Megan Kearney
Five Poses to Stimulate the Earth Lines

Here are some great poses to help you continue your 21-days of balancing of the Earth element. 1) Malasana or squat pose. Use a blanket under your heels for assistance. 2) Deep lunge or dragon. Blanket under the back knee for support. 3) Lunge variation. The twist helps the lines that move up into the abdominals while holding the back leg gets stimulation along the quadriceps. Hold at the toes to tap into the lines in the shins and top of the foot. 4) Bhekhasana or frog pose. Modify based on what your knee allows. Press your pubic bone towards the mat to intensive and take out any low back compression.

Five Poses to Stimulate the Earth Lines
Megan Kearney
Sex, Yoga + Tapping Your Inner Rock Star

Say the words yoga and sex together, they might conjure up images of rock stars and tantric sex, but more and more we see the mind body connection seeping into all areas of our physical lives — and the bedroom is no different…

Sex, Yoga + Tapping Your Inner Rock Star

Salad Spin: My Favorite Four

The weather hasn’t quite turned cold in Georgia and so fall is really still summer weather.  I’m able to still enjoy cold, raw foods before I head into soup season. I rounded up my favorite go-to’s so you could enjoy them too. Now, I try to encourage you to eat seasonally, and some of these fruits are out of season depending on your location. So get adventurous and try your own combinations!

Clean Thai Peanut Slaw

Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

For the slaw:

  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup carrots shredded
  • 1 cup kale shredded
  • 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
  • 6 finely chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup rough chopped fresh cilantro

For the sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons organic tamari (gluten-free soy sauce)
  • 1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey (local if possible)
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons creamy organic peanut butter (or almond butter)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 inch chopped fresh ginger

Prep slaw accordingly OR use an organic bag of slaw and add missing ingredients. Put all of the sauce ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Toss together and serve.

Avocado and Mango Salad with Citrus Poppy Seed Dressing

Avocado and Mango Salad with Citrus Poppy Seed Dressing

Recipe via http://www.mountainmamacooks.com

Yield: 2 large salads

Dressing:

  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (or Vegenaise author recommends)
  • 1 tablespoon local honey
  • 3/4 cup avocado oil or other light flavored oil
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Salad:

  • mixed greens
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1 mango, sliced
  • 3-4 tablespoons toasted, unsweetened coconut

Instructions

  1. To make dressing, whisk the minced shallots, lime, orange and lemon juices with the mustard, mayonnaise and honey. Slowly whisk in the oil until the dressing is creamy. Stir in the poppy seeds and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Divided desired amount of greens between two bowls. Divide the sliced mango and avocado between the two salads. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and drizzle with desired amount of dressing.

Notes: There will be enough dressing for more than two salads. Use desired amount of dressing and save rest for another use.

Veggie Taco ‘Meat’ for Taco Tuesdays

This meal was inspired by my cousin Sarah Boyne Marxhausen. We spend an amazing week together every summer at camp in Maine. This summer, Sarah and her husband Jeff really wanted to provide a vegetarian meal and they made a super tasty veggie ‘meat’ taco and all the kids gobbled it up and asked for seconds.

I opt to have mine on a bed of lettuce but however you pour it, it’s definitely a hit for TACO TUESDAYS!

Nothing basic here…

Today, I chose my #OOTD for comfort and coolness. I had two large classes to teach this morning and an intense workout later in the day. I wanted fabrics that would stay cool, wick moisture from the skin, and dry quickly. I chose my Onzie Elastic Capri in black and Elastic Bra in Kao (Summer ’15). I threw on a Bella + Canvas tank from Ebb & Flow called ‘Imagine’ as a cover to be removed when I did my harder workout later in the day.