This recipe was adapted from The Complete Tassajara Cookbook by Edward Espe Brown. This version is a bit less cheesy, fruity and rich. It’s a great way to highlight this unsung member of the cruciferae family. Like Brussel sprouts, cabbage is loaded with vitamin K and vitamin C and helps promote gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health. [Read More...]
Emotions have gotten a bad rap in our culture. They’re often seen as signs of weakness or the things that get in the way of our ability to function and cope. But the truth is, the way you process feelings and respond to others speaks volumes about who you are. Dealing with emotions effectively isn’t about [Read More...]
Most of the food postings here fall in the “good for you” range. While I could extole the virtues of the walnuts, fiber rich and heart-healthy in omega-3 fatty acids, or the free-radical fighting antioxidants in the dark chocolate, those four cups of yummy and delicious powdered sugar are still there. 3 cups walnut halves, lightly toasted 4 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup [Read More...]
If we begin to get in touch with whatever we feel with some kind of kindness, our protective shells will melt and we’ll find that more areas of our lives are workable. - Pema Chodron Revealing Hidden Conversations Through the day, we regularly pass from personality to personality. We can go from Caretaker to Judge to [Read More...]
A common yet unproductive pattern in couples therapy is making the focus be whatever problem happens to be on someone’s mind at the moment. This a reactive (and mostly ineffective) approach to working things through. The second unproductive pattern is showing up with each person saying, “I don’t know what to talk about, do you?” [Read More...]
Vitamin D is a true ounce of prevention, says Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom. “It boosts immunity and protects the heart, and those with the highest levels have the lowest rates of multiple sclerosis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancer of all sorts,” says Northrup. While 15 minutes of sunshine on exposed skin [Read More...]
What’s the big deal about breathing? We do it all the time, right? Yes and no. Pranayama, or the yogic art of breath control, focuses on breathing consciously.It means treating the breath like another yoga pose. According to B.K.S. Iyangar, on e of the great living yoga masters and vital force at 91, “If you’re [Read More...]