"Healthful eating and kind choices are in yoga’s DNA. Explore these in a day of learning and reflection that will further your practice and open your heart." — Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, and NY Times Bestselling Author of Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program ... Read More

by Dianne Wenz, VLCE posted Feb 23, 2021   My newest cookbook, The Big Book of Vegan Cooking, is out now, and I’m super excited to share it with you! The Big Book of Vegan Cooking has 175—yes, 175!—recipes. I’ve included a few easy recipes for those new to plant-based cooking ... Read More

by Sarah Miles, VLCE posted Feb 16, 2021 For most, going vegan is no easy feat. It can involve grappling with long-held beliefs. Or mustering up the courage to learn how to cook. And maybe even getting used to new tastes and textures of food. So why, after putting in so much work to begin ... Read More

by Nivi Jaswal, MVLCE posted Feb 9, 2021 Born in a small Himalayan town full of fruit orchards that Ruskin Bond fondly wrote about, my father spent a childhood filled with health, happiness, and hope. As an only son—prized in a patriarchal culture—being fed desserts on demand was a ... Read More

by Victoria Moran, CHHC, AADP, RYT-200 posted Feb. 4, 2021 I discovered yoga at seventeen, just out of high school and living in my hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. In those days, yoga was an alien concept to most people, confused with yogurt and meant to be filed away alongside it ... Read More

by Salina Shah, MVLCE posted Jan 26, 2021 Ahimsa Paramo Dharma. Our highest duty is to reduce the harm we inflict. This ancient Sanskrit phrase is a central tenet of Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism, and has more recently been popularized by Mahatma Gandhi in his advocacy for non-violence. ... Read More