Kitchari is a warm, easy-to-digest Ayurvedic staple food made with rice and lentils. It's the perfect food to eat when the weather starts to get cold and you want something comforting but not too heavy.

You could think of kitchari like the Indian equivalent of rice and beans, but made with spices...

The word somatic means embodied, or “relating to the body.” When we meditate in a somatic way, we pay attention to our body — not trying to change anything, or improve anything, but to observe and relax into whatever the felt experience of the body is that day. 

This...

Yin Yoga is a modern technique based on ancient practices that can be used to cultivate physical health and a spacious mind. It’s unique in that it looks at the body as a friend, rather than something to be conquered or controlled. 

Yin Yoga provides a daily self-care ritual for people...

There was a time, long ago, when I was sitting among 40 meditators and our teacher said "Fall back into yourself."

When I heard that phrase, my whole being relaxed.

Since then I've thought a lot about why the cue to fall back into yourself can be so helpful - not just for formal meditation...

 Q: Recently, a dental assistant told me that taking the tongue off the roof of your mouth is indeed the opposite of meditation and relaxation. I want to make sure that I’m teaching my meditative art clients properly, and essentially what they’re doing is meditative. I was...