The Modernista
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You know what’s fun? Waiting a few years to start watching a great TV show. Then you can cram several seasons worth of viewing into a week (or weekend). I do this all the time — it’s how I watched Charmed, Veronica Mars, the early years of The Simpsons and more. And I recently decided [...]

Breathe Easy

I discovered the Breathe Easy Deck while looking for meditations and affirmations to share in my yoga classes. This little deck is perfect – each of the 36 cards contains a theme, such as compassion, meditation, floating, sacred space or balance, as well as an affirmation related to that theme. For example, the “openness” card [...]

Ew. This just proves that we should always take time to read ingredient labels. We should know what we’re eating!

Depth Charge

The juice in the photo is the Depth Charge, from Daily Juice in Austin, TX. I enjoy making my own juice. Sometimes (especially in summer, when the fruit is amazing) I make fruit juice, but more often than not I make green juices, with cucumbers, celery, kale, limes, grapes, apples, coconut water and more. I’ve been [...]

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In this magical memoir, author Noelle Oxenhandler explores the power (and danger) of the art of wishing. After a series of tumultuous personal events, Oxenhandler finds herself divorced, spiritually bereft and raising her daughter alone in a rental house. Simultaneously envious and suspicious of her friend Carole’s ability to manifest her desires through wishing (a [...]