full moon meal

saffron cumin rice

pumpkin seeds

cilantro

baked tofu with ginger and radish

avocado

sesame kakina greens

Break time

After a meeting and a productive day...

Pistacio & rasberry pound cake with ginger tulsi tea.

By Picassol, natural sweets patisserie in Tokyo:)

out and about.

 

 

 

Eating at home, tea break at home.

Getting back to center.

Combination of eastern and western medicine.

Material and spiritual.

Balance in life.

recent eat outs, with lovely best of friends, and new encounters.

so thankful for being able to be part of another start up of a beautiful studio:)

A new journey.

Clearing out clutter of the mind.

Clearing out clutter of the body.

Clearing out clutter in my room! :)

Ahh, clean, make SPACE for energy flow!

let go of accumulated thoughts and preconceptions!

no limitations.

Mantras

Om Aim Hreem Kreem
Chamundaye Vicche Svaha

Feeling very very heavy, tired, lethargic and everything.
Wow, with cramps I was up at 3am till I fell asleep again at 5am.

Something is happening in the body...

Craving warm kitchadi, I prepared some in the morning and waiting now after cleaning the house for it to cook.

Although, the guna (qualities) of the emotions transfer into the food. I can see this while I'm cooking unconciously, burning the cumin, confused at what to add, the measurements...etc.

And in my mind, the Amul ghee that I bought is definitely NOT pure. I'm at the last third bit of the can and see white masses.

This calls for some PURE ghee making at home:)

Rest today and accept the moment.

Release the worries.

 

I hear the kitchari calling....!

Ended up quite tasty!

Mantra for the food:

 

''bramarpanam brahma havir brahmagnau brahmana hutam

brahmaiva tena gantavyam

brahma karma samadhina''

''brahman is the giving, brahman the food offering;

by brahman it is offered into the brahman fire,

brahman is that wich is to be atained

by complete absorption (samadhi) in brahman action''

bumping into...

someone i wanted to see, so unexpected!

remembering those times when we were students at university...!

friendship forever:)

Recent dishes:

-basmati rice with turmeric & cumin, green veggies...go leafy for spring!

 

-Japanese food series, baked tofu with grated radishes and japanese herbs, shiso & myoga, soba noodles with sesame, and brown rice balls with negi miso.

 

Happiness and positivity brings more happiness!
Meeting and encountering amazing people, gives me courage and strength!

After a lack of sleep today, morning yoga helped a lot.

Hawaiian diva for mantra session tonite!

Glow!

So much love.

Went to my friends house for a small reunion...feeling all the warmth of hearts.

So many babies too! They give you so much energy!

Thinking about the women's body. Delicate and precious, and very complex:)

Always have time for restorative relaxing time at home.

Take care of the body.

Focus

On what's in front of me.

Engage in the conversation and immerse myself in the experience. Soak it all in, input and output!

Be. We are all SO different. Everyone has something to give and share.

Don't feel reluctant to express and share!

Good vibes and energy, nothing is ever a competition. We are all one. Work hand to hand. Have friendliness, compassion, gladness and indifference.

Learning to move at my pace. Take care of this body, this mind. Today despite beautiful weather I feel heavy and dizzy again. I enjoyed the air yesterday! Just take it easy today.

Smile, be happy, devote:)

Let go, and go with the flow!

Are you ready for Spring?

Kapha season, is here!

With pollen, yellow sand and toxins floating in the air, it's a dreadful time for many.

Sneezes and runny noses, dizziness and itchy eyes, even fever at times.

Kapha accumulated in the winter come oozing out!
(Learn from experience, try changing habits next season!)

Eat light foods, stay away from heavy & oily foods like sweet potatoes, wheat, flour, sugar, sticky foods, white foods. Try new grains, and oat based granola instead of breads, eat chicken over red meats, and veggies such as carrots, spinach, asparagus, radishes, leafy greens.
Remember: bitter, astringent, pungent!

Use pepper and ginger to stimulate digestion, to provide heat, and raw honey to eliminate toxins.

Sun salutations, sports which create some sweat is good. Be active and rise early in the mornings!

(now reading: book on religions, buddhism, shintoism, roots of Japan..)

幸せを感じること。(Finding Happiness)

今を生きること。

笑ってスマイルしてポジティブでいること！

目の前のことに没頭すること！

 

Live this moment.

Keep smiling and always be positive!

Engage yourself and with everything we do!

Music

Monsoon Cafe, Daikanyama.

 



for some reason...reminiscent sounds and aroma of india...

poco a poco.

ちょっとずつ。

一歩一歩。

step by step.

Static...

 Reading the sutras...Almost spring...

Saffron basmati rice:)