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Three Delicious Recipes – Horshata, Enchiladas de Mole and Tomato Pie

Mexican Horchata Veggie Enchiladas de Mole Tomato Pie At the end of the last 21-day yoga challenge program, as per our tradition, all the participants got together over a potluck breakfast. These breakfast get-togethers provide a great opportunity for everyone to socialize and meet each other in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Moreover, we all [...] [...]

Detox with Fasting

In early 2006, while I was attending the 2-month yoga philosophy course at the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh, India, one of the teachers gave us a talk on fasting – its techniques, benefits etc. Even though fasting is a common practice in the Indian culture, I had never considered fasting prior to this talk. Skipping [...] [...]

Healthy Granola Bars Recipe

Following our tradition, we had a potluck breakfast last Sunday to "celebrate" the conclusion of the last 12-day pranayama and meditation intensive. That day also coincided with the second leg of the previous 21-day yoga challenge program. So, several of the participants from that course also joined in. As always, everyone brought some of the [...] [...]

21-day Yoga Challenge, March 2011

Yes, we are all set for the next 21-day yoga challenge. Are you ready for this exciting and one of the most memorable yoga experiences of your life? Take the challenge and be transformed! Here are the particulars: When: Monday, February 28- Sunday, March 20, 2011. Time: 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM Where: Kalasrishti – [...] [...]

Recipe – Lemon-rosemary Crumb Cake

Here is the recipe from Carol Fine for a delicious Lemon-rosemary Crumb Cake. Carol brought this cake during the last 21-day yoga breakfast and everyone loved it. Give it a try and enjoy! [...]

Raw Blueberry Scone Recipe

[Recipe provided by Anna Troupe (thanks Anna!)] (adapted from a recipe from Raw Family Signature Dishes) Ingredients WET PART: (blender)  2 cups zucchini (skin-on) 2 cups apples 1 c. dates 4 tbsp. raw agave nectar (I use vanilla creme stevia) ¼ cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon) 1 tsp. vanilla Blend all the wet ingredients [...] [...]

My Cholesterol Story

How diet can help in lowering cholesterol [...]

My Multi-grain Bread Recipe

A few years ago, while having breakfast at a friend’s house, he served us freshly baked home-made bread.  I really enjoyed the bread and asked my friend how he made it. He pointed me to his bread-making machine. That was motivation enough for me to buy a bread-making machine for myself. So, it was almost [...] [...]

Poses for Meditation

In the 10-day yoga intensive class, we went over some of the  sitting postures (asanas) that are most commonly used for meditation and pranayama practice. In order to provide a ready reference for the participants of the program, as well as for the benefit of all the readers of this blog, I am giving a [...] [...]

Recipe for Nutritious and Delicious Fruit Smoothie

I would like to share with you a recipe for making a highly nutritious and healthy fruit smoothie. This recipe is really easy to make yet the results are just delicious. This has been my most favorite drink for breakfast over the years. I am very fond of tropical fruits like mangoes, pineapple, banana, pomegranate, [...] [...]