Did you know that meditation and conscious eating profoundly complement each other? Actually, they aren’t really that different. Both are enhanced by presence and single pointed awareness, which are a struggle for many of us. It is in fact this very struggle that discourages most novice meditators and makes them feel that they’ve failed. What a shame, when the truth is that it’s not the wandering mind that’s the problem, it’s actually our identification with it. The style of

Truth is, I never imagined that my kitchen would one day be my happy place. I had so many issues around food that it was hardly anything I wanted to spend more time than necessary focussing on. Body image, weight issues, food senstivities, food addictions, you name it, been there, done that! That all changed when I did my first year of all Raw in 2001. On every level, a raw food diet shifted me profoundly. Physically, I cleared up my seriously anxiety scarred skin caused by s

I'm recently back from an amazing trip in Turkey, trekking, cycling and celebrating the 80th birthday of my dear friend Wendy. One of my closest soul sisters, and my neighbor down the beach, Wendy has taught me how to live to the fullest. Wendy doesn’t even bother dreaming it, she just goes right for the living it. “Living it" is what got me to Mexico 13 years ago, and it’s what keeps me making somewhat outside the box choices. Besides a creatively rich and nourishing life ba