… but then I learned how to make it with coconut cream, coconut water, and yes, dairy if you like (the bacteria eat most of the lactose, so it really helps with digestion). Of all the *live* foods I’ve ever made, this is by far the fastest and easiest of all. Literally you can do it in about 3 minutes.
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How to Make Live Sauerkraut
Get your Live Food Starter Kit Here! Dear Yoga Student, Sauerkraut is one of those “love it or hate it” kind of foods… … BUT I find most people have never had real, homemade kraut (tastes completely different than the lifeless canned kraut they put on sausages at sports games). Live kraut is tangy, [...]
Don’t Smoke Your Joints!
Dear Yoga Student, If you’ve ever mowed the lawn before, you know how amazing grass is. You can stomp on it, cut it almost all the way down to its roots, abuse it… … and it grows back stronger and stronger all the time. In many ways your body’s muscles are the same way. As [...]
Top 5 Foods in America (all pretty blah!)
Dear Yoga Student, According to the USDA, here’s a shortlist of the most-consumed foods (in no particular order): *Milk *Processed cheese *White breads & flour *Refined sugar *Colas *Ground beef Milk might be a good food for some people, particularly for those whose body tolerates it and if they can find a local, whole, non-pasteurized [...]
Formaldehyde, Babies & Your Face
Dear Yoga Student, Your grandmother’s advice for skincare products might have been something like this: “If it’s not good enough for a baby, it’s not good enough for me.” Only problem now is that even baby products have formaldehyde, phthalates, parabens, and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Maybe those chemicals aren’t that bad, but most people [...]
Everything is Great & Nobody is Happy
Dear Yoga Student, Author, Marianne Williamson, says that energetically, fear or love is behind everything we do… … and I completely agree. You’re afraid of getting sick, so you start doing yoga and jogging and eating organic foods. *OR* On the other side of the coin, you love life so much you do everything you [...]
How to Magnetize a Baby (with sugar)
Dear Yoga Student, Are you addicted to sugar? At various times, I certainly have been. When I was younger, it was white sugar in the form of junk foods. But when I got older (and “healthier”) I got completely hooked on dates, raisins, and even massive amounts of sweet fruits. It’s a weird thing, sugar [...]
Bill Clinton Loses 24 lbs – Vegan Diet
Dear Yoga Student, As a yoga student and teacher, my main interest has ALWAYS been in personal transformation. Don’t know why, but I find it extremely exciting to watch people change (and to change myself, of course). And when I saw this video with Bill Clinton, I was amazed to see how much healthier he [...]
Let’s Talk About (yoga) Stress, Baby!
Dear Yoga Student, Here’s a note from a student: “All this health stuff is great and all… but honestly, I feel like most people are so stressed out… and stress is the most toxic thing ever…” There’s a real truth to that, and I can certainly relate. But here’s the thing: YES, heady/emotional stress is [...]
Blueberries vs. Açaí Boxing Match (who wins?)
Dear Yoga Student, When I was younger and the word antioxidant was still a medical-sounding word, and doctors were pitching grapes as the best free radical fighters ever. (And grapes are good!) And then it was blueberries… we learned that blueberries are WAY better. They’ll squash cancer like crazy. And then goji berries, then acai [...]
Schools, Creativity & Kids [video]
Dear Yoga Student, One of the best things about being a student of yoga is the student part. The constant learning, exploration, curiosity, and creativity. I LOVE learning, and I think most people are hard- wired to love it to, but somewhere along the line most people just stop learning. Above is a very light [...]
Doing it Your Own Way Stinks (yoga students)
Dear Yoga Student, For most people, their best quality is also their worst. Let me show you what I mean. I’ve always been a one-man show doing everything on my own terms for as long as I can remember. In some ways, it’s done me a lot of good. But in other ways, it’s been [...]
Two Guys, One Fly, Some Dirt
Dear Student, Imagine a guy sitting under an apple tree trying to relax, but flies keep landing on his nose. He swats 7 of them dead, but there’s one he just can’t get… and it ruins his afternoon. Same tree, same fly, 2 days later, different guy. The fly lands on this new guy’s nose, [...]
Kids are No Good at Yoga (not yet)
Dear Yoga Student, Kids are no good at yoga. They can’t sit still, their bodies are like noodles, and they’d much rather being throwing rocks at passing cars than trying to twist themselves into funny shapes. But here’s what kids ARE good at: trying something new. Their whole life is about diving into the unknown! [...]
Yoga for Moms – Yoga for Dads
Dear Yoga Student, In 2007, a little girl came into my life, and I became an instant father. I’ve been getting up before dawn for years, so that part didn’t bother me one bit… … but I will tell you, my practice has gotten shorter. No more 3-hour monster sessions of pranayama, asana, and meditation [...]
MSM for Sore Yoga Students (secret sauce)
Dear Yoga Student, Guess what my favorite mineral is? (hint: it’s not gold) Actually, it’s sulfur. They call sulfur the beauty mineral because it’s an essential building block for all the body’s tissues… … skin, nails, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. And it’s also a yoga student’s best friend. When I first discovered yoga, I used [...]
The Yoga of Bank Robbery
Dear Yoga Student, When they asked the famous bank robber, Willie Sutton, why he robbed banks, he said: “Cause that’s where the money is!” Stupid question, but a pretty telling answer. He wasn’t robbing liquor stores because it would have been a waste time. He wanted big money. Here’s why this matters: it’s easy to [...]
Does Flexibility REALLY Take Years?
Dear Yoga Student, I get sick and tired of people telling me that it takes years to get really flexible… … it CAN take years, but it doesn’t have to. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to what a YOGABODY student has to say: “Before I started receiving your emails (about 1 1/2 [...]
Yoga Poo: “GI Cleanse for Bowel Health”
FREE GI Cleanse Offer (ends in 48 hours!) Dear Yoga Student, Wow! So many emails and calls about this GI Cleanse video. I was a little worried you’d be grossed out by it (I was a little) but I do hope you found it useful. Quick update: One doctor sent me a quick note saying [...]
Where Do You Get Your Protein?
Dear Yoga Student, There’s a protein myth that’s been floating around for over 10 years, and I feel the need to kill it dead simply because I’m sick and tired of people asking: “Where do you get your protein?” It all started in 1995 when this hack named Barry Sears wrote a book called, THE [...]
