Okay so I must admit, I am the anti-gardener. In fact, I believe I repel all plant life forms to the point where flower buds snap shut at the site of me. However, I still hold this insatiable dream that one day I will be able to create and maintain a little Eden of my [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Bomb and Bloom: Seed bombs help those with a ‘black thumb’ go green!
Posted in eco-friendly, organic, technology on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yoga Pose of the Week: Fly like an Eagle in Garudasana
Posted in Yoga pose of the week, yoga on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, this week I’m bringing you the “King of all Asanas” according to B.K.S. Iyengar…
Eagle Pose, or Garudasana (sometimes spelled Garundasana)
Much to many yogi and yogini’s surprise…Garudasana doesn’t actually translate to “Eagle”… Garuda actually translates to something along the lines of “all-consuming fire of the sun’s rays” or “devourer of serpents“. Eagles, being large [...]
Walk the Plank…Yoga for Sailors!
Posted in Exercise, Travel, eco-friendly, go local!, style, yoga on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being a New Englander…one of my favorite midsummer activities is sailing….well, that’s a stretch. I like watching other people sail who know what they are actually doing, while I just wait to be given a simple task, like skirting the mainsail in a lazy Saturday race, or making sure everyone’s beers are full.
I have some [...]
Wanderlust Wednesday: Dive into sustainable luxury…and some yoga… in the Maldives
Posted in Travel, Wanderlust Wednesday, eco-friendly, spa-licious on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now that the weather is finally becoming pool/beach suitable (we’ll forget about the hiccup yesterday), I have been on the hunt for the perfect combination of a pool and beach…and a little eco-consciousness might help to!
Well I think I found a new favorite pool that I would die to visit…if I ever win the lottery…
The [...]
Yoga Pose of the Week: I’m on a Boat…pose…Paripurna Navasana
Posted in Exercise, Yoga pose of the week, yoga on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Paripurna Navasana: “Full Boat Pose”
Take advantage of this human boat;
Free yourself from sorrow’s mighty stream…
- Shantideva: “The Way of the Bodhisattva” -
Skill level: Beginner
Because it’s summer, and we all love the idea of spending our weekends out on the ocean, especially now that the weather is nice, I decided “Boat pose” would be [...]
Sustainable Style: Satisfy the elegant hippy within with laLESSO designs from Kenya
Posted in Africa, Help out!, style on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One thing that I loved about being abroad was the fashion! So many clothes…so little time…and SOOO much cheaper than the U.S.
I received a few e-mails asking where I got the skirt I was wearing on my post about Newburyport’s Farmer’s Market the other day (here)…so here is a little piece about that skirt…my oh-so-favorite [...]
Wanderlust Wednesday: Finding Brangelina’s Namibia…not on Brangelina’s Budget
Posted in Africa, Travel, Wanderlust Wednesday on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all remember the media frenzy that was the adoption saga of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia a few years back, bringing a large, seemingly obscure, yet beautiful African country on the radar.
However, most of us are not celebrity philanthropists and therefore cannot enjoy Namibia on their budget. The Jolie-Pitts actually rented an [...]
Yogak?…Ka-yoga?…Yoga for Kayaking!
Posted in Buddhism, Exercise, Travel, eco-friendly, go local!, yoga on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the weather is finally cooperating, knock on wood, I’ve been able to do a lot more of one of my favorite summer activities…kayaking.
Kayaking can be an intensely athletic and competitive endeavor for some, which is wonderful, but for me, I kayak simply for the pleasure of getting my blood flowing and [...]
Yoga pose of the week: Get your Prana on in Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana…upward facing two footed staff pose
Posted in Yoga pose of the week, recipes, yoga on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana: “upward facing two-foot staff pose”
Is it just me, or did Monday come extremely quickly this time around?
The gorgeous weather gave me an opportunity to have a jam packed weekend of sailing, yoga and socializing, leaving me a little worn out, dehydrated, and yet extremely content and desiring more weekends like this [...]
Spotlight: Kripalu Yoga Center
Posted in Buddhism, Exercise, Travel, go local!, spa-licious, yoga on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the weekend is approaching, I would like to offer a weekend activity for all you Bostonians out there. Take a drive out to Western Massachusetts, to Lenox, and spend a day…or two…or a week, at Kripalu Yoga center.
This place is a sustainable yogi’s utopia!
I have spent numerous days at Kripalu, and a [...]
