My first post!

Thank you for stopping by!


My fascination with natural foods, beauty, health, and ayurveda began with a trip to India in 2008. During my stay, my disparate thoughts about who I am, what I should I eat, and my relationship to the world all came crashing together in a mysterious and most beautiful way.


Every day for 2 weeks, I practiced yoga, meditation and chanting. The physical stretches stretched my mind wide open. The meditation replaced my internal banter with a quiet calm. My breath allowed me to go further when I thought I couldn't go on. My body was nourished with nutrient-rich foods picked that day from the garden. I studied the medicinal uses of plants under the tutelage of our patient gardener.


Above all else, I learned about the connectedness of everything.


That's what brings me here today, and will hopefully give you a glimpse of what I wish to write about.  


I must thank my dear friends for their gentle encouragement. On a recent girls' trip, we were hiking in Santa Barbara and somehow landed on the topic of cosmetics and toxins. I must've went on a soliloquy about parabens and petrochemicals. As I finished, the 5 of them all turned to me, necks craning on the mountain trail, and said in unison "you need a blog!!" 


This is dedicated to my lovely lady friends: Kara Pierce, Kiki Ander, Amy Phipps, Amy Kubala & Natalie O'Brien.