With the recent popularity of of television show, Downtown Abbey, as well as other works of British fiction have piqued interested in formal afternoon tea. P...

Note: Vegan version of these recipes were later published in Conscious Community Magazine's April 2019 issue. Click here for those versions. When asked what ...

After speaking with Bill Douglas of World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day, I felt the push to do something creative. We discussed flow state and the holistic mind qu...

It's February,,,already... amazing! It's such a cliché but time really does fly by. The RPM Challenge us here again and this year I'm going to do something w...

Matcha: More Than A Cup of Tea, A Japanese Art A Very Short History Matcha or literally “powdered tea” has become a trendy ingredient for lattés, baked goods...

NOTE: This article was later published on thecommonyear.com on 10/18/18. You can see that version here, https://www.thecommonyear.com/blog/2018/10/18/beauty-...

Tea. What is it? An aromatic beverage, a ritual, an old companion? Tea is part of daily life for many people around the Earth. Formal English or Irish teas a...

2018 - It's our year! We're now a couple of weeks into 2018. Resolutions have been made. Some have been broken. Some are still kept. Some have yet to be made...

This photo shows sheet music of some of my songs (my favorites over the years) on a weathered upright piano in a country house in Topanga, CA. In 2017, I spe...

Do 10-steps twice per day for younger, smoother, clearer skin. That sounds like a lot, doesn't it? Overwhelming? Who has time for that? Can it possibly make ...

I've been pondering the best way to present my offering at the Soul Seed Gathering next month. I have my general content, but I'm still formulating the deta...

I've been finding little treasures all over the internet and all around me in the real world as I get back into the swing of things after moving my studio (a...