Sep 8, 2010 Posted by Lina

Preparing for Bhakti Fest

When I found out that I was going to Bhakti Fest 2010, I was extremely excited but realized I had to get in shape. Why you may ask? Well, the festival is 4 days of Kirtan, yoga, and speakers. Kirtan is almost happening 24/7, so I knew I’ll be sitting for a long time. To prepare for Bhakti fest, I did what I usually do for any concert or event I go to. I practiced all the songs and studied all the... read more

Aug 30, 2010 Posted by Lina

What Kind of Issues Can a Juice Fast bring?

Denis and I had wanted to do a green juice fast for the longest time. We do a monthly liquid fast during the full moon and it feels great. So we wanted to know what it was like to just do a green juice fast. We decided this full moon was good time to do it and planned to get all our juices from Josh’s Organic Garden. We started on Monday and finished it on Saturday. Initially we wanted to do seven... read more

Aug 27, 2010 Posted by Lina

30 Coconuts a Week

About 4 weeks ago, Denis bought 30 coconuts and we had a feast! From drinking the water to making creams, salad dressings, smoothies, soups, etc. The following week he bought 20 coconuts, and the week after that 15 coconuts. By the end of the third week I couldn’t come up with any more coconut dishes, and Denis had made coconut cream and stored it in the refrigerator. I didn’t want to waste... read more

Aug 9, 2010 Posted by Lina

5 Tips to Green Your Kitchen

Following with my Green Series, here are some tips to start transitioning to an environmental friendly kitchen. Cleaners & Paper As I mentioned in my post about green tips for your bathroom, I recommend using more natural cleaners. I make my own cleaning spray using vinegar, water, and soap.  I also use baking soda and vinegar to clean my kitchen sink or my vitamix after many green smoothies which... read more

Jul 22, 2010 Posted by Lina

Becoming a Morning Person and Exercising

One of the intentions I made for the Blue Moon was to become a morning person. I have always been a night owl, better yet a vampire. I become alive at night and died during the day. Always have. Denis is the same way. Which is not good when we both have 9-to-5 jobs and neither one of us wants to go to sleep at night. So this year I decided I was going to try and teach my body different, to wake up early... read more