As I prepare to embark on my third trip to India, I find myself thinking back to my first time there more than a year and a half ago... I remember sitting around a large fire pit, chanting, with about twenty other people. We were waiting patiently for our teacher, or...
A couple weeks ago I was taking a walk. It started to rain and part of me – the part from where fear and doubt arise – said “Turn around and go home! You’re going to get wet! There might be lightening, you could get hurt!” I know it might seem crazy that all of this...
The first thing people usually ask me is “what should I eat?” While recommendations can vary slightly from person to person depending on health issues, at the heart of all dietary guidelines are a few basic tenets, and truthfully, the most important and irrefutable...
This time of year is my busy season: new clients arrive in droves, my schedule fills up, and everyone is suddenly interested in eating healthy. The upsurge will last a few months, and then it all ends when individuals find they can no longer endure their self-imposed...
I have a confession: I’m not always as forgiving as I’d like to be. Once I’ve been wronged, I tend to be a little wary. And Crisco, you did me and millions of other Americans wrong for many, many years. Of course, the blame ultimately lies on our shoulders, since we...
A few years back I was reading a book that talked about karma. It described karma not as some sort of punishment that we have to fear, which is how I usually hear the word (incorrectly) used, but as an act or thought that keeps us from reaching our true potential....