Today's Observation I'm going green for the Holidays - Green Smoothies that is.  I've been 100% raw for 3 months and now it just feels like a given.  OK, I did have a couple spoonfuls of mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving, but hopefully you will forgive me that transgression.  I still continue to feel great, but I have noticed that since going 100% raw and introducing a bunch...

Today's Observations My yoga teacher (Kori Flechtner) is celebrating her 34th birthday and invited her students to join her tonight for a special yoga practice.  The core of the practice was 34 sun salutations in honor of each year of her life. It had been a looong time since I had been in a yoga class and I have to admit that I was a bit nervous going into this one.  As we sat in meditation at the beginning of the class, and I thought about my intention for the two hours that lie ahead, I...

Today's Observations I'm preparing to fly to my parent's house tomorrow in Castle Rock, Washington for my Dad's 80th birthday party.  I will be gone for four days, and I expect that this will be the most.... shall we say, interesting challenge of my 30 day raw experiment.  Castle Rock is a small rural town who's claim to fame is that it is the last real town on the road up...

Today's Observations I had a serious date with the commode this afternoon.  I'm not sure if it was something I ate, or if i had a bug, or if I'm experiencing another round of detox, but in any case, it took me by surprise.  Don't get me wrong... I'm actually kind of grateful for it.  It was like getting a colonic without paying the 75 bucks.  And I feel lighter in my...

Today's Observations I am in the middle of that vortex called Menopause.  One of the well known symptoms of being in this vortex, is hot flashes.  OK, can we just establish right here and now that hot flashes are the weirdest thing I have ever experienced?  When all my friends were having hot flashes and I wasn't, I thought, "Bring 'em on." (given that I always tend to be...