Chakra Meditation

The houses people live in reflect their opinions of themselves.

“Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”

~ Dale Evans

Stanford’s Distinct Training Regimen Redefines Strength + Flexibility

Training for sport competition is rapidly changing. Fifteen years ago almost every team was using weights as their main training focus. Today, training is about explosiveness, hip flexibility, and sport-specific (in some cases, position-specific) training. Greg Bishop wrote a great piece for the NYT detailing Stanford’s world class training program that includes weights, hot yoga, […]

Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t.

“In the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, the broom-like, purple-flowered goosefoot plant is spreading over the barren hillsides–further and further every spring. When it’s dried, threshed, and processed through special machines, the plant yields a golden stream of seeds called quinoa, a protein-rich foodstuff that’s been a staple of poor communities here for millennia. […]