How-To

We all want beautiful, glowing skin. Preferably with minimal effort, less stress to our wallets and more actual benefits we can actually see in real life. Does such a beauty regimen exist? Why yes, it does.

It's complicated when we're in relationship with someone who is struggling with life challenges that could benefit from the safe space and healing strategies therapy provides. But they won't go-- and their unwillingness to work on their mental health is impacting your own.

This is not medical advice. I'm not telling you what to do. I'm telling you what I did to feel better when I woke up this morning with a sore throat. First of all, I haven't had a sore throat in over 8 years. Yesterday, on my way home from the station, I felt a little tickle happening in the throat region, that was unusual for me. I've had a few of what I call "crunchies" here and there over the years, but I'll throw whole food at it: green juice, ginger, herbal tea infusions, "mama juice", a whole garlic clove, honey, garlic honey, etc. Was it not, Hippocrates who said, Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.

This is a zero-fuss kind of cake. It's also not made with any dairy, eggs or white sugar (the frosting has some powdered sugar but oh, well). Everything you see here: extra ultra moist dark chocolate cake and extra dark, better than buttercream frosting--is made with avocados. And it's everything a chocolate cake is supposed to be and then some with pure, organic mineral rich cacao sprinkled on top. Also, once it's frosted, it's decadent like a dark chocolate truffle.

Most "kitchen scraps" gardeners know that one can regrow all sorts of fruits and vegetables from the grocery store or farmer's market. But did you know you can grow this...from seed?

In Ayurveda, daily, self-massage is an important part of overall self-care. There are no less than a dozen noted benefits.

Before you get too excited, this delectable ice cream -like treat is free of refined sugar (kindof), is made with whole ingredients you probably have in your pantry and is not made with dairy of any sort. It's also worthy of the word scrumptious.

Have you ever heard of timeboxing? It's supposed to be better than to-do listing and help we procrastinators manage our time better.

In part 4 of this How to Meditate series, we'll be looking at how having a regular meditation practice impacts our overall well-being. Plus, how Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon, Tina Turner does it.

There are many ways to meditate. One can sit in silence. One can sit with music. One can stand. One can walk. Literally as many people as there are on the planet, is how many ways to practice meditation. Here are some of the ways.

The most important part of starting a meditation practice is to start. One minute of mindfulness is better than none. If starting a mediation practice interests you, here's how you can begin today.

If I had a dime for every time someone asked me how to meditate, I'd be a gagillionaire. Practically.