Hi- I am from North Carolina. My favorite yoga poses are Yin Yoga forward poses to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system that promote relaxation and healing. I love to cook vegetables; roasted, steamed and sautéed.

As I was picking out recipes for this month's cooking class about Spring Salads, it made me question "What makes a salad a salad?" Sure, there are all sorts of salads... 🥗 Green salads 🥝 Fruit salads 🌾 Grain salads 🍝 Pasta salads 🥚 Protein rich salads 🍧 Novelty and Dessert salads Many recipes have raw ingredients while others are cooked, some have both raw and cooked mixed together. And, what's a salad without a dressing!! From an ayurvedic standpoint, many salads bring about combinations that can cause digestive disruptions. If you get gassy or bloated after eating raw green salads, you know what I'm talking about. In this week's class, I'll be talking about the importance of ingredient combinations and digestive strength while demonstrating two salad recipes that are easy to digest and enjoy. 1) Kale Salad with Pecan-Honey Dressing 2) Spring Fruit Salad with Ginger-Honey Dressing Let's hear from you....What's your favorite type of salad? BONUS for comments on any digestive disruptions you've experienced with salads, now or in the past. See y'all on Sunday (10am CST/11am EST) for our May Yoga and Ayurveda Live Class

Salamba Sarvangasana the all limbs supported pose. Salamba Sarvangasana is known as the "mother of all the asanas". It Is reported to have remarkable healing effects on the body mind sense complex, In his book Light on Yoga Guruji BKS Iyengar tells us that the importance of Sarvangasana cannot be over emphasized. He goes on to say it is one of the greatest boons conferred on humanity by the ancient sages. In May class we will address safe approach to this asana. Useful preparatory movements of shoulder and chest area will be given. Correct use of props, variations, and adaptations to the classic will be included. Please bring 4 firm blankets to this class. With love and blessings Kathleen

Astronaut Victor Glover, who was one of the 4 Artemis II astronauts to travel around the moon quoted this about the earth: “You have this oasis, this beautiful place that we get to exist together.” In the infinite space of the universe, here we are on this little blue planet. It sustains us, it protects us and allows for us to explore this existence as a human being. Not only do we exist together as human, we exist together with the earth. I truly believe what is happening between us as people, is reflected in how the earth is reacting and how it is stressing our Oasis. There are many ways we can respect and protect our Oasis. For me, I focus on eating organic whole foods, local when possible, shopping with reusable bags and avoid pre-packaged foods. On vacations, I've been known to do a trash pick-up on the beach. These are a few small ways. How do you? Extra credit - Share a recent picture of you in the oasis near you. Schoolhouse Falls, Cashiers NC