raksha bandhan: a mixed family perspective
It’s finally Raksha Bandhan and after all that love we received from our first ever package offering, we are eating up all the sweet pics that are coming our way of brothers
back to school: prep your kids with kindness
(photo taken in India, my daughter donating school supplies to children of an ashram we love) The summer has slowed down somewhat and the while the sand still makes it way ins
go to vegan salad dressing recipe
Here’s the thing with salads and summer…they just go together. When I’m out for lunch in this strong SoCal sun, I usually skip the sandwich and soup bar and opt f
are you losing sleep over the kids being taken from their mothers?
Dear God, I generally never write anything religious. I wouldn’t call myself religious anyway and prefer titles like spiritual if I was to say anything. For anyone reading th
modern sanskrit baby names
When a pregnant friend asks for suggestions on naming her baby, I love thinking of names with her. When I hear a name I love, that’s Sanskrit yet modern, I look up the meanin
5 tips on becoming gluten free
I never thought I’d be the one looking for gluten free everything. While I try to eat and cook healthy/organic for my family on the regular, we recently found out my husband
period talk: why you want to go all natural
So today I wanted to talk about something personal. Your period. I know we never go there, it’s hush-hush and you want it to be over before it even begins. But here’s s
yoga for the postpartum body
I love yoga for a million and one reasons. Between the physical asanas (poses), meditation and mental clarity, breath work and emotional support, it’s always so satisfying wh
how to help families of the recent epic floods
A few weeks ago I closed my eyes and literally prayed for peace. I heard a Jewish man who had survived the holocaust say, “I never thought I would see Nazi flags being waved
janam maternity saris & beyond: a review
Let me tell you a story many of the South Asian mommas reading this can relate to… I was at a good friend’s wedding about 6 months after having my second child. He̵