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RESET YOUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: SIX BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS

This week has felt like a great big exhale to me.  

While I love the summer vibes of fun, spontaneity, and expansion, as per usual for late August, I’m craving a bit mor...

ALL THE WAYS: THE HEALING POTENCY OF BALI

As I write to you today, I am in the air on my way home from Bali, flying smoothly somewhere over the Philippines. As the dark hours of night creep in, I feel like I am swirling in grace.
 
The first time I went to Bali many years ago, my life felt very hard. I had been in the thick of single parenting my two young teens, one of who had recently been through the most severe trauma of his life, just the year prior.
 
I had been trying desperately to parent him well through it all, but, like many pare...

GRILLED PALISADE PEACH BURRATA SALAD

This week I savored my first ripe local (and utterly perfect) Palisade peach. It reminded me of the turn of the calendar to August and the sweetness (literally and metaphorically) of summertime bounty. 

Nature’s bounty and abundance are calling us to nourish ourselves well (hello fresh corn, tomatoes, peppers, blackberries, and peaches) and you will find me continuing to savor the late summer with my favorite outdoor rituals and summer delicacies.

In honor of our new calendar month and late summer...

KISS THE EARTH: BITE-SIZE BUILDING BLOCKS TO REGENERATIVE EATING

On my way home from work each Wednesday afternoon, I stop by my favorite farm stand to pick up my weekly farm-fresh goods.

I look forward to it every week.🥕

Last week, sp...

FIVE-FLAVOR ARUGULA + BEET SALAD

One of my favorite ways to build a meal is with a five-flavor focus.

The combination and balance of all five flavors in a meal is said to give you the feeling of not only being well-fed but also being fully satiated.

Each of the five flavors, depicted by traditional medicine, has its own unique medicinal property that can be honed and fine-tuned within your eating.

Before diving into a brand-new delicious summer recipe full of summertime flavors, here's a peek into some of the deeper qualities of t...