Winter Cleanse Soup with Burdock, Dandelion, and Kombu
Most everyone overeats around the holidays, its hard not to; food is one of life’s great pleasures; sharing it with people you love is even greater. So, at the end of December, when you have eaten too much, and too richly, take a few days and rest your...Roasted Chickpea Nut Breakfast Cookies
A favorite snack in South Asia from Afghanistan to Burma is dry roasted Chickpea, known in India by many names from gram, to black gram, to bengal gram, to channa, to dhaliya, to pottu kadalai and many more. This is the same bean known as Hummus in Arabic (whether...Winter Jing Tonic Cabbage Soup
Winter Jing Tonic Cabbage Soup Winter is the ideal time to nourish what Chinese Medicine calls the Kidney energy, associated with the deepest level of body energy, Jing/Essence. Winter Storage in Chinese Medicine Winter is the season in ancient Chinese...The Spiritual Qualities of Vata in Winter
Late Autumn and Early Winter are the times of year dominated by Vata dosha in Ayurveda. The warm rays of the Sun are at their minimum around Winter Solstice. The darkness of night time is at its maximum. And what is darkness if not the unknown? And what stimulates...