From all the winter beverages, this is my favorite!! This Indian hot drink, the golden milk becomes more and more popular in western societies. Even in Greece, you can find it in modern cafes and all-day brasseries. The golden-yellow Indian beverage is traditionally made by warming cow milk or plant milk (from almond, walnut or hazelnut) with turmeric and other spices …
The fall is here and the weekend is on the way, it is the perfect time to chill at home by the fireplace with hot drinks, new books, good friends and fall bakery desserts. The time has come for something different, so let bring on the sweet pumpkin bread and in about an hour your whole house will be smelling …
The way I see the practice of yoga through my journey changes and evolves, exactly as the way I see life. As the years go by, experiences help you learn, develop, grow, bloom. I always believed that this is a never-ending journey, that we have the duty to taste different things, to challenge ourselves in difficult situations and stay open …
The Buddha was born in Southern Nepal, he was a prince and lived in a way that all of his worldly needs were satisfied. He had abundance, luxury, pleasure & power. But the Buddha was a normal person not so different from any of us; later in his life when he started teaching he said: “Actually I am just like …
Mindfulness functions in an atmosphere of detachment and aspires towards pure objectivity, an awareness which reflects the nature of the object exactly as they are, without adding to them, without elaborating upon them, without interpreting them through the screens of subjective evaluation and commentary. – Bhikkhu Bodhi Mindfulness is the term that describes a mental or psychological property of the …
Since I became a vegetarian, the legumes are a very important part of my diet. I love the Greek traditional legume recipes, which I have grown up with, as well as my children. But when you have to cook them so often on a weekly basis you have to discover new ways to consume them. Fortunately there are many: in …
I am often asked about why I do yoga, why other people should do it, and what it can do for them. I started practicing yoga because it seemed challenging. In the process I realized that not only did it challenge me in a way that I didn’t expect but also it helped me with old injuries from all my previous …
All the practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga know what a Mysore class is. The Mysore practice of ashtanga yoga is the traditional way of practicing ashtanga – as non-guided practice. Mysore is named after the south Indian town, where the late K Pattabhi Jois, the establisher of ashtanga yoga taught until his death, whereas his relatives teach till today. Practitioners of …
The second of the Yamas is called Satya, the word means truth and in the yogic tradition, it refers to the quality of staying true in thought, speech, and action. To not exaggerate and not speak for things you don’t know. The word sat means “that which is, that which exists”, so this virtue negotiates the ability to see and …
Halloween provides a time to put on masks and costumes. We can pretend to be someone else. However, after Halloween, we take the masks and the costumes off. But what happens with the invisible masks or armor that we wear in order to protect ourselves. Things like: … I am strong, I am weak, I get never sick, I can´t …
