The nice people at Oregon Chai just sent me a chai kit with a sample of their yummy original chai mix, and they offered two give aways for Chai & Yoga readers! To enter the drawing, send me an email (heidi at chaiandyoga.com) with your shipping info and your preference for option 1 or 2: [...]

Rishi Masala Chai I mostly stick to the same chai routine, making my own at home with fresh ginger and Taj Mahal chai. (Even my 10 month old knows to play quietly on the floor until I’ve made chai in the morning. Mommy needs her caffeine…) I usually drink chai made with a concentrate only [...]

No comment necessary… Babies are such natural yogis! I have just ordered the Itsy Bitsy Yoga book for babies, and I’m really excited to try it out. But do babies really need a book to do yoga? Seems like they already know everything there is to know!

  When the weather heats up my regular morning chai suddenly doesn’t seem so appealing anymore. Heating spices and hot milk seem too heavy for a light sunny day. So I decided to experiment with an iced summer version that could be had both with and without milk. I wanted to keep the ginger in my chai [...]

Yoga is usually not considered a political activity. Yogis are peaceful people more interested in headstands and meditation than in Washington, right? Yoga people are actually surprisingly involved in the political scene. For example, there were two Yoga for Change events in Seattle this past month. One at 8 Limbs Yoga Centers and another one at [...]

Take one skeptical yoga guinea pig (Nick Rosen) and send him around the world to learn about yoga, and you get what sounds like an interesting documentary. The film maker Kate Churchill is out to prove that yoga can transform anyone, sending Nick on a yoga exploration for 6 months. I like that Nick is [...]

One of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle is Caffe Fiore on Queen Anne. Organic fair-trade coffee, Dagoba hot chocolate, green tea chai, organic granola, and vegan pastries as well as other yummy treats like organic croissants. The place smells amazing, you feel more awake just walking in the door! In warmer weather the reclining [...]

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 [...]