How you start your day makes a big difference in how you feel the rest of the day. Do you snooze one time too many and then run around like a chicken to get ready? Then there’s a good chance you’ll feel frazzled and on edge all morning. For both your mental and physical health […]

My handstands have never really progressed further than kicking up and using the wall for support. I’ve been able to balance maybe three seconds on a good day, but that’s it. Until today. I went to a vinyasa class with a new teacher, and towards the end of class she announce we were going to […]

Last week I learned three things about cooking:

The “cook with a wine you would drink” principle, i.e., good ingredients make good food
If you mix too many ingredients the flavors will just cancel each other out
Don’t trust everything you hear on the Food Network, especially not from Rachel Ray

To start with the last point first - the […]

Sometimes it seems like every Seattle neighborhood has at least one yoga studio, which is only natural in a city of organic coffee houses, farmers markets, and Priuses. But how do you choose which yoga studio is right for you?
Here are a few things to consider:

Location
If you have to drive 30 minutes across town to […]

March in Seattle can be unpredictable. One day the sun is out, people are drinking iced lattes on the side walk, and the trees seem to become greener by the minute. The next morning winter is back, and all you want to do is crank up the heat and stay inside. To nourish your body […]