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I hear how common this sounds. How many times have I stopped at the the thought of it, even the bare feeling, and assumed that I already knew about it. And how lucky I was to know. So hold it close. Closer. I have believed in love. But as a partial, particular and personal condition and outcome. Love as something quantifiable (I love you more), finitely divisible (I give you a portion of my love), exchangeable (I offer my love so to be loved). I have applied my will to capture, contain and compound it. And now, love is. I see how it tends to...
read moreEvent Horizon
I recently read an article by Peter Russell entitled The Paradox of Free Will. In brief, Russell argues that the apparent contradiction between free-will versus determinism can explained by the limits of the conscious perspective in which the paradox is beheld. He cites research that theorizes: “…our decisions are being driven by unconscious brain activity, not by conscious choice. But when the decision reaches conscious awareness, we experience having made a choice. From this perspective, the apparent freedom of choice lies in our...
read moreRoasted Spagetti Squash Seafood “Pasta”
Feeds 4 people. Serve with bread and steamed greens like asparagus. Cut 1 medium spagetti squash in half, remove seeds, and lie face up on cookie sheet in oven, and roast for 30-40 minutes at 375F. Remove from oven and let cool. In large frying pan, saute with olive oil: white or red onion (medium) mushrooms (~12) died red bell pepper garlic (1-2 cloves) rosemary thyme (use fresh herbs if possible) seasalt and pepper to taste When tender, set aside. In frying pan, saute with butter: scallops, prawn, smoked tuna loin, sablefish or other...
read moreHolding Space for Mystery
In Living With the Devil, Stephen Batchelor writes “In letting someone else into your life, you open to the risk of being astonished. For intimacy to remain alive, the other must remain a mystery for you. To know someone intimately is to embody the unknown. … Over time, you tend to enclose the other within limits that define them according to your own needs and desires.” In the Biology lab in high school there was a cross-section model of an animal cell that sat open-faced like a deep dish pizza with shiny plastic organelles...
read moreStuffed Brazil Nut, Apple and Fennel Portabellos
Serves 6. Mushrooms 6 Portabello mushroom caps (spores scraped out with spoon). Place face up on cookie sheet with a bit of olive oil beneath. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 to remove some (not all) of the excess moisture. Stuffing Sautee the following in olive oil: 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped fine 2 cloves garlic 1 medium eggplant (diced in small cubes) 1 spartan/mactintosh/baking apple with peel removed salt & pepper when the above has sauteed / softened, remove from heat and add: a few tablespoons of fresh thyme & oregano 1 cup...
read moreGrilled Eggplant with Chickpeas and Pistachios
Serves 6. I made this alongside an Quinoa salad with green olives and golden raisins (recipe below). Ingredients: 2 medium eggplant 4 Roma tomatoes 2 bell peppers 1 medium onion 1 500ml can chickpeas 1/2 cup pistachios garlic & ginger cumin hot chili pepper ( or powdered) ground cloves cardamon allspice turmeric paprika cinnamon (dash) Directions Turn on broiler. Slice eggplant 1/2″ thick. Salted and left to sit to sponge out some of the water (optional step but they’re less mushy). Rinse. Toss with oil olive & pepper. 4...
read moreSweet Chili Tofu with Cashew Nuts
Serves 4. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive/canola oil 2 tsp dark sesame oil 1 small chopped red onion 1-2 clove(s) garlic 2 tbsp ginger (more or less, depending on how much you like ginger) 1 cauliflower head 6 crimini mushrooms 1 can baby corn 1 block firm tofu green kafir lime leaves (Thrifty’s carries these now in the fresh herb section) 2 tbsp soy sauce/tamari 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce Method In a large wok, heat 1 tbsp olive/canola oil mixed with 1 tsp sesame oil (or a big pot) add… chopped onion, saute til translucent crushed garlic...
read moreAnd Liftoff
It’s been two years since I launched my first personal website, Food and Yoga. The original blog came from a time of creative outpouring that sprung from a significant career and life change. I was terrified, ecstatic, raw, and thrilled to be uprooted; and I still reawaken to this every day. The past two years have been the most fulfilling years of my life. Although we are always recreating ourselves, in this particular time I have been especially aware of the shifts in my priorities, interests, understanding of myself, and my capacity...
read moreMade on the Mat
1.1 hours, 12 songs View on iTunes Song Artist Alone Glideascope Sehnsuncht (Featuring D.Batistatos) Side Liner Condensed Light DaKsha Cosmic Consciousness Magic Sound Fabric Satori (Spiritually Remixed) Downbeat Corp. Phoenix Rising Bluetech New Hopes Oman Chali Trara Entheogenic Dead To The World Royksopp Return Home Eli Kazah Gone Forever (Robin Guthrie Version) Ulrich Schnauss Om Spirtual Ahanu: Music for Yoga, Meditation and...
read moreGoddess Invocation
1.1 hours, 13 songs View on iTunes Song Artist Green Grass of Tunnel Múm Goddess Invocation Go-Ray & Duke Massage Situation Flying Lotus Union Dub Sounds from the Ground Karama Go-Ray & Duke Hidden Place Björk Virtual Insanity Jamiroquai Jungle Trail Tha Roman Moon Rise Tarana Even After All Finley Quaye Paradise Circus Massive Attack Let Your Be Known Remix Steve Gold Passing Afternoon Iron & Wine Orange Sky Alexi...
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