Category: Mantra

Super-Simple, Kid-Friendly Smoothies

Smoothies are popular in our house, even with kids who claim to not like many fruits, or yogurt. 

When you are introducing your kids to smoothies, make sure the ingredients are to their liking. If they love chocolate, make a chocolate flavored smoothie with a dash of fruit. Make the idea of smoothies exciting, children love to be involved in the process. Let them make smoothies with fruits of their choice, on the condition that they will drink it. Guide them to make sure that the smoothie they make is edible. Lol. 

You are lucky if your child likes eating vegetables. Otherwise, you can disguise the tastes of vegetables with fruits or yogurt. For example, if you want to add broccoli or spinach to the smoothie, you can add a strawberry, banana, or grapefruit to give it a sweet and tangy flavor. To make smoothies fun during summer, you can make Popsicles and add them into the smoothie.  

The good news is that smoothies are extremely flexible. If your house doesn’t drink cow’s milk, you can always substitute with almond, coconut, rice or soy milk. You can use the yogurt of your choice and honey or agave are both great natural sweeteners. 

The kids can choose the flavor of the juice – orange, apple, cranberry or even coconut water. 

Here are a couple of our favorite super simple kid-friendly smoothies 
Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1/2 banana

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 cup frozen strawberries

1/4 cup orange juice

Drizzle of honey or agave 

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until combined and serve.

Mango Orange Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1 mango, cubed (or one cup frozen mango)

1/4 cup orange juice

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 tablespoon honey or agave 

Combine together and serve! 

Last but not least is favorite 

Blueberry Bliss Smoothie

Makes one serving

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup coconut milk

1 cup frozen blueberries

2 teaspoons honey

Combine and serve! 

Smoothies for kids are healthy and easy to make and can be had any time of the day. You can serve them during breakfast or as evening snacks. The popularity of smoothies has encouraged businesses to come up with ready-to-go smoothies in different flavors. Dr. Smoothie, Suja, Happy Planet, Happy Monkey, and Innocent Smoothie For Kids are among the most popular smoothie brands in the market today. While it is fine to pick one of these packs, homemade smoothies from fresh fruits and vegetables turn out to be the best in the long run. 

Fruity smoothies are a fun and healthy way to start your child’s day! It’s a power breakfast. The best part? They’re super-easy to create. 

love, #krishna 

Homemade Honey Face Mask 

Overnight masks- commonly referred to as sleeping packs in Seoul or sleep masks- are a Korean-beauty gem. #seoul #love 

Sleep masks are essentially just lightweight, yet incredibly potent, night “creams” that you slather on your face minutes before bed as the last step of your skin-care routine.  

Our homemade DIY hydrators and soothers into your skin barrier—all of which translates to a glowier-faced you when you wake up. 

Honey has antioxidants that benefit the body in many ways and can help moisturize and heal the skin. When used with tomato, it helps to make your skin appear brighter and flawless.

You will need : 

Raw Honey

Tomato

Method – DIY Mash a tomato and add a tbsp of honey to it. Use the mixture to reduce dark spots, brown spots, pigmentation and help to regenerate skin cells while you sleep. Apply mixture and leave on overnight. Rinse off in the morning. 

Amazing all natural homemade face masks with 2 ingredients.


love, #krishna 

Heart Of Devotion- Krishna Das

Open the heart and quiet the mind. Krishna Das is back on the road again touring and sharing his new music from the Heart Space.

Krishna Das now travels the world sharing his kirtan practice and wonderful stories of his life, of Maharaji-ji, of his life on the Path, and brings chanting and mantra into the lives of others through retreats and workshops.

To hear music from the Heart Space or wish to see him live in concert click here 

love, #krishna

 

 

The Pop Game, My Partner Knows Best: Lifetime

More tv please.. 

Lifetime is getting their game on.  TV series: My Partner Knows Best. Hosted by Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen. 

Who knows how much of what we saw on set today will be cut, but hopefully they don’t cut any of the Island View scenes. Sorry you are going to have to wait to see what happens when it appears on tv. 

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen are hosting a game show called My Partner Knows Best. A new relationship comedy game show where married couples face off in a series of hilarious challenges based on real-life relationship obstacles.

The show, which will air for ten episodes on the Lifetime network announced Biggs and Mollen are not only the hosts, but are listed among the producers as well. 
Four couples will compete each week, and one will walk away with the money and be able to say My Partner Knows Best!  The show doesn’t yet have an air date, but we will be looking forward. 
We wish you a grand congratulations for all of the new and wonderful creations you are sharing with the world. 

love, #krishna 

Lotus Oil: Yogi Beauty by Vinies Ayurveda 


Bringing you the majesty of nature, Ayurvedic herbal extracts and Aromatherapy oils infuse the skin and hair with healthy vibrancy and energy from their life-giving nutrients. Yogi carefully chooses herbs at the optimal time of year according to their purpose enhancing these special blends of rare botanicals and high-potency Aroma Therapy oils deliver beautiful, healthy, glowing hair and skin. 

In creating their formulations, they strategically use specific parts of the plant’s flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, bark and roots to deliver supreme results. 

Yogi Bath and Beauty products are eco-friendly, and rely only on the vast resource of nature’s botanical and pure Aromatherapy oils to achieve irresistible beauty and healthy radiance because what you put on, is what you put within. 

love, #krishna 

Sun in Taurus: When Luxury & Love Meet

Can you feel it? The Sun has moved  into sensory Taurus and it feels amazing. The Venus energy since Taurus is ruled by planet Venus, Goddess Of Love.

It’s a time to stop and smell the roses. Most of all, it’s time to take relationships to the next level.
With Sun in Taurus you’ll desire,  you’ll crave, you’ll indulge but most of all you’ll want to commit yourself in a lasting and meaningful way. Sun in Taurus is the perfect time to examine your relationship potential and see where romance is headed! 

April is the month of love! We have had a Full Moon in Libra (ruled by Venus) and a New Moon in Taurus (again, ruled by Venus). Moreover, Venus turned direct on April 15th, giving us the green light for romance, relationships, money, personal values, and beauty.

During the past six weeks, Venus asked us to have an honest look at our relationships, our possessions, our values, and check to see if they are still connected. We are now prepared to move forward in closer alignment with our true values. When Venus turned direct she was close to Chiron at 26° Pisces, opening us to the deep healing power of love.
love, #krishna

Stand Up For Yourself Gracefully 

Intuition is knowing when to say no, and when you can move your limits.

Learn to feel it in your body – are there any situations where your body tells you to stand up for yourself more? Doing it all with grace will make it feel so much better. You probably do this already, but getting aware of the process can make it all feel more meaningful. 

love, #krishna 

Intuitive Affirmation of the Day 

love, #krishna 

Add Beautiful Spring Flowers to Your Home 

Tis the season for beautiful blooms. Look to Mother Nature for a rainbow palette that’s pleasing to the eye. Red, pink, and orange tulips evoke a fiery sunset when combined together.

Spring brings a garden full of lilacs and tulips. Pair these two indoors and create a lush DIY bouquet flower arrangement put them in a vase with fresh water placed throughout different parts of the house. This brings so much life, prana energy into the home environment, it adds positive energy chi. 

While you can never go wrong with a classic arrangement of roses, or a full bouquet of carnations, the most on-trend bouquets like using a lot more greenery or different colors are bringing more of  relaxed, botanical style. 

These days, a bouquet doesn’t have to be over-the-top to make an impact on your living space. Simple yet an impressive option is to choose flowers that are beautiful on their own and have character. 

A beautiful bouquet can also be as simple as a handful of specialty blooms such as ranunculus, garden rose or protea placed in a clear vase. The easy arrangements will add a perfect finishing touch to every room.

There is also a moodier movement happening with flowers, even for the brighter days of spring. Stretch the spectrum between dark and light by adding deep, rich tones like merlot, burgundy and blackberry into a neutral colour palette, you can create depth, dimension and mental connection. The overall feel of the colour palette remains timeless and a subtle sense of full bloom and complexity to a  beautifully mixed flowers bouquet. 

Happy Easter Weekend and Chag Sameach. love, #krishna