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Sarasvati Golden Garlicky Kitchari: Comfort Food for Creativity
This kitchari recipe is my new obsession. A hot bowl of this golden yumminess scratches the same cozy comfort food itch as garlic mashed potatoes, but it’s loaded with protein from the mung dal.
This kitchari can be dairy free or “ghee-gan” (for folks like me who stay mostly away from dairy except ghee!)
It’s also layered with digestive spices at two different stages of cooking so your belly will be double happy!
It takes about 20 minutes to prepare from start to finish if you’re using a pressure cooker and follow the multitasking sequence I describe below, in the 8...
Panchakarma in India: The Best Packing List for Ayurvedic Treatments
I’ve done pancha karma in India several times over the past 15 years.
Some of the most common questions I get from people who want to learn nada yoga and mantra with me -- and from friends/family who know I've been visiting India for 25 years and have gotten several panchakarma Ayurveda treatments in India and countless Ayurvedic massages -- are:
"Where should I go for panchakarma?"
"What is panchakarma in India like"
"How do I prepare? What should I bring for panchakarma in India"
Yes, people ask me about where to study mantra and nāda yoga in India, too, but surpr...
Resilience Recipe: Magic Mung Soup
Healthy Airplane + Voice Care Travel Hacks
My healthy airplane travel / travel voice care routine includes:
- 😷 Wearing a mask at all times on the flight not only keeps viruses and germs away, it keeps the air I breathe more moist. Great for immunity + vocal care!
- A drop of Thieves (or Doterra OnGuard) oil inside the mask and under my nostrils
- A drop of sesame oil or ghee inside each nostril periodically throughout the flight, whenever my nose gets dry
- Drinking LOTS OF WATER with EmergenC (500 ml for every hour in the air, ideally)
- Walking around the airplane and stretching regulary. (I book an aisle seat ...
