Was craving this tortilla soup from a place I used to frequent as a kid. Found a way to veganize it, and it did not disappoint! 🍲

I’m grateful for my husband, my family, and the interwebs as a gathering place (like this space - thanks Marcus!). I appreciate how deep my relationships are, how free I am to be my self, and how connection is available to us at any moment.

Insight Timer has been a vital tool for me for the last four years. I started using it in the throes of depression & anxiety, and can confidently say the access to hundreds of thousands of meditations helped me out of a really dark place.Something about having another human’s voice guide me into a healthier state of mind helped me feel less alone and more supported, even if they’ll never know me in real life. I love that you can choose the topic / length / teacher/ language, and there’s something for everyone. I try to do 20 minutes first thing in the morning and right before bed 🧘🏼‍♀️ Nature walks or even doing the dishes sans music or conversation can be quite meditative for me as well. I feel more connected to my Self and others, and can definitely notice when I’ve skipped a few too many days.

I require 8 hours of sleep if I need to interact with other humans. Dark room. Fan / white noise. Cold. Otherwise it’s not deep enough. Personally, I love turning on an Insight Timer meditation while I’m laying in bed and, often times, I fall asleep to it.