I love so many aspects of Brazil, including the weather, the people, and the deliciousness of acai! My daughter Trula and I look forward to our daily acai smoothies with white crunchy tapioca sprinkled on top almost as much as we do our other incredible adventures in Brazil.

Now that August is upon us, full-blown vacation season is here. Vacations can bring relaxation and serenity, adventure and new perspectives, and a break from the rigors of daily life. They can also bring pressures from the inevitable missed flights and inexplicable delays and lost luggage and bad food that come during a time we are trying to ditch all our mundane problems and have photo-op worthy escapes.

Actually, today’s food holiday is even more specific than that, it’s National SNEAK SOME ZUCCHINI INTO YOUR NEIGHBOR’S PORCH DAY.

A key part of eating healthily is not just choosing the right foods, but also the right time. All day and all night, our internal master timer, our circadian clock, is ticking away, keeping virtually every bodily function on track.

Owning a business is not easy and definitely not for the faint of heart. It takes a certain personality, a tremendous investment of time, a rigorous attention to every detail, no matter how seemingly small, and incredible dedication.

Summertime changes all the rules, and the whole world feels free & easy. We asked our practitioners to name their favorite things about the long days of summer.