Harvard Square is peppered with its share of rich traditions, academic and otherwise. Among its many institutions sits Harvest, one of the Greater Boston area's long celebrated restaurants. As it basks in the light of its fourth decade in operation, the torch has been passed to a new generation... in the kitchen that is. Claiming that helm is
One who seeks sweat. One who finds happiness in hard work. One who finds strength in their squad and energy from their tribe. One who finds glory in the grind, and power in pain. One who goes the distance, stops at nothing, and always believes. On the Commercial Street end of Hanover Street
Bliss to me is feeling totally alive, so ustrasana is my bliss pose. The fire of this deep back bend transforms anything that is stuck! We first met Vyda Bielkus (E-RYT 500), a co-founder at Health Yoga Life (HYL) on Beacon Hill through Liz Swenton Hosman, a longtime student of Vyda's. She reached out to sing her
Do your soul a service and take a break sometimes, ok? Take a deep breath and go outside. Look at the sky. Find a large body of water somewhere, and give it some thought. Seek out a giant, ancient tree. Contemplate something bigger and older than all of us. Get some perspective. Put yourself in
Whatever’s going on with your life. Whatever’s going on under your board. Don’t fight it, just ride it. These days, when she is not on her mat, northshore yoga instructor (and avid surfer) Karen Fraser (RYT 500) can likely be found with her two young grandchildren underfoot. After a full summer teaching her
In easy poses, a little effort helps steady the mind and body, sthira, and in challenging poses, sukha, a little sweetness or ease helps sustain or even deepen a pose. Merrimack Valley Yoga Instructor Karen Kushner is quite comfortable on her hands.... No great surprise that adho mukha vrksasana (handstand) happens to be her
“My mission is to help produce inspired foods become more convenient, to help people feel comfortable and confident in cooking with vegetables at home," shares chef Cara Mangini as she unpacks her signature technique of “smashing” (in this instance demonstrating with fresh picked sunschokes) before an intimate group of curious diners at Harvest Restaurant. This is a technique she employs in earnest with her Smashed
In and around her very full teaching plate, we caught up with NYC based yoga instructor Adi Carter as she passed through Cape Cod this summer to present at Love Yoga Fest and in that chat caught a glimpse of her (very mobile) life behind the scenes. Adi spreads her passion equally between movement and the
We're not doing anything groundbreaking. We're creating something that would've been incredibly unnecessary 20 years ago. But while we get busier, it's easy to forget the value of a conversation for no reason. A conversation that's intentionally unintentional. Ankit Shah is on a global mission. He wants to build a smaller world... together! He wants to
Sara at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Photo courtesy of the MFA "Phew!", says yoga instructor Sara Divello after coming off of a jam-packed (all good) summer schedule of teaching in and around the city and beyond. From her signature Namaste series at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to her public classes on the