Accepting my Body and Owning my Attitude

Accepting my Body and Owning my Attitude

I did upwards of 5 hours of yoga a day while I was in India so I was was surprised to discover just how much strength I’d lost when I got back home. I’m sure it was a combination of not getting enough food at the ashram and then happily enjoying endless servings of fried…

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Spring Fling Pasta Salad + How to Clean and Cook Artichoke Hearts

Spring Fling Pasta Salad + How to Clean and Cook Artichoke Hearts

Happy Monday, all! How was your long weekend? Ours was fabulous. Very long, relaxing, and chocolate filled, just as I suspected. The Easter bunny stopped by Sunday morning, delivering far more chocolate than I know what to do with. I was impressed to find little treat bags tied with bright green bows. The bunny sure…

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The bunny came!

The bunny came!

Ah, a chocolate bunny exploded in our hallway and all over my office! Pretty sure my day’s going to consist of chocolate, breakfast rolls and a much-needed afternoon run to wear off all the sugar before Easter dinner. What did the bunny bring you?

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My Favorite Things Giveaway!

My Favorite Things Giveaway!

Thank you everyone for participating in the most popular giveaway on HP… ever! Congrats to Karina for taking home the prize! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ve been collecting things… and not just any things, my favorite things. There’s instant coconut water that I like to use in my homemade electrolyte mix or post workout popsicles. Some LARABARs that…

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Homemade Flax Milk

Homemade Flax Milk

This dairy-free recipes was inspired by my trip to India earlier this year… While I was walking along the road in the small village of Kallikadu, a random Indian woman invited me into her home for a cup of masala chai. Generally I would have said no to a stranger… but I was in India…

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Apricot Delight Breakfast Rolls

Apricot Delight Breakfast Rolls

The long weekend is just days away. Do you have any plans? Ours will be somewhere along the lines of cleaning the backyard, going over to my parents’ house for Easter brunch, and stuffing our faces with chocolate. I could fib and say I’ll only have a couple of foiled mini eggs, but I’d be…

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Traveling Through India: Sivananda Ashram, Neyyar Dam Part I

Traveling Through India: Sivananda Ashram, Neyyar Dam Part I

For more on my backpacking trip through India, check out Mumbai experience, Kallikadu, Sivananda ashram introduction, India,  the basics, Sivananda ashram I, Sivananda ashram II, waterfalls and temples, the streets, and varkala posts. Why did you choose to go to an ashram? I’d visited Yosadhara ashram just outside of Nelson BC in August 2011. It…

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Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

The weather is getting warmer, days are longer, and all I can think about are salads, green smoothies and lemon water. Are you feeling the same? If so, it’s a good indication that your body is shifting gears from a Winter supporting diet to a Spring one. Spring is the season of purification. Greens, additional…

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Traveling Through India: The Basics

Traveling Through India: The Basics

For more on my backpacking trip through India, check out Mumbai experience, Kallikadu, Sivananda ashram introduction, India,  the basics, Sivananda ashram I, Sivananda ashram II, waterfalls and temples, the streets, and varkala posts. When I booked my trip to India I searched high and low for information on what to expect when traveling to India,…

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Gluten-free Naan 2.0

Gluten-free Naan 2.0

For more on the flavors of India series, check out: Dhal Aloo Kofta, Aloo Palak, Payasam Pudding, and Malai Kofta. I’ve done it. I’ve mastered the art of the gluten-free naan. Seriously… it’s perfect and I’m so happy I get to share it with each and every one of you. This recipe has been reworked…

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