Sweets

Thinking back to my adolescent years, when my face was riddled with acne and my hair thinned practically overnight, I’m astonished by how big of a turnaround my body has made (yay, body!). I attribute these changes to overall improvements to my diet and lifestyleread more

There’s something magical about the seams of the day—morning and night, sunrise and sunset, waking up and drifting off to sleep. While the energetics may feel different, these transitions in our day are equally powerful times to reflect on the meaning of rest. Our days,read more

Unwrapped candy may be a no-no for trick-or-treating kiddos, but the rules get a little laxer when it’s time for the grown-ups to treat themselves. These chocolate squares, inspired by the Almond Joys I used to love in my pre-vegan days, are as healthy asread more

Ayurveda teaches us that happiness is something we can generate internally—from health, from good company, from connection to the macrocosm. And yet, ask the average person on the street what makes them happy and you might hear a very different sort of response. Success, wealth,read more

Note: This post contains affiliate links. Read our disclosure and disclaimer here. We live in a world where every day there seems to be a new superfood, promising a sip from the fountain of youth or cure for all our pains, worries, and sorrows. Turmeric won’tread more

Many of our morning routines have undergone radical changes in recent times, including the way we nourish ourselves. Maybe your hour-long commute on public transportation has become five steps from your kitchen to your home office, or maybe the quiet time you once had whileread more

Have you ever been in the presence of someone who radiated health and happiness? Whose eyes, skin, hair, and smile made you not only want to be around them, but also want to know what their secret to such beauty was? There IS a secretread more

 Note: This post contains affiliate links. Please read our disclosures & disclaimers for more. Recipe created for and originally shared on Instagram by Four Sigmatic. I grew up with coffee cakes that came in a box, a flimsy cellophane window revealing a dense, crumbly toppingread more

Note: This post contains affiliate links. Read our disclosure and disclaimer here. The roses-and-chocolate version of Valentine’s Day is not one that I ever was able to fully participate in. Receiving these gifts from your parents, sister, or elementary school classmates is nice, but itread more