Viveka is the capacity to make distinctions. It is our discernment, our ability to perceive what is happening within us and differentiate it from what is happening around us. It's our ability to know the difference between an intuitive decision and a rational one. Khyaatih is insight or understanding. I bring up these two words because I experienced them this week. I went back to see my teacher, Eddie Stern, after a year of not practicing with him. I did not know what to expe

What attitude do you bring to the mat? What do you step away from the mat with? Over the years, I've observed myself come to the mat with all sorts of emotions. Sometimes they are positive, sometimes they are negative, sometimes they are extremely negative. For the sake of this blog post, I'm going to focus on the negative ones. There have been mornings where I've felt: dislike, drag, indifference, repulsion, pain, sadness, irritability, soreness....the list goes on. These em

We went apple picking in Vermont over the weekend and got a bunch of delicious Macoun, Spartan and Honey Crisp apples. So it's time to bake! One of my favorite desserts is Apple Crisp. I particularly love Moosewood's apple crisp recipe because they don't add extra sweeteners in it. It's easy to make, fast and a healthy desert option! Here is the actual recipe, I usually just eye it, you can take away or add in things. Over the weekend we added some coconut oil to the crumble