I recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan that also included a visit to India. When I'm home in America, I often frequent the local Indian grocery to buy large bags of Indian-grown basmati rice, jars of freshly made ghee, various spices that serve a medicinal role in my diet,...

You glance at the mirror one last time before leaving for work, making sure you groomed yourself properly for your day. As you drive in your car, you notice a billboard for an underwear advertisement featuring a model who has fewer lines in their face, straighter teeth, and...

Once upon a time a man leaned against a wall and fell right through it.

Given the tendency for walls to be made of solid matter, and given a similar tendency for a human being's composition to be of a comparably solid quality, it is highly unlikely that...

I was riding the subway last night on my way to a clients home, observing people rushing in and out of each station, then frantically looking for a seat to pass out on. I was thinking most of them have been sitting in an office all day and now they...

How many times did you make a reference to a number today? Maybe you considered your credit score, how much your bank accounts has or lacks, how many hairs you have lost, how many years you have loved or not, how many hours you have worked, or how many times...

When working with a client on refining their diet, I share one of Ayurveda's basic principles of eating: Don't mix too many foods. Different foods have different types of enzymes, and given this fact we are instructed not to eat tomatoes with cucumbers, yogurt with melon, fish with milk, and...

I recently went to see the film Up in the Air with a friend. At one point in the film, George Clooney says, "Make no mistake, your relationships are the heaviest components in your life." His character was demonstrating how we as people bog ourselves down with unnecessary attachments to...

I took my mother to church for the local carol service this Christmas. I studied the teachings of Christ for five years back in the 90's, and as I sat there reflecting on them an old habit came over me. When I used to go to church with friends some...

I was finishing up with a client at her apartment when her dog came into the room. He considered me for a moment, perhaps wondering if in my bag of oils and herbs I also had something that tasted like bacon for him to eat. I didn't. When he was...

It's that time of year again where everyone thought things will change and be different. Most people I chat to can't wait till it is the 1st of the year again so they can start over once more. The time of hope and newness. The time to give the things...

Many people decide to redefine their lives with the coming of the New Year. Whether you have just been let go from your job, have gained too much weight, or even just have a general sense that your life isn't what you want it to be, you decide that because...