Yoga With Kelly

"Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm."  - John Muir Hello Friends! It's been awhile since I've updated you on life and provided you with some new content and let me just say I have been busy over here at my homestead! So here is a little update on my life... the first weekend of March I celebrated my birthday with a small group of friends. I spent all day and evening Saturday cleaning my place from top to bottom, only taking a short break in the afternoon to celebrate with my family. They traveled to my neighborhood for a visit, presents, and lunch. They made my cleaning day really special. I am so blessed and grateful to have them as my family! After what was a wonderful weekend I took a couple of days off work to relax, visit my local zoo, and get a massage... which was way overdue. I've also been working on a few commissioned projects, these projects have been keeping me constantly busy and I've been doing my best to keep up with my herbal studie...

Outside the snow is coming down, the first snow of the season. All day I could tell something was brewing. I could see it in the sky and feel it in the air. "Something is brewing," I said to myself. And boy was it brewing the snow was falling so much it was basically a white out. What a great time to be inside with the warmth of the oven to keep me cozy. In the oven curry and tarragon pumpkin seeds are roasting. The bounty from yesterday's work in carving the pumpkin, to keep away the evil spirits. <Grin> I bought a pumpkin carving kit at the store and it was totally worth the four dollars I spent on it. The instructions said to carve a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin, guess that's the way to do them now and I actually like it. After I cleaned out the pumpkin and carved it, I thoroughly washed the seeds and separated all of the gunk. I spread the seeds on clean dry flour sack towel to dry. In the morning they were ready to roast.  I drizzled them with olive oi...

"Our very being, essence, health and happiness depend on Mother Earth." - David Suzuki For me seasonal living may mean something different than it does for you, but we can all live with intention. For me seasonal living means filling my home with touches of autumn, switching out my wardrobes, eating warm and nutritious foods, and slowing down. For me it means wrapping up in cozy sweaters and boots. It means doing outdoor activities: pumpkin patches, corn mazes, farmers markets, etc. And as you read last week it means making herbal remedies in preparation for the colder months which it turn means more hot herbal tea to keep my immune system in check. The remedies I made last week are coming along nicely; they still need more time to macerate, about 3-4 more weeks until I can strain them and bottle them up. For me autumn means turning inward, refocusing my attention on me. It means being more mindful and living in the present moment. It means harnessing the energy of season, em...

  Fall is in the air... Fall is certainly in the air and I am determined to soak up every little bit. Fading green leaves turn into golden yellow, fiery red and orange leaves. The colors set the sky aglow. The smell of campfires and bonfires fill the cool autumn air. Pumpkins can be found at every super market, farmers market and everything in-between. Smells of apple pumpkin fills the air of every suburban home. Leaves litter the ground and sidewalks and crunch under your feet. The earth tones are very vibrant right now. I love it! This morning I ventured into Hudson for the Hudson Farmer’s Market where I picked up fresh farm grown produce for my meals this week. I got there early and it was practically crowded streets, luckily I found a spot to park on Main Street. Of course my first stop was to get coffee at the local coffee shop, The Open Door Coffee Company, located right on Main Street overlooking the bustling about of early morning shoppers. Café au lait and cheese and her...