Returning food to the sacred
The practice of checking in with yourself after you eat. How do you feel after you eat? Most of you are familiar with the sensation of being stuffed, bloated, or tired after eating. Jokingly, (though really it isn’t a joke), you use these feelings as evidence that the meal was good and you loved it […]
Recently, I read one of Michael Pollan’s books, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. Super fast read, totally logical and common sense, only… sort of. I picked it up after having returned from Italy, which meant my mind was already abuzz with the revolution that Italy has dropped into my life. In the book, Michael Pollan […]
Traveling through Italy for almost 2 months was a revelation on too many levels to enumerate. I’m still processing my time there and can’t wait to go back. Obviously the biggest lessons and experiences there centered around food as I was sent as a delegate to the 2014 Slow Food Terra Madre conference. But the […]
Very soon after arriving back in Maui from our 4 month adventure in SE Asia I flew to California to attend a women’s retreat. Four days at a lovely high desert retreat center with nothing to do but sink into practices and teachings designed to stretch, deepen and shake up my very stuck spots. […]
I love this time of year, Thanksgiving, the chill in the air, (yes… even in Maui), and the way we gather together to share our gratitude and break bread. I love the colors, the teas we drink, how coffee just tastes better with the cooling weather and how we are inundated with squash at every […]
I would gratefully say that about 98% of the things I have to do throughout my week I love doing. That includes all of it – work, home, leisure, Jon, the dog… whatever. Still, during 6 days of the week I operate on some attempted schedule, a ‘To Do” list, deadlines and commitment to others. […]
Once a week I go to a local cafe to eat the very same breakfast. I come armed with my trusty and well used Moleskine, 2 of my favorite pens, and my iPhone. It’s a fairly low tech affair, and I’ve done this so much and for so long that I walk in and if […]
I was at a Social Media event at the gorgeous retreat center, Lumeria of Maui the other day. Most of the attendees I already knew, and it was a great chance to explore a new part of Maui, and socialize with friends. As is the case with these gatherings, we all tend to connect over […]
Jon’s brother and sister-in-law are here on the island for a couple of weeks. They are staying in Lahaina, but wanted to come on by and see our place. With so much going on, we just decided to throw together an impromptu brunch and invite a bunch of our friends to see who could actually […]
