1 head cauliflower, cut in florets, lightly steamed or blanched
5-6 oz baby spinach
1 TBS sesame seeds
Method:
Make marinade by combining all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth
Arrange the salmon filets in a baking dish and cover with half the marinade
Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Save the rest of the marinade for the sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Pull the salmon from the marinade to a baking dish. Discard the marinade
Bake the salmon for 12-15 minutes, maybe longer depending on your oven. You want the filets to flake with a fork and be at least 140 degrees F
For the sauce, put the reserved marinade in a pan and add the onion, garlic, and ginger
Simmer about 5 minutes, or until garlic and onions are soft
Add cilantro, simmer another minute, remove from heat
For the Cauli/Spinach, heat a little canola, or cooking oil of your choice in a sauté pan. Add the garlic and shallots and shake them around. Add in the blanched or steamed cauliflower and shake it around til it gets hot. Last, add the spinach and cook until it just begins to wilt. Add the sesame seeds
Put the cauli/spinach on the plates and top with the salmon. Spoon the sauce over the salmon and garnish with a squirt of lemon juice, a little chives, and perhaps some minced bell or hot peppers
Enjoy!
**Tip: Salt depends on how salty you soy sauce is. Taste before adding more salt. I also like to add just a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes whenever I sauté garlic, just because.
1/2 tsp ground ginger, or 1 tsp *fresh grated ginger
1/4 tsp ground turmeric, or 1/2 tsp *fresh ground turmeric
1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 TBS honey
1 pinch ground cinnamon, or 1 stick **whole cinnamon
Method:
Steep chamomile in hot water 3-5 minutes
Remove tea bag and stir in almond milk, ground ginger, ground turmeric, honey and ground cinnamon
Enjoy!
*If using fresh grated ginger and turmeric, add them in while you steep the tea. Wrap the shavings in cheesecloth and tie it off, or pour the tea through a strainer before drinking.
**If using stick cinnamon, steep with the tea. You can use it to stir your tea!
Lack of willingness held me back for so long I really don’t know how I made it this far. I always had to have my way in order to be happy, and I didn’t know how to live life on life’s terms. I had to live life on my terms. I didn’t know there was any other way. I wasted so much of my life trying to manipulate people and situations to suit my own agenda. I was constantly struggling and fighting against the flow instead of working with it.
I just wasn’t willing to do the right thing. I wasn’t willing to be helpful to others. I wasn’t willing to do what it would’ve taken to make my life better because I thought it would be easier to try and change everyone and everything else.
I was dead wrong.
After becoming so sick and tired of being frustrated and angry all the time, somehow I finally managed to find the willingness to begin to transform my sick and selfish mind. I became willing to live in joy, to love and be loved. I became willing to let people in and to let people help me. I didn’t fight anymore. I became willing to take suggestions. I became willing to take into account other people’s points of view.
I became willing to do the work it was going to take to turn my life around. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s been well worth it. And even though it hasn’t been easy, it’s been a whole lot easier than trying to fight and manipulate and argue my way through.
Before I could change my mindset, I had to become willing to change. I had to be willing to be honest with myself and others.
I had to become willing to do things I didn’t really want to do, but that I knew would good in the long run. I had to be willing to stop taking the easy way out to have things become easier in the long run.
I had to experience a lot of pain to get to the point of becoming willing. I caused a lot of pain too, and now I am willing to make amends for it.
I don’t know where I’d be right now if I hadn’t found the willingness to change, but I know it would be in a much darker, worse place than I am right now.
This is a good-for-you basic sauce that can be tweaked to complement just about any dish you want to make. It can be made in large batches and frozen in small portions to be pulled out as needed for something delicious and healthy in a pinch.
This is a versatile sauce that can be used alone as a cold dip for veggies or used as an ingredient for a vinaigrette or aioli. It could be turned into a pasta sauce and used as a marinade.
Try adding other ingredients and play around with it! Make it yours!
Ingredients:
2 qts roasted mini sweet peppers
1/2 cup red onions, diced
2 tsp raw garlic, minced (3-4 cloves)
2 tsp canola oil
1/4 tsp Allepo pepper or chili flakes
1/2 tsp turmeric, ground
3/8 tsp lemongrass powder
1/8 tsp white pepper
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 TBS kosher salt
Method:
Roast the sweet peppers in a high heat oven til they blister a little. Make enough to end up with 2 qts cooked peppers.
Run the peppers through a blender
Heat the oil in a pan and add the onions, garlic, and Allepo
Cook for a few minutes til the onions are soft
Add in the roasted pepper puree
Mix it all together well and heat it up
Add in the rest of the ingredients, mix well, simmer for about 10 minutes
Pass the mixture through a food mill or fine sieve (it will be silky smooth)
This recipe contains bananas, spinach, and avocado which can help boost concentration, which can help with meditation, which can lead to inner peace, which can improve your life…
Meditation and breathing practices are a good way to begin building your awareness of the body and mind to begin the transformation into a healthier, more positive you. Focusing on breathing helps you be in the present as opposed to dwelling on the past, or worrying about the future.
Interconnected and interrelated are the heart, mind, and instincts. I know when I get stressed my body gets tense and I’m uncomfortable, disturbed. This then sets off a chain reaction that finally culminates in bad eating habits, frustration, and bursts of anger. Once I realize this is happening, I focus on my breathing, my heart lightens, and I begin to relax a little.
Our breathing is connected to our emotions. We breathe differently when we become emotional. Once you become aware of your breathing, you can better control your emotions.
Being aware of my breathing is what helps me successfully make it through my day. It’s something I have to practice daily. When I practice relaxation and breathing it eventually becomes second nature. Bring the body and the mind will follow. I believe the opposite to be true as well. Since they are related, it would only make sense that if you bring presence of mind, the body will follow, too.
Healthy mind, healthy body = healthy body, healthy mind. Just work on whichever part is easiest, and with enough devotion the rest will fall in line.
Breathing Practices
Why practice breathing?
Clear the mind
Distracting thoughts subside
Experience inner peace and relaxation
Feel refreshed
So much of our stress and tension comes from the mind. When the mind stills, happiness and contentment arises.
The benefits of practicing breathing can ultimately be one of the greatest things you can do for your body, soul, and peace of mind. We can connect to our emotions through our breath. Since our emotions make us breathe differently it makes sense that we could control our emotions through breathing.
To elevate your presence of mind, become fully aware, and engage in the present moment, I practice regulating my breath. This helps me be present, or, “all the way there” when dealing with other people and situations in which I need to a part of. I’m easily distracted and my mind wanders a lot, which makes it difficult for me to engage in the present moment. Once my mind is right, my body soon follows. I’m then able to be of maximum service and fully present.
For more information on different types of breathing practices check out:
To learn how to calm yourself when difficult situations arise
To achieve mental calm and peacefulness
To overcome external circumstances that distract from a feeling of “undisturbed”
Mental balance
Ability to control your mind
I’ve found, for me, the simplest and safest way to achieve balance in both my emotional and physical states, is through meditation, not medication. I don’t like pills and I don’t think it’s right for me to have to depend on them for my sense of well being.
My mental state has dramatically improved since I began practicing meditation and breathing exercises. It helps me to get my mind prepared and ready to tackle the day, and to be able to deal with any irritations that happen on a daily basis.
I highly recommend practicing meditation for at least 8 minutes a day for a life that knows peace and comprehends serenity. For more information, check out this article about the positive effects of meditation.
Take care of yourself and respect yourself. Give yourself every advantage you possibly can. It’s a scary world out there but it doesn’t have to get you down! Stay positive and invest in yourself!
The New Super You 
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