It’s been a long weekend of backpacking and now it’s time to relax. We did 6.2 miles Saturday and finished off 3 more miles this morning. I will be doing a follow up trip blog and Neil and I are going to do a He Says, She Says blog post on gear so standby and goodnight.
Post Preview:
Five Things I Am Looking Forward To This Summer:
Five Blogs I Have Been Reading Lately (just a few I have a million in my reader and I’ll do this more regularly so don’t feel let out)**:
** I would like to note that I decided to remove my blogroll. I just feel like it isn’t 100% up to date and I hate that I might be forgetting people so I have decided to feature 5 different blogs each week. I hope you enjoy this!
Five Things I Am Loving:
Lastly, I just wanted to encourage you to read my Yoga Aid Challenge post and donate any products (gently used or new) or services to my auction to raise money for Off The Mat.
What are 5 things that you love right now? What are your favorite blogs?
Wanderlust
Wanderlust—the burgeoning festival combining the holistic experience of a yoga getaway with the swagger of a rock show—this year will be the first ever Wanderlust Vermont. This 4-day event—expanding for the first time after 4 years in Lake Tahoe, Ca—brings together the world’s best yoga instructors, musical and theatrical performers, and leading minds – all in settings of breathtaking natural beauty. You can watch a clip of the 2010 Wanderlust here.
About Off the Mat Into The World
“Off the Mat Into the World uses the power of yoga to inspire conscious, sustainable activism and ignite grassroots social change. They do this by facilitating personal empowerment through leadership trainings, fostering community collaboration, and initiating local and global service projects.
OTM helps individuals take the path of yoga “off the mat and into the world,” expanding the sphere of change outward to local and global communities. They have trained over 600 yogis, many of whom have gone on to take action in their communities. To date, the OTM community has collaborated to raise almost $2 million dollars for local and global projects in need.
Each year, OTM initiates local and international service projects and trips known as Seva Challenges. These experiences offer the chance to contribute to the well being of others while transforming your own life. In 2011, OTM will unite our efforts around the following projects:
The Global Seva Challenge Haiti
A transformational journey that builds community, provokes critical consciousness about global issues of social justice and equity, and raises significant funds to support communities in crisis. In 2011, OTM will focus on Haiti. Working in collaboration with local organizations, we will respond to critical needs, create long term solutions and empower local individuals to become sustainable and self sufficient.
Empowered Youth Initiative
Examines some of the root causes of crime, poverty, disenfranchisement, and marginalization in minority and urban youth in America. In 2011, OTM’s focus will be in the city of Los Angeles, raising funds to support local programs that work with young people in LA.
OTM sees yogis everywhere taking their yoga off the mat, into the world!” (Source)
Want to help OTM? Participate in my Yoga Aid Challenge Charity Auction and Raffle:
Yoga Aid Auction:
I’ll have an auction next Tuesday (June 21, 2011) for all of your gently used or new items or services you’d like to donate. The only requirements are that the items be vegan (no fur, leather, suede, or if it’s food animal ingredients or byproducts). If you donate the items, you will also be donating the shipping cost to send your item to the winning bidder.
100% of the proceeds will go to Off The Mat.
If you would like to participate, please send a pic of what you’d like to donate and a description to lindsay@cookingforaveganlover.com by Wednesday June 15, 2011.
In addition to the auction I am going to do a raffle for a box of goodies (to be posted soon) to enter the for the raffle all you need to do is donate $5 for one entry and $10 for three directly on my fundraising page. In the notes please put Cook.Vegan.Lover. Raffle.
I have finally stepped back into the kitchen and I am doing some real cooking again! Last night I was in the mood for something warm and creamy. I debated making a pasta with “cream” sauce and then I remembered I had coconut milk and curry leaves so I decided to make a curry pasta dish that ended up being so delicious; I can’t wait for lunch today!
Serves 4
Ingredients:
Directions:
In a large saute pan heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add in the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds and toast until they start to pop, about one to two minutes; then toss in the curry leaves and cook for one minute. Stir in the curry powder, turmeric and chili and stir to combine. Stir in the onions, chili and cabbage and saute until the vegetables start to soften and are lightly browned. Stir in the red lentils and tomatoes and then the coconut milk. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes. While the lentils are cooking cook your pasta according to the directions.
Stir the vinegar and cayenne into the lentil mixture and add salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5 more minutes or until the lentils are softened. Once the lentils are soft stir in the cooked pasta and serve!
*If you do not have curry leaves or fenugreek seeds you can omit them; the dish will not taste the same but it will still be delicious. Feel free to add an additional 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of curry powder.
Reminder: I just wanted to encourage you to read my Yoga Aid Challenge post and donate any products (gently used or new) or services to my auction to raise money for Off The Mat.
As many of you know I am attending Wanderlust Vermont on behalf of Ecorazzi from June 23-26th. As part of the festival there the Wanderlust Yoga Aid Challenge to benefit Off The Mat.
Neil and I (Team Ingalls-Fairweather) are supporting Off The Mat, Into The World’s ® (OTM) mission of empowering individuals to transform their lives and their communities through the power of yoga by participating in the Wanderlust Yoga Aid Challenge, a special yoga class.
If you sponsor my participation in this event Yoga Aid will donate 100% of the funds you provide to OTM. Please support me in my quest to make the world a better place! Visit my fundraising page here.
Yoga Aid Auction:
I’ll have an auction next Tuesday (June 21, 2011) for all of your gently used or new items or services you’d like to donate. The only requirements are that the items be vegan (no fur, leather, suede, or if it’s food animal ingredients or byproducts). If you donate the items, you will also be donating the shipping cost to send your item to the winning bidder.
100% of the proceeds will go to Off The Mat.
If you would like to participate, please send a pic of what you’d like to donate and a description to lindsay@cookingforaveganlover.com by Wednesday June 15, 2011.
In addition to the auction I am going to do a raffle for a box of goodies (to be posted soon) to enter the for the raffle all you need to do is donate $5 for one entry and $10 for three directly on my fundraising page. In the notes please put Cook.Vegan.Lover. Raffle.
Wow this has been a crazy month! I’ve been bogged down with a huge work event that has been dominating my life but now it is finally over (WAHOO!) and I can get back to normal. That being said on top of my day job I also have my health coaching job which has really been doing amazing. I have a few new clients and I have a bunch of workshops going on this summer; the first one is next week! In addition to working one-on-one with clients and doing workshops I am also working on setting up a few podcasts and other healthy living materials. I also am back at IIN doing the immersion program, which so far is wonderful. I know things are sounding crazy already but they get crazier.
I recently was contacted by a friend who writes for Ecorazzi asking if I would be interested in attending and covering Wanderlust Vermont. UMMMMM hello of course I would be! I have actually been talking about Wanderlust to my husband for months now and had been debating going so when I was approached to cover the event I jumped at the opportunity. The Hubz is going to head down to Stratton with me so he can take advantage of the hiking and he will also be attending one day of Wanderlust, my anniversary gift to him. So some of you are probably wondering what the heck is Wanderlust?
Wanderlust is a festival combining the holistic experience of a yoga getaway with the swagger of a rock show.
WHERE:
Stratton Mountain, Bondville, VT
WHEN:
June 23rd – 26th
WHO:
Talent includes regional bright lights and international stars, such as:
· Yoga instructors: John Friend, Seane Corn, Bryan Kest, Boston’s Amy Wren, New York’s Schuyler Grant, Elena Brower, Rodney Yee, Kristen Leigh & Barbara Verrochi plus dozens more
· Musical Talent: Michael Franti & Spearhead, Andrew Bird, Todd Boston, the Wailers, New York’s Krishna Das, Northampton’s Sonya Kitchell, and Brooklyn’s Sub Swara
· Theatrical Performers: Berkshire’s 1st burlesque show Gypsy Lane, Vermont’s own Bread & Puppet (one of the oldest nonprofit theatrical companies in theUS), + Vermont Vaudeville
· Art Installations: Stratton resident Hugh Joudry
· Speakers: Deepak Chopra, with the support from theOmega Institute, will lead the speakeasy series
If you are attending Wanderlust Vermont let me know!
Among all of this chaos the Hubz and I are still going strong with our running and have some really S.M.A.R.T. goals around what we would like to do and achieve. We are just finishing up C25K and we are going to then work on doing two 30 minute runs and one long run (starting at 2.5m and increasing by .5 until the race) per week until our 5k in July. Following the 5k we are planning a 10k in September and will be using the Hal Higdon training plan; if we like his we will use it to train for our half as well. In other active news the Hubz and I are gearing up to do some backpacking on the Long Trail this summer which should be a lot of fun. We had planned on doing an overnight trip this weekend but we might have to reschedule do to rain. Do you hike? Are you into backpacking?
Lastly lets talk about food. I haven’t been doing much for cooking lately due to the crazy schedule I have had. Most of our food has been pretty boring and basic like greens, beans and grains or salads, however this is all going to change soon! I have plans to start working on another e-book (probably won’t be looking for testers until August) and also working on some really great healthy recipes for the blog.
Well that is what’s going on with me- what is new and good with you?
What do you need more of right now?
