What would be a blog of mine without recipes! Here is the first of many more Ayurvedic* inspired recipes. After my early morning yoga practice I am often famished. My favorite breakfast right now, (being that is is -4 degrees celsius! here in Geneva) is a belly-warming Ayurvedic spice porridge. I start off by soaking over night whole oats (with a dash of apple cider vinegar), but you can use any grain that you prefer. I add to them freshly ground: nutmeg, mace, cloves, cinn

The alarm went off. 6am. It was still dark outside, the wind was howling with such ferocity that I swear I felt the draft through the window. All I wanted to do in that moment was roll over and go back to sleep. I laid there for a few minutes knowing full well that if I didn't get up and practice that I would for sure regret it for the rest of the day. The mantra that I kept repeating in my head as I lay there in bed was: Just get on your mat. I knew that was all that I had t