Every meal should be centered around a whole grain, for optimal balance and health. Brown rice every day is good, there are 1000 ways to prepare it. Whole grain noodles and sourdough bread are perfect for the other meals. How does your day stack up to this?… Read the rest
Greetings! The weekend is a wonderful thing, eh?
Like most of you, I took the opportunity on Friday night to be festive, i.e. to overindulge with food. First go around, I had a small plate of veggie lasagna (yes, it had cheese; but I was at my daughter’s shabbaton, a special one-a-year celebration at the synagogue; and this was the healthiest choice).… Read the rest
This morning, we had some leftover Kinpira with our miso soup and brown rice. Besides being delicious,
kinpira is very strengthening. Sort of like an sausage egg mcmuffin, but without the cancer-causing pesticides,
anger from the pig and chicken, and pancreas-crushing yang energy.… Read the rest
Yesterday, my mother-in-law Mary Rosen finally passed away, after almost 20 years with Parkinsons. We are very thankful that we got to say goodbye, although being without her is difficult to imagine.
Although her life was very difficult for 10 of those 20 years, she never once complained.… Read the rest
The beautiful serenity of a good night’s rest can be quickly shattered by an alarm clock or an uptight spouse.
I have taken many classes in meditation, yoga, d0-in, and have developed a morning routine that works well for me. Here’s what I normally do…
1) Open the shade and window, and breathe in deeply while gazing at the rising sun in my woodsy backyard (I am lucky)
2) Sit up straight and breathe, then give myself a masssage from my head and face to my neck, shoulders, arms and hands, to my shakras (7 altogether), to my legs and feet.… Read the rest
Met someone today who is so beautiful and caring, but she’s up against it fiscally, and facing
changes in life which require a lot of mental energy. Trouble is, she’s not eating well.
I want to help her, to cook for her, because I know she can tackle her challenges with some more of nature’s goodness and a little meditation.… Read the rest