Bore: (verb): 1. to weary by dullness, tedious repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc.; 2. To move forward slowly and persistently, as a hole-boring tool does; 3. To carry or support (past tense); 4. To be called by (past tense). Tao (noun): (in Chinese philosophy) the absoluteread more

When my younger sister and I were growing up, one of our many family traditions included an Easter egg hunt. My mother would stay up late to hide the neon and pastel plastic eggs, literally bursting with candy, around the house. My mother has manyread more

Ayurveda teaches that a daily routine, called dinacharya, is an essential foundation to good health. In times of imbalance, choosing dosha-specific practices (i.e., taking cooling teas or using cooling oils in times of excess heat, or pitta) on a regular basis will help to alleviateread more

“How do you cook your beans?” Maybe not the best pick-up line, but this question is an excellent way to get to know someone . . . well, their digestion at least, which according to Ayurveda says a whole lot about a person’s current stateread more

One year and four days ago, I decided it would be a fun and productive game to not buy anything new for a whole year. My decision came from a feeling of overwhelm every time I walked through my neighborhood on the Upper West Side,read more

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” —Rumi This meditation is designed to help you experience the oneness of the universe around and inside of you, the energetic quality located in the seventh chakra, or crownread more

The D-words (diet and detox) aren’t in my vocabulary anymore, but this refreshing Winter Citrus Salad is about as close to those eating goals as I got in January. What makes it less harsh—and tastier—is gently cooking the vegetables (the preferred way of eating mostread more

This meditation is geared toward honing your intuition (Sixth Chakra, or Third Eye) by combining internal focus with external expansion, like a bumble bee on its flight to collect nectar.   Begin with a few rounds of Bhramari, or buzzing bee, Pranayama. To practice, takeread more

Being told something is good for you as a kid is often a mighty good reason to run far away from it. Beans were always one of those foods for me—pretty boring, oddly shaped, and depending on their origin slimy and smelly and just unappealingread more

“Why should you want to exclude any anxiety, any grief, any melancholy from your life, since you do not know what it is that these conditions are accomplishing in you?” —Rainer Maria Rilke The memory of waking up on summer mornings as a kid hasread more