Cooking With Essential Oils 101: Detox With This Zesty Cranberry Elixir

Would you like to clean up from the inside out or give your immune system a boost? Cranberries are packed full of detoxifying nutrients that can guard your body against disease. Today I’ll teach you how to harness their nutritional powers by creating a drink that will give you a huge dose of protective plant elements.

Turn Your Beauty Bag Natural in 2018: Fresh Face Masks in January

We all rely on store-bought beauty products. This New Year, do yourself and the environment a favor—start replacing one beauty product every month. Let’s start with January by replacing face masks.

Your Astrology Weekly Forecast: January 21-27,2018

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity.  Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto).  And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tun

Adios, Achoo! A Holistic Approach To Reducing Allergies

Why am I bringing up spring allergies in January??? Because now is the time to start getting ready for them!  Don’t have seasonal allergies but are allergic to Fido?  No problem…keep reading—this is relevant to you, too. 

Why Hindu Goddess Sita Was A Feminist

For those of you who know a bit about the legend of Rama and Ramayana, Sita (Rama’s wife and the avatar of Lakshmi) was no lily-livered woman of yore. She put men firmly into place, and despite all the emotional trauma, stayed on top like a badass feminist…

Frankly speaking, while I am a Hindu, I am a bit of an atheist. Or rather, I like to call myself a non-conforming spiritualist. My faith teaches me about many a God & Goddess and yes, if I need to turn to divinity for guidance or a shoulder to cry on, I choose to look upon the idol I like and find commonality with.

Chat With A Healer: Rachael Dardano From Internal Wisdom

Basmati.com sits down with Rachael Dardano to talk about holistic wellness, trauma, healing and colon hydrotherapy.  Her journey from cancer to healing, and living a vibrant life.  

 

10 DIY Face Masks With One Ingredient Each

Many stay away from anything homemade and organic when it comes to beauty, usually because of the exhaustive list of ingredients and the many steps involved in making them. So why don’t we take the pain out of beauty from the gardens, and leave you with just the joys of good skin and pure ingredients? Here are 10 very easy face masks with just one (or two, we promise!) ingredients that help you achieve your skin goals the organic way.

Superfood 101: Celeriac!

The History of Celeriac

Celeriac is a member of the Apiaceae Umbelliferae family, commonly known as the carrot family, and is a variety of the wild celery whose

#Wellness Wednesday - Yoga For Life: Week 93

Bound Wheel Pose

Benefits:

Deep backbend.

Opens shoulders and chest.

Stretches tops of thighs.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start in Wheel pose and slowly bend at elbows until forearms are resting on ground. Walk hand back towards ankles and grab them.

Shoulders are relaxed.

Arms are inline with shoulders.

Keep back relaxed to avoid injury.

Legs are straight and inline with body.

Knees are pointing forward.

Feet are pointing straight ahead with knees.

The Gas You Pass: Decoding Your Flatulence


A burp is just a gust of wind arising from the heart

But when it takes a downward turn, it becomes a…

Fart.

This was, of course, my dad’s favorite rhyme to recite when
I was young. Either that, or “Oops, I stepped on a frog!”