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Abundance
This time of year my garden is thriving. When I was young, summer progressed not by the day of the month, but by the fruit we were canning. And we...
Accepting Help
Which is harder for you? Asking for help or accepting it? As an independent woman I have always prided myself on being able to take charge of...
20 Years!
Thanks to all who made our 20 Anniversary Celebration a success. We donated $761 to the West Seattle Foodbank. Shelly put together a great...
Let Your Body Renew
I got up this morning to a day filled with my favorite activity, cooking. I first whipped up an apricot galette, then picked herbs from my garden...
Seasonal Changes
As we enter summer I reflect on Ayurveda’s way of looking at seasonal changes. Kapha moving into pitta or what we know as spring moving into summer...
Atha
Atha, the first word in the Yoga Sutra is filled with a depth of meaning. It implies beginning an endeavor we want to learn or experience and the...
Karuna
“karuna” -Compassion for ourselves and those around us. This concept comes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra I.33. Let’s make 2017 the year of kindness....
Olympic Spirit
I was watching the Olympics this week and noticed how people from almost every nation in the world joined together for one common goal –...
Be Present
I have been reflecting lately on the first sutra - atha yoganusasanam. It invites us to be present. Looking at where we have been and where we want...
Yamas
OK, this is going to really date me. I was at the first Earth day. Growing up on a farm we were always recycling but didn’t call it that.We threw...