H1N1 (the politically-correct name for the formerly known “swine flu”) is a serious matter, but I couldn’t help but add a little humor by mentioning that it makes me think of flying pigs, like the one the hails over Topanga Canyon, CA (right). Laughter is the best medicine, after all! I’ve heard its not easy [...]

Balancing Vata During the Fall Season by Shannon Mooney for Banyan Botanicals Along with the beautiful colors of changing leaves and delicious harvest vegetables of fall, come the shorter, colder, dry days of vata season. Vata dosha is naturally provoked through the increase of cold, dry, windy weather. Vata relates to wind, the principle of [...]

Yoga OFF the Mat: An Introduction to Ayurvedic Diet & Lifestyle November 14th, 2009 @ Yoga Jones, Ventura, CA Take yoga into your everyday life by understanding the basic foundations of yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda.   Ay-Yur-Ved-WHAT?!, you might ask?  Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old system of health and healing from India that is tailored [...]