Often referred to as a ‘little firecracker’, Mara is an International Yoga Teacher and Holistic Nutrition Expert. She is the founder of Yoga Renegade, a place where Yoga, Food, Travel and Green Living meet. Mara’s free spirit can lead her across the world just for a margarita and nachos on the beach. Yet, her grounded nature and dedication to health guide her back to green juice and a soulful soup. In turn, she will guide you to shed your guilt so you can live a healthy life with pure joy. Nomadic adventurer and wellness devotee, Mara leads programs and workshops all over the world.
Instead of lamenting the loss of your favorite salad greens and tender summer produce, learn to get cozy with winter’s rocking root veggies. Building your repertoire of winter veg styles will keep you motivated and well on the road to sticking to mainly local, in season fare. So important in keeping food costs down, supporting the local economy and giving your body what it needs to adapt to the climate you’re in.
There’s more to fill your cup then the traditional caffeinated fare, and it would be a shame to miss out. Most of us who lust after another coffee are just reaching for a warm beverage of sorts, one that will satisfy a creamy or robust flavor craving. Next time you get the urge (for a warm drink), try one of these easy green living combos instead.
Post Fun Time Blues: What my good friend accurately describes as the let down after an epic adventure. The calm after the most alluring storm. The rebuild after a tsunami of new experiences awash your previous comprehensions clean.
pic by Alex Campos I am not a trust fund kid. Not even close. In fact, my father and grandparents
We hear this motto a lot, ‘Travel Light, Pack Light, Live Light’ and I agree that what we learn on the road can be an adage for how to live our lives. Here are 5 things I’ve learned about how a nomad’s mindset can serve us well in our everyday.
Yoga Renegade Mara Panacci has your back. No really, she does. If you are sitting down for more than six hours a day, your lower back, hips and shoulders will definitely need a stretch. Mara will help you to stretch in the confines of your cubicle with these simple exercises. Just five or ten minutes a day will keep the hip replacement at bay!