Nourish The Spirit

I got extra crafty this Mother’s day. I didn’t feel like spending 5 bucks a card in Noe Valley and buying impersonal cards. So instead I made my own ones using Japanese paper and collaging words and graphics from magazines like Body & Soul and Yoga Journal. What’s cool is Aaron got it all on video. [...]

My mom isn’t a vegetarian; chances are yours isn’t either. But if you’d like to create a special meal for Mother’s Day that tastes incredible and still adheres to your own dietary principles (or, for that matter, if you’d just like to take advantage of the healthy, gorgeous seasonal fruits and veggies that are available [...]

Check out this beautiful meditation pillow my friend Wendy made at our last sew and clothing swap. She used her grandma’s vintage fabric in the middle and thai silk for the outside. I love it! This site has all the instructions: http://www.michiganbuddhist.com/zafu/

Don’t you love opening up the paper and finding news that seems tailor-made just for you?  Sunday’s Food & Wine section of the SF Chronicle featured a refreshing cover story: wine pairings set free from the “red with meat, white with chicken or fish” routine. As a wine lover, home cook and (mostly) vegetarian (the [...]

One of my favorite places for handmade jewelry and design – Etsy – is offering an auction for Earth Day through early May. Choose from baby, home, jewelry, paper, and fashion products. Many of these use recycled parts, like jewelry designer Alex Keller, whose chains look pretty cool. Etsy’s not just a place to shop [...]

It’s impressive the lengths some photographers will go to to capture the right shot. I just ran into an amazing collection of life-sized whale shots in time for Earth Day. They’re taken in high resolution by photographer-diver Bryant Austin and take hours to capture. Austin builds a certain intimacy with the giant animals, often zooming [...]