A touch of sugar and a dash of cayenne lend these lentils a perfect sweet and savory combination that will leave you feeling satisfied!
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Pantry-Clearing Energy Balls
Got nuts, seeds, and oats? Add a few additional ingredients for these fatty, sustaining energy cookies you can grab and eat. Ingredients: 1 cup oats 1/2 cup flax seed meal 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup 1/2 cup shredded coconut (can be replaced with chia seeds, chocolate chips, shredded nuts, etc., but the texture will […]
Lisa’s Carrot Coconut Curry Soup
Carrot Coconut Curry Soup My days are so chock full of tasks that I have little time to prepare a meal from a lengthy recipe. Minimal ingredients and preparation are important! Here is one of my favorite go-to recipes. It’s flavorful, comforting, enjoyable any time of the day or year, and of course quick and […]
Mindful Family Schedule for Home-Based Learning
I’ve worked from home for over 15 years, and for the last 2 I’ve had my kids with me. So, if you find yourself new to working from home or suddenly home with kids all day, let me tell you: you’re going to need a schedule! This is ours. It’s play-based and mindful, and […]
Finding your Inner Support System in Life
Recently, in a mom therapy group, our facilitator spoke to us about resiliency. She asked, “What can we do to help our children be resilient?” The current generation of teenagers has some of the lowest resiliency rates we’ve ever seen; anxiety and depression rates are through the roof. What can we do to set the […]
3 Best Books for Radical Transformation through Meditation
Yoga is my gateway drug, and meditation is my drug of choice. I deal in the former in hopes of getting people hooked on the latter. Like many people, I didn’t need my meditation fix when my life was easy. Meditation became my ritual in the years when my life was frustrating, stalled, and uncertain. That’s […]
Sleep, Creep and Leap: Our goals for 2018
Shortly after we opened our doors, Lisa Menard Schmahl gave me a simple piece of advice. She told me her grandmother was a gardener and kept to the motto: “The first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps.” I learned this phrase is commonly applied to everything from ivy to perennials. I […]
My home at The Yoga Harbor
I can’t remember ever feeling this much warmth and fuzziness in my life. I’m generally a prickly person – just ask anyone who has ever lived with me. It’s coming as a shock. I’m the proverbial Grinch whose heart was too small and has suddenly grown ten sizes. I’m so unused to this feeling I’m nearly lost […]
Do I Have to Sit to Meditate?
You know all those guided meditations that are so popular these days? I think they’re lying to you. I don’t think those lies are harmful; most people tell me those recorded meditations are helpful. But, to me, they are lies in that they aren’t really meditations. They’re listening exercises. In my (never claim to be humble) opinion, there’s […]
My Dad’s Thanksgiving Letter
Each year, my father writes one personal note to the associates he shares an office with. This year, his note fills me with joy, pride, and a knowing that I am – for better and worse and everything in between – my father’s daughter. His note is worth sharing: Being Needed written by Mark Henderson […]