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Talya Lutzker
Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner & Coach since 2003
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Making Ghee
Follow along to make your own This is a repost of one of my first step-by-step instructional blogs, I think I first wrote this blog in 2003 or 2004. I loved creating it. Even though the pictures are not professional, the process and the recipe are still...
How To Protect Yourself From Flu and the Common Cold
How to use a Neti Pot to Protect Yourself from Flu and the Common Cold Hi! I’m lucky I didn’t get the flu this year and – knock on wood – I won’t. The flu season that arrived in full force this year was surprisingly strong, and it’s still going around. I hope you are...
For the Love of CHOCOLATE!!!
Healthy Ayurvedic Chocolate Dessert Recipes Happy Valentine’s Day! While writing this, I can barely contain my excitement because I’m soooooooo passionate about this topic. Here’s the Ayurvedic low down on CHOCOLATE… In its raw form – as in raw cacao or cacao nibs –...
How to Feel Happier and Healthier by Strengthening Your Immunity
How to Feel Happier and Healthier by Strengthening Your Immunity I just got back from a divinely relaxing week of studying Yoga and Zen at Esalen. The theme of the week was “Staying True”. And I’d just been given the analogy of staying true – as in truing the wheel of...
Indian Fudge – A Love Story
An Indian Fudge Brownies Recipe You Will Fall in Love with Hello! I have a love story for you… This is me smiling. I’m smiling because this picture was… Taken on my birthday When I was at a party in India India is my most favorite place ever My friends and I had just...
The Healing Power of Soup
You could say we are not all created equal… Some of us run hot, some of us run cold or dry, and some of us spend ample amounts of time lounging in the realm of stagnation. When winter comes, nature levels the playing field by making everybody cold. Depending on...
How I Got Over the Worst Flu In Years – Naturally
Hello Friends! 2013 was one of the busiest years of my life and I ended December with one of the worst flus I've ever picked up to prove it. At first I noticed that, even though I was getting plenty of sleep, I was feeling extra tired for days on end. Then I got an...
Spanky’s Wellness Tips – Thank You, 2013!
My dog's name is Spanky. Yesterday was our 5 year anniversary of being together... I adopted him on December 30th, 2008 when he was 17 months old. This year, Spanky began downloading his incredible wisdom through me, via my Talya's Kitchen Facebook Page. I swear that...
My BIG Book Signing Party!!!
Earlier today it occurred to me that having a book signing party at an actual bookstore (especially a local bookstore I love so much - The Capitola Book Cafe) is kind of a big deal. So, I'm really excited and hope you will be able to join me for an evening of...
The Burning Man Blog
Although the great pilgrimage for Black Rock City has already begun (and it’s a journey for which I will, sadly, be missing this year), I thought it would be fun and useful to write about my most favorite foods to take on that worthwhile journey to the playa. In case...