Fit or not, yoga is great for the 40+ man, be it as sole exercise or even as a supplementary one…

Have you ever had an amazing stir-fry or rice-dominant dinner and then didn't know what to do with the leftover rice? Here's how to make an amazing and soothing rice pudding recipe, Ayurvedic style, for breakfast out of last night's dinner. This recipe will not only support your physical body and satisfy your hunger, but will boost you emotionally as well. You'll never waste rice again!

What you will need:

Pre-cooked brown or white rice (2-3 cups or more)

Almond, coconut or other nut milk (3-4 cups or to cover rice)

We are proud of the things we have achieved. Pride in our profession, our performance, our awards. In our country, our city.

If our pride is so great, then why are there always people who try to convince us that their achievements are better? And why do we have to defend and justify our own?

Looking at the Map of Consciousness, we see that pride is still calibrated in negative territory. This means that it is a contracting energy with a tendency to slip further into negative territory. Why?

It’s finally fall (only fancy folks say “autumn”). This time of year, in between summer and winter, is my absolute favorite season. I’m a horror film fanatic; this means that, leading up to Halloween, I actually have a chance at successfully convincing the scaredy cat types to let me pick the movie. Also, I’m a sucker for Halloween decorations (if I stop to look around, you’ll have to drag me out of the aisle). Don’t even get me started on how wonderfully crisp the air becomes. Are you as obsessed with the colors of the leaves as I am? Mother Nature is quite the artist.

When I was 20, I studied abroad in London. I interned with a publication that encouraged me to plagiarize. As you can imagine, it wasn’t a good fit. I was miserable and tried everything I could to get out of it – even going so far as lining up another internship, but the study abroad program said no. I still don’t know why. My parents got involved too and that also yielded nothing. It was the first time in my life that I couldn’t make my circumstances better. The first time I had to wait out a crappy situation. It was the first time I experienced a taste of authoritarianism and I hated it.

Kale has been a buzz-word superfood for several years now, but I won’t blame you if you still haven’t taken the plunge to eat the leafy green in a raw salad. In a previous life, I worked for many years at a natural foods co-op. Their attention to organics, quality, and local foods informed much of my nutrition knowledge today, and thanks to my foodie-job, I learned a lot about scary vegetables. Kale, naturally, was a terrifying green upon first glance. Its leaves so hardy, its stems so woody, and its color so….green. How in the world can kale be delicious?

I know I’ve said it before, and I’ll continue to say it time and time again—I’m a California girl. So, what exactly is that supposed to mean? It’s simple, really. It means that nothing, and I mean nothing, can come between me and my avocados.

It may have originated in the Middle East, but once the Persians brought it to India, it was quickly adapted to the Indian palate in spicy, indubitable style…

Even though summer has come to an end, farmer’s markets across the country are still stocked with this season’s bounty of tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh herbs like parsley. This cucumber and garbanzo bean salad is the perfect end-of-summer dish, as it combines all of these farm-fresh ingredients into a healthy, tasty treat.

Hummus is everywhere. From restaurants to farmer’s markets to grocery chains, you can find hummus pretty much anywhere you find food. But where did it originate? While most people associate hummus with Mediterranean cuisine, many countries claim they invented the smooth, creamy chickpea dip. This ancient food has caused quite a stir. So what has everyone wanting to stake claim to hummus?