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Healthy Travel 103: Backpacking Essentials
For more on the healthy travel series, check out packing for success and staying on track away from home, backpacking essentials, camping and eating well. One of the major stresses I dealt with before leaving for India was what type of food would be available for a protein hungry, gluten-free, dairy-free lady like me. I…
Flavors of India: Malai Kofta (sauce + vegan ‘meat’balls) and Gluten-free Naan
For more on the flavors of India series, check out: Dhal Aloo Kofta, Aloo Palak, Gluten-free naan and Payasam Pudding. When we have friends over for dinner I like to choose recipes that are made up of simple ingredients, will appeal to the masses, won’t dirty a bunch of dishes and; most importantly, can be…
Living Open, Connected and Vulnerable
To read more on the living series; a selection of lessons I learned in India, be sure to check out living every moment, and living fearless. The ability to feel connected is coded in us on a neurological level. It’s what gives us purpose, meaning and ultimately the reason why we’re all here. Knowing this…
Flavors of India: Aloo Palak (potato + spinach curry)
For more on the flavors of India series, check out: Dhal Aloo Kofta, Payasam Pudding, Gluten-free naan and Malai Kofta. Pure, natural, flavorful, colorful, exciting and rich are just some of the words that come to mind when I think about my food experience in India. All of the ingredients were straight from the source,…
Living Fearless
To read more on the living series; a selection of lessons I learned in India, be sure to check out living every moment, and living open, connected and vulnerable. I’m baaaack! It took me 2 full days to get home but thanks to the wonderful powers of my homeopathic jet lag pills I’m up early…
Living Every Moment
To read more on the living series; a selection of lessons I learned in India, be sure to check out living fearless, and living open, connected and vulnerable. So much has changed over the last couple of days. I feel so at home here, I really don’t want to go. It’s hard to believe I’ve only…
One Among a Billion: My Mumbai Experience
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. The journey from our home in Airdrie, Alberta to the Hilton Mumbai International Airport hotel took a total of 25 hours. And…
Got That Getaway Feeling
Thank you for your amazing support earlier this week when I shared the anxiety I was having over my pending trip. Each and every one of your stories, experiences and words of encouragement gave me the power I needed to kick my anxiety to the curb and begin getting excited for this adventure. Ongoing panic…
Baked Maple Peach Acorn Squash Dessert
One of the lessons I’ve learned from tracking my daily eats in my food journal, is that my body responds really well to squashes. Every time I eat them I feel energized, satiated, and if done up right, they satisfy my sweet tooth, too! I’ve been trying to introduce myself to a new type of…