Category: Music

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

 

 

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 

Using Imagination To Change Negative To Positive – krsna  

First thing when you wake, imagine yourself tremendously content. 

Step out of bed with positive intentions in a happy mood – radiant, bubbling, expectant as if something divinely perfect, of infinite value, is going to happen today! 

Carry out the day with an attitude of gratitude in a positive mood, with the feeling that this day is not going to be an ordinary day – that something exceptional, extraordinary, is waiting for you; something is close by.  We can feel it! Try and remember it again and again for the entire day. Within eight days you will see that your whole pattern, style, walk, and  vibration, has changed. 

love, #krishna 

Twin Flame Runner Eventually Returns 

Our Twin Flames, are known to be our vibrational match in this world. We unite with our Twin Flame to experience soulful transformation and the fulfillment of our pure potentials this lifetime.  

However, connecting with our Twin Flame is an intense, overwhelming and sometimes excruciating experience. This is because it triggers and pulls up old fears, wounds and ego blockages. As a result, every Twin Flame relationship eventually experiences what we refer to as the “runner and chaser” dynamic. This period of life is both complex and extremely distressing for both partners who, deep down, simply desire Union. 

Eventually as individual healing takes place, the Twin who is known for “running” finds that it is time to return to their Twin Flame for a reunion. The message now is to surrender to the love and light that is within us. It is a call to allow the love between you and your Twin Flame to flow freely, and to fully align with the divine plan. 

Surrender empowers us to get closer to our True nature, which is that of our eternal soul, it is the final step before fully understanding and knowing ourselves. Our twin flame is the one who by just being themselves calls us to return to the Divine. 

love, #krishna