I once heard a story about the meaning of enrichment. It was about the c*ck of a god that was torn off and swallowed by a fish. It was lost forever. But as the tale goes, it is the reason that the land becomes fertile when the great river floods. Though this is the...
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How to Taste
It’s not so much that food is yours to take but that you are taken by food. Sure, you may have cooked it. You may have even grown it. But like all things that are created, the food belongs to life. So give it its due. Consider the way every bite gathers the ripples...
Wake Up to Granola in Kapha Season
I think the Ayurveda police are going to have my head for this one. Granola is definitely not listed in Ayurvedic texts. I’ve never attended a class on the merits of toasted oats. In fact, I’ve attended a few lectures talking about how dry, crunchy granola is a...
November Awake in The Nest: Surrender
November's Awake in The Nest recording is live! (Available to all Nest members at the Silver level and higher.) Our theme this month is surrender. So we dove into the concept of safety, a critical component of feeling okay to surrender. I draw upon the work of one of...
October Awake in The Nest: Consistency
October's Awake in The Nest recording is live! (Available to all Nest members at the Silver level and higher.) This month we broke down the charge we have on the concept of responsibility. I also share an energy healing tool that I have been using for 20 years to...
Ayurvedic (Un)Recipe: Whole Wheat Ghee Pie Crust
My grandmother instilled in me a love of homemade pie crust. I remember her apron -- blue and white checked like Dorothy’s dress in The Wizard of Oz -- swinging to the rhythm of her rolling pin as she pressed out the crusts that she would fill with her rich, creamy...
The Right Relationship with Food
We are terribly confused about food. A five-second Google search offers 6,000 ways to deepen my confusion -- and that’s before I go back in time. From the rise of processed food after World War II to the current obsessions with and aversions to fat, carbs, and sugar,...
Who Is Your God?
(audio version below) Though I was not raised under any religion, I began praying at a very young age. I would lie in bed and talk to my ceiling before I went to sleep. It was decorated with small glow-in-the-dark stars, so it had the effect of looking up into the...
September Awake in The Nest: Nourishment
September's Awake in The Nest recording is live! (Available to all Nest members at the Silver level and higher.) This month we are paying homage to our original source of nourishment -- our mothers -- by writing them love letters. You may not ever send this to your...
The Wisdom of a Good Meal
(audio version below) The first time you scoop a date out of a jar of ghee in which it has been resting, you will feel like a sinner. But go ahead -- pop it into your mouth. Enjoy it with all the bliss that is rightfully yours and claim your place at the table of...
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