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I am a little short on time this morning but have been wanting to share this video for some time now. Take 5 minutes and enjoy, beautiful ending. Sakyong Mipham is a Tibetan Buddhist Lama who's teachings infuse ancient Buddhist practices with modern life in a way that loses none of the traditions, authenticity or intent. He comes from an incredible lineage and has much to share. I love watching and listening to this in the morning as I enter my day.
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To make a card for a special friend you will need to do the following...first gather all supplies and participants.
Begin with a little painting.
Then you print.
Personalize your work.
Bask in the glow of liberating you inner artist.
What will you create today?
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Had to pop in quickly to share this. The combination of my new favorite rice pudding recipe with chai spices led to this perfect snow day snack. Seriously, this kind of sensory delight seems so wrong.
I can't really say the exact amount of spices I used, just kept adding until it had that familiar taste and scent of chai. To one recipe of the rice pudding I would guess the following mixture would work: 1/4 tsp cinnamon,1/4 tsp cardamom, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp clove, 1/8 tsp nutmeg (not a traditional chai spice). Add the spices when you add the sugar and milk.
Do not attempt this with old spices that have lingered in your spice cabinet for years, get the good stuff, you deserve it.
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Approaching the end of any yoga intensive training or retreat you hear a lot of talk about integration. "How will you integrate from the weekend?" It is a process worth honoring, as much a part of the experience as the time spent practicing. There is a vast difference between the raised energy levels and meditative states of a 2.5 day yoga immersion and real life. Carving out a little time post retreat to digest it all feels right. So, music is played and written, hikes are taken, bread is baked, a hot bath
soothes, poetry is read. Every yogi has their plan.
For about a week now I've been dreaming up plans for this years hiking adventures as spring fever has been setting in. I figured the perfect way to integrate would be with this stack of books. Planning the hikes, meals, gear upgrades or replacements. Dreaming the day away about mountains, rivers, and trails beneath my feet...heaven.
To top off this delicious plan... we woke to a fresh blanket of snow this morning, school was canceled, Emily is home. I couldn't be happier. My plan just got better.
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