Hello everyone! Thank you so much for taking an interest in my blog, my recipes, my book reviews and my life. I am so excited to be able to share content with an audience that gets excited about living vibrantly. How was winter? Honestly, it was a bit of a blur. It was dark, IContinue reading “Spring Newsletter 2025”
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Lucky Green Smoothie
If you’re like me, you love to celebrate any holiday, but you also want to keep it healthy. I’m going to skip the green beer and head straight for a green smoothie. (Or maybe you’re doing green beer first and sipping this smoothie for breakfast the next day.) This isn’t just any green smoothie. It’sContinue reading “Lucky Green Smoothie”
Tips for the Kapha season: Nourish New Life
If I am to be completely honest, we are now in my least favourite season, which I like to call “Still Winter.” In terms of Ayurveda, we are transitioning from the vata season to the kapha season. In its more extreme form, vata weather is freezing cold, dry and windy. Picture blowing snow and you’veContinue reading “Tips for the Kapha season: Nourish New Life”
Transitioning from Winter to Spring: Vata to Kapha
As winter’s cold, dry, and airy qualities (Vata) give way to the damp, heavy, and cool qualities of early spring (Kapha), our bodies and minds naturally seek balance. If we don’t make adjustments, we may experience sluggishness, congestion, or a lack of motivation as Kapha accumulates. To ease this seasonal shift, here are ten effectiveContinue reading “Transitioning from Winter to Spring: Vata to Kapha”
Green Goddess Soup Recipe
A warming yet invigorating soup to transition from Vata to Kapha season As winter drags on, we can feel depleted and dragged down. This is due to many factors, including a lack of fresh foods at this time of year and eating comfort foods to boost our mood and warm up. Yes, a bowl ofContinue reading “Green Goddess Soup Recipe”
Oil Massage for Winter Skin
Each year at this time I hear the same thing from my clients: they are feeling all dried out. We all know the benefits of staying hydrated by drinking water, but what else can be done? TL;DR: Apply oil to your body before you shower and see how it works for you. We lose moistureContinue reading “Oil Massage for Winter Skin”
Creamy Coconut Curry with Vegetables: Recipe for the Vata Season
A comforting and Vata-balancing meal for the season is Creamy Coconut Curry with Vegetables. This dish is warm, grounding, and full of healthy fats and warming spices. Why it works for Vata: Warming spices: Cumin, turmeric, and cinnamon improve digestion and bring warmth. Healthy fats: Coconut milk and ghee nourish and counter dryness. Grounding vegetables:Continue reading “Creamy Coconut Curry with Vegetables: Recipe for the Vata Season”
Lord help me; it’s another cold, grey day
There’s gotta be a cure for feeling this way. It’s cold. Again.It’s grey. Again.It’s drizzling rain off and on. Again.I want to crawl back in to bed for the rest of the day. Again.I’m considering drinking yet another cup of coffee and carb-laden snack. Again. It’s the middle of autumn, the leaves have turned andContinue reading “Lord help me; it’s another cold, grey day”
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