White Miso broth with Enoki mushrooms, kale & wakame 
rose petals made of apple slices 
assembled into a rose 
baked golden 
with honey/brown sugar glaze 
Tart & sweet with flaky tartlet crust – super yummy
baked by the ever artistic Miki … impressed by the presentation and the delicate apple flavors … I on the other hand, served Miso broth full of Autumn bounty … mushrooms and greens … super savory way to start the day, ending with these lovely flowers of apples. Thank you Miki:) It’s like a bouquet of roses ending up in your stomach – pretty & satisfied !
Self-care week: (1) Surround yourself with beauty … indulge in anything you consider beautiful – a single flower blooming, leaves turning color … a child’s smile … a puppy’s big innocent eyes. (2) Encourage creativity … think what’s in this season and incorporate & integrate the beauty this season of harvest holds. Go with the flow … cultivating strength to take all things in stride – what nourishes us? Single point focus on all things that nourishes and reboots us if you were feeling exhausted, depleted, strung-out. Mindfulness Practice … I have been practicing TRE as it’s been a rough few weeks.
TRE? “Tension Release Exercises” that incorporates yoga and Tai-chi- like movements … slow, flowing, mesmoraizing, hypnotic … relaxing while strengthening at every level – mind, body, spirit ; just what the doctor ordered.
- Reviewing Scott Blossom’s Fall Resilience Aryuveda & Yoga course I had the honor to partake in. We need to all cultivate RESILIENCE during these unique times, as we head into the winter season with fear over – not knowing what the future holds – so many uncertainties but we can be certain of one thing – our action – how we act – we can be certain in what we, us, I can do – our own action we are certain and we know it to be authentic. We can be certain that our SELF-CARE protocol has a direct health benefit.
Another impactful certain action to take in addition to or as related to “self-care” as ever, would be to:
VOTE … every vote counts … every vote makes a difference … that’s what Democracy means – we each count, if we “take action” in the democratic process. This country and its people need CARE and RESPECT so each can live and die with self-dignity.