Most people are unaware that the physical postures or “Asanas” are only one of the 8 limbs of yoga. Equally as important, and particularly during these current challenging times, are the other life practice branches that sprout from the 8 limbed path of yoga, including those of non-violence towards the self and others; self care…
I usually get my K-food fix once a week, always at a Korean restaurant. But since the onset of the pandemic, I found myself stuck in this house with my own cooking, which I hate, three times a day. I can only eat so many sandwiches and and bowls of pasta. At first, I…
[Read to the end 💔] Mother’s Day has this Korean American mom reminiscing about all of the wild and crazy things my mother used to tell me over the years. You can say it was a hodgepodge of old wives tales, superstitions or just plain old common sense embellished, Korean style. Here is a compilation…
“It’s harder to explain why I can barely contain my excitement watching these scallions regrow. Maybe it’s because we are five weeks in of our quarantine and there is not much to do. Maybe it reminds me of the heartiness and resilience of the human spirit in these dark days.“ Not to brag but, check…
With so few buildings left standing during the Korean War, exasperated teachers asked my grandfather where they should hold class. He told them to teach outside. “Hold classes on riverbeds, on mountainsides — anywhere,” he said. Without books, he instructed teachers to “teach from life.” And so they did. In 1950, the Korean conflict escalated into an international war.…
You know K-Pop and K-Beauty, but do you know about K-Fitness? The good looking guys and gals at All Blanc TV are well on their way to making it a thing with their highly addictive YouTube workouts. Everyone has four minutes to spare, and All Blanc’s short intense workouts called tabatas are designed to be…