The best green smoothie ever Serves 1-2 Combine in blender – ideally vitaminix or heavy duty blender 1/2 avocado 1/2 frozen banana 2 cups fresh kale or spinach 1/3 cup frozen pineapple 1 teaspoon fresh ginger 2-3 cups almond milk 1 tablespoon flax seeds or flax meal A few sprigs of mint 1 teaspoon lemon…

Yesterday morning I went to a Restorative Yoga class.  The class was dimly lit and had candles around the room.  The first half of the class was dedicated to poses that open the body and the heart; they were slow longly held poses, up to five minutes.  Some were really challenging – more emotionally than…

Today I will try to be more loving and more compassionate to all around me.  Today and then tomorrow I will do the same.  And maybe my small effort will have a ripple effect, and help others. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.  Without them, humanity cannot survive.”  Dalai Lama XIV

Beauty and Balance We are so connected to our electronic world, work, demands and the stresses of life. We need to take time to re-create balance in our lives. To find beauty and peace surrounding us.  Try and make a workspace that is beautiful and peaceful. Try to find time to enjoy your surroundings and…

  I see it all so clearly.  The crisp fall day and the morning sunrise as I drove along the FDR knowing that this was the end.  I was oddly calm and my mother and I did not speak much.  We got to the hospital and parked and went into the fluorescently lit ICU, walked…