This post comes to you from Denmark where I’m visiting a friend. What I’ve found so interesting is the landscape is similar to other places I’ve been. While taking the train, looking out the window, I was reminded of Middle America — except there were more windmills. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought I was passing through Iowa.
Mentally, turning gardens into horticultural war zones for battling insects and plant diseases as enemies can lessen the joyfulness of gardening.
Cultivating a harmonious attitude towards nature is the most skillful way of gardening. Avoid using unnecessary chemicals and poisons. This doesn’t mean allowing creepy crawlers to devour all your vegetables and flowers.
I’d like to share a few concepts and tricks that I’ve learned from organic gardening workshops that have rooted deeply in me, which makes gardening more joyful—even when something goes wrong.
*These are my tips based on what worked for my family. It is not medical advice. Please consult your Pediatrician before starting your baby on a feeding program.
People who bounce along to more frenetic pitches tend to prefer coffee because the muddy joe revels in almost twice the caffeine intake as tea. Coffee ingestion’s aftermath of a stupefying crash leaves one dumbfounded and grasping for thoughts that often don’t immediately make themselves decipherable, like unbeknownst life forms in the haphazard midst of reason’s approximation. (I am a writer— so I know!)
It is the dream of every human heart to live in a world where we feel comfortable, safe and invited to be our fullest and most authentic selves - in peace, love and joy amongst all. In such a world, happiness would be the inevitable norm. Rather than hide the energy and free expression of who each one of us is, individuals would be made to feel held and reciprocated for their existence by the presence of the collective as a whole. The power of humanity would be thriving. What a dream, right?
Have you ever seen someone do a yoga pose and wished you looked like that person? Instead of feeling happy for their success you feel jealous? Whenever I have those feelings, I laugh to myself. Why would I think because someone is successful, that I won't be successful in the pose? As if there is not enough abundance in the world to go around to everyone?
While previous studies have shown the benefits of yoga on health, wellbeing, and rehabilitation, few studies have examined what effect yoga has on post-menopausal symptoms.
Arguments around whether or not to ban plastic bags usually result in a false dichotomy of the pros and cons between paper and plastic. Instead, Basmati.com is proposing an answer that is all too often overlooked, despite its ability to massively reduce environmental impact – in both the production and waste phases: reusable bags.
All of those relationship clichés (that ring true) like compromise, active listening, and appreciation all lead to the same end goal. However, striving towards balance is a lot easier said than done. This should be the ultimate destination in any relationship whether with a boyfriend, wife, mother, son, colleague, or close friend. To make things even more challenging, the definition of balance is subjective and ever-evolving.
Welcome to our #WellnessWednesday yoga primer. Yoga is a wonderful way to become attuned to your body and increase circulation and flexibility. Each week I'll offer you a pose with benefits and instruction.