Due to the recent Zika spraying, massive use of neonicotinoid pesticides,  and other environmental factors, bees are now on the endangered species list, effective October 31, 2016. If bees go extinct, honey won't be the only thing we'll be missing: A third of the food humans eat would disappear with the bees. To put things in perspective, that means no more blueberries, apples, pumpkins, or almonds – all those plants (among others) need bees. Worried yet?

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

Why Ayurveda?

Being healthy is an incomparable life experience, and the way we eat plays a huge role.  We all want great health, but for many people, it seems complicated.  Our busy lives, the number of diets, and conflicting messages about what we should eat can be overwhelming.  Ayurveda offers us a holistic, intuitive, easy approach to eating.  Since it’s been in use for at least 5,000 years, we can rest assured that it’s safe and effective.   

A pulsing bass line drives the crowd that can be seen bouncing up and down across a small inlet of water. A biplane flies overhead every couple of minutes as it makes laps around the scene. Nearby masses of people are gathered in tea huts, on dance floors, in yoga tents, and on the beaches of Woodward Reservoir.

If you are on the road to figuring out how to feel your healthiest, it is likely you'll want to embark on an elimination diet to understand which foods make you feel less than your best. And no doubt about it, an elimination diet can help you figure out if dairy is what causes you to bloat, or if nuts are what give you that hollow feeling in your stomach, or if it's wheat giving you chronic headaches.

Time is flying! Have you noticed how our perception of time is somewhat weird at the moment? Suddenly, you wake up and it feels like you’ve lost three days or even an entire month? On the other hand there are things in our life that just don’t want to unravel how we would like them to and nothing seems to move forward…. Weird...but no worries, things are moving forward in an extremely fast pace, it’s just that our perception can’t keep up with it!

It’s getting cold outside - put another banana on the fire!

Bananas are a common fruit seen in kitchens all over the world. We compost them regularly - but have you ever thought about using them for fuel?

You might know that naturally fermented foods are one of our closest nutritional allies, but do you know the science behind your sauerkraut?

More and more studies are backing up what we’ve known for millennia about lacto-fermentation, adding a much-needed dose of holistic wisdom to the culture at large. It seems as though every time a study is conducted, more ancient knowledge quietly transforms into scientific fact. Not only is this research satisfying, but it also gives us a closer look at why fermented food plays such a critical role in our diets.

During fall, it seems that right along with all the yummy warming foods and chilly outdoor celebrations come the colds and the flus, without fail.  Unfortunately, because our schedules don’t usually shift to accommodate the seasons, sometimes we can feel like we’re taken a bit off-guard when we’re adjusting sleep patterns, driving home from work in the dark, and needing to bundle up every time we go outside.

How on earth can lentils taste this good?!

Daal actually means “lentil” but it can also mean a thick lentil stew often prepared in Indian cuisine. The way Daal is prepared makes it seem like a hybrid between a lentil soup and a lentil stew, but stew is definitely the right word.