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Ingredient Substitution Guide

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Posted by Margaret in Nutrition on 01. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments

If you’re looking to tweak a recipe to make it meatless, low fat, vegan, ethnic or allergen-free, this Ingredient Substitution Guide created by Vegetarian Times offers some great tips.
In addition to using the chart below, here are some guidelines when making substitutions:

Keep the ingredients in the same ethnic category.  For example, if you are making a [...]

38 Ways Yoga Keeps You Healthy

38 Ways Yoga Keeps You Healthy

Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 01. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments

I discovered another great article about the amazing health benefits of making a yoga practice part of your life.

So roll out that mat and get started!
Yoga Journal Article: Count on Yoga: 38 Ways Yoga Keeps you Fit

The Grounded Traveler

The Grounded Traveler

Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 26. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments

If you’re planning to travel this holiday season… here are some tips to prevent anxiety and restlessness, and make any trip more relaxing.
Establishing a rhythm is easy at home, where you control your schedule and can settle into a comfortable routine. But when you’re traveling (for business or for pleasure), that rhythm is disrupted, which [...]

Meditation

Meditation

Posted by Margaret in Yoga on 02. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment

Through your practice of yoga, you’ve enhanced both your abilities to concentrate and to relax—the two most important requirements for a meditation practice. Now you can begin a meditation practice of your own.
What Is Meditation?
In the Yoga Sutra, Patanjali gives instruction on how to meditate and describes that yoga (or union) happens when the mind [...]

Food, Inc.

Food, Inc.

Posted by Margaret in Books, Nutrition on 16. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments

Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
The book explores challenges raised by the movie in 13 essays by experts featured in the film including…
Eric Schlosser on the industrialization of our food supply.  Michael Pollan [...]

  • Featured Pose

    Navasana Pose

  • NAVASANA

    Type of pose: Seated

    Benefits: Builds abdominal and core strength

    Instructions:

    1. From a seated position, bring the legs straight up to a 45 degree angle.

    2. The torso will naturally fall back, but do not let the spine collapse. Make a "V" shape with the body.

    3. Bring the arms out straight in line with the shoulders.

    4. Balance on the sit bones.

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