I have studied ayurvedic eating for a while, which yoga led me to because I am a yoga enthusiast. I have been thinking about trying the macrobiotic life stye for a whiel, having been a vegetarian for some time, and an on again off again vegan. Reading Jessica Porter's new cook book gave me the push that I needed.
Before I die I hope to be certified to teach yoga and macrobiotic cooking, but both initiatives seem prohibitively expensive right now. I am recovering from a period of unemployment, during which I contracted a major eye infection that led to very different vision. The illness and unemployemnt, menaing lack of insurance, translated to a difficult move to where my parents live, and where I don't know anyone...central North Carolina.
It is amazing how much information is out there in the unvierse from natural systems that promote mental, psychological and physical healing and well being. I feel like I am on a journey now of collecting puzzle pieces (yoga here, herbal remedies there, meditation, macrobiotics) and I want to share them with everyone I meet, but I come off as being a bit strange when I do that. It's unfortunate that the information is so expensive to come by as a whole, because most of the people I have met who need it the most, are the most out of reach from it. I wished I had discovered it sooner, when I had more financial resources to pursue the knowledge.
I love making hearbal teas, form which Laural Vukovic's "14 Day Herbal Cleansing" book has been some what of a Bible to me for that, but I don't know how macrobiotic the herbs are. I also liked the grain and tempeh based dishes in Robin Robertson's "Vegan Planet." Other books that have inspired em recently include "Women Who Run with the Wolves," By Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "Jiva Mukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul" by Sharon Gannon and David Life, "The Heart of Yoga," by T.K.V. Desikachar, and Stephen Cope's "Quest for Self." I also enjoy learning more about meditative practices and prayers (particularly chanting) from a variety of religions, but especially the mystic traditions in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. I look forward to meeting people on this web site.
