [...]
Master Class & Book Party with Sharon Gannon You Don’t Want to Miss This! Sharon Gannon, world-renowned yogini and master teacher, is nothing less than a 21st-century Renaissance woman. The founder, along with David Life, of the Jivamukti Yoga Method — a vigorous vinyasa practice that incorporates ahimsa, scriptural study, devotion, meditation and music — [...]