Monday, November 22, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Derek Beres introducing Anita GOA tv
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Let's GOA shoot with Jill Miller & Janet Stone
i had such a fun time on the Let's GOA shoot today with two amazing yoginis, Jill Miller and Janet Stone. we captured amazing footage of them talking (separately) about what yoga is to them, their practice, philosophy on life, food and much much more.
so far i've interviewed 5 teachers and i'm loving the opportunity they are giving me to talk with them about their experiences of yoga, being a teacher as well as a yoga practitioner. i am so inspired and so motivated to continue this work of spreading the love of yoga, fitness and life. there is so much to capture!
you'll see the full interview of the two J's (janet and jill) for may and june, with a few teasers in-between :-)
a funny thing happened. as we were wrapping up with Janet, Jill walks in and it turns out that they knew each other just from being famous yoga teachers and facebook friends. they got to meet each other in person at a Let's GOA shoot! not a Yoga Journal conference, a Let's GOA shoot!
I LOVE IT.
www.yogatuneup.com
www.janetstoneyoga.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
First out: Let's GOA with Elena Brower
CHECK OUT MY FIRST INTERVIEW IN THE LET'S GOA SERIES on YouTUBE !
Please tell all your friends about the show, leave a comment and also become a subscriber!
i hope you enjoy these 10 minutes of pure inspiration with Elena Brower :-)
www.youtube.com/anitagoatv
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
a yummy vegetarian meal
this is such a tasty and nourishing meal. i made it the other day. the recipes require indian spices, but once you have them in your house you can make a lot of different indian dishes.
i hope you enjoy this meal as much as i did.
bon appetite!
QUICK & EASY RED MASOOR DAL
(serves 3-4, i always double and freeze the rest)
1 cup dried red lentils (no need to be soaked)
3 cups water
1 tsp salt
A pinch of hing (optional)
3 slices ginger
1 fresh green chili, slit at end
1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
1 tsp tomato puree (optional, i leave it out)
1/2 cup onions, minced
1/4 tsp turmeric
juice of 1/2 a lemon (i leave this out as well)
1/2 tsp gur (or maple syrup) (optional, i leave it out)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (for garnish)
in a large pot, combine all ingredients except turmeric, lemon juice, gur, and cilantro.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer. Skim off the froth with a slotted spoon.
Add turmeric, stir, and cook until done, about 20 minutes. You may add more water if
dal seems too dry. Add lemon and gur (if using), and stir to dissolve. Garnish with cilantro.
[recipe: The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amrita Sondhi]
SOFT & SPICY EGGPLANT CURRY
(serves 4-6)
1 tbsp olive oil or canola oil
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
1 tsp salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
1/8 tsp hing (optional)
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
6 cups eggplant, cubed
1 1/2 cups fresh green peas (frozen are fine!)
3/4 cup water
1 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped (for garnish)
In a large pot on medium-high, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cover with lid, and let pop for 30 seconds. Add onions, salt, turmeric, cayenne, and hing and saute until onions are golden, about 4-5 minutes. Add tomatoes and eggplant, mix well, cover with lid and cook for 10 minutes. Add the peas and water and cook for another 5 minutes (until the eggplant is nice and soft). Check for seasoning. Garnish with cilantro.
Variation: add 1 cup potatoes, cubed and 1/2 cup water along with tomatoes and eggplant.
[cookbook: also The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amrita Sondhi]
serve with basmati rice!
i have an amazing tamarind rice recipe that i will post a bit later.
i hope you enjoy this meal as much as i did.
bon appetite!
QUICK & EASY RED MASOOR DAL
(serves 3-4, i always double and freeze the rest)
1 cup dried red lentils (no need to be soaked)
3 cups water
1 tsp salt
A pinch of hing (optional)
3 slices ginger
1 fresh green chili, slit at end
1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
1 tsp tomato puree (optional, i leave it out)
1/2 cup onions, minced
1/4 tsp turmeric
juice of 1/2 a lemon (i leave this out as well)
1/2 tsp gur (or maple syrup) (optional, i leave it out)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (for garnish)
in a large pot, combine all ingredients except turmeric, lemon juice, gur, and cilantro.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer. Skim off the froth with a slotted spoon.
Add turmeric, stir, and cook until done, about 20 minutes. You may add more water if
dal seems too dry. Add lemon and gur (if using), and stir to dissolve. Garnish with cilantro.
[recipe: The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amrita Sondhi]
SOFT & SPICY EGGPLANT CURRY
(serves 4-6)
1 tbsp olive oil or canola oil
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
1 tsp salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
1/8 tsp hing (optional)
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
6 cups eggplant, cubed
1 1/2 cups fresh green peas (frozen are fine!)
3/4 cup water
1 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped (for garnish)
In a large pot on medium-high, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cover with lid, and let pop for 30 seconds. Add onions, salt, turmeric, cayenne, and hing and saute until onions are golden, about 4-5 minutes. Add tomatoes and eggplant, mix well, cover with lid and cook for 10 minutes. Add the peas and water and cook for another 5 minutes (until the eggplant is nice and soft). Check for seasoning. Garnish with cilantro.
Variation: add 1 cup potatoes, cubed and 1/2 cup water along with tomatoes and eggplant.
[cookbook: also The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amrita Sondhi]
serve with basmati rice!
i have an amazing tamarind rice recipe that i will post a bit later.
Monday, March 1, 2010
a little update
1. we had a lot of snow falling a couple of weeks ago. here in America they call it a snow storm, in Norway where i grew up it's just a lot of snow falling. quite normal :-)
my son, Lars, loved it. he could spend hours in the snow, too bad my adult brain didn't think it was as fun (you've been in the snow all day, it's cold, it's dark, you're going to get wet bla bla bla). well, my excuses did not persuade him. Lars is quite the persistent guy and insisted on going out at 7pm at night to fully take advantage of the snow.
before we went out he grabbed my mala (beads) and put it around his neck outside his jacket.
what a fashion statement!
after running around in the snow, fascinated by his own footsteps(!), he sat down in Malasana (low indian squat) to just enjoy the moment. he is my little Guru and such a blend of east (indian) and west (norwegian/american). i love it!
2. i have been working very hard on my documentary interview project called Let's GOA, that will air on YouTube.
we finished filming two new yoga teachers and i'm so proud and excited about it. Elena Brower, an Anusara teacher and founder/co-owner of ViraYoga in SoHo will be airing on Anita Goa TV in 1-2 weeks. Derek Beres, a yoga teacher, DJ and writer will air mid/end of April.
the Twee interview will most probably NOT air since i'm not that happy with the outcome of the filming. NO fault of Twee, it was all my fault. But i can tell you that i learned sooo much from that first try. it got me off the ground and into this project that i wanted to do for such a long time, and strengthened areas of me that needed a "shape up."
as sad as it is that i will not feature Twee at this point, i have taken the experiences from that shoot with me for ever and ever :-)
please sign up as a subscriber to Anita Goa TV (www.youtube.com/anitagoatv). if you go to the channel you can see Elena introducing Anita Goa TV :-)
Find your own flow, and flow with it.
Life is too short to not be in the flow!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
lentil soup
it's been an extremely cold winter in New York and all i've wanted are warm soups to nourish my body and soul. i LOVE this lentil soup from Martha Stewart's cook book Everyday Food. it is so tasty, easy to make and i usually triple the recipe, put the rest in the freezer so i have soup for a long time. yummy.
hope you enjoy this as much as i do.
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/lentil-soup
Friday, January 29, 2010
the dream became a reality
january 16th & 17th
it was new moon, and a solar eclipse and Twee Merrigan was in town. i did it! Twee gave me my first opportunity to jump into the fire and start the interviews i've been dreaming of doing now for some time. it could not have been a better time to start a project and boy does it feel good to have started this journey.
the interview will post on AnitaGoaTV on YouTube in February. i will let you know when it will "air" :-)
here we are after Twee's 'Rock on Hanuman' class at Sonic Yoga.
Monday, January 11, 2010
the dream is becoming reality
i have had a dream of interviewing yoga teachers and fitness instructors that i admire, for a very long time.
it looks like my dream is becoming a reality. if all goes after plan this coming week-end i will be thrown into the fire! i am interviewing my first subject. yes! i am really excited.
i am creating AnitaGoaTV on YouTube where i will interview yoga instructors, fitness instructors from all kinds of fields and share information and knowledge that will help you stay motivated in your yoga and fitness routine(s).
i will also post my own videos of exercises, yoga postures to help inspire you.
my intuition has been telling me to do this for a very long time. i think of the intuition as the voice that never argues, plus it's a voice that is very soft but to the point. well, this voice has been very clear to me for a long time, but for the last 2 months it's been screaming at me to GET GOING.
anita: but i'm scared ...
intuition: don't worry about it. get going. you will learn.
anita: ok, i know. i have to. i will ...
so i wrote a few e-mails and spoke with a few teachers and voila! i now have 5 subjects to start off with.
i feel we live in a world now where we don't have to ask for permission to do what we want, the way we might have had to before. the internet has changed the landscape ... if you have a computer, a camcorder, an idea; put it up on YouTube or on a blog. it's fantastic.
my husband reminded me: you have the best equipment, now get going! and i heard Dr. Phil once say: a dream has an expiration date!
looks like the expiration date is here. i have the idea and all of the ingredients to make it happen. so now i will :-)
when i got more i will blog about it.
what dream is expiring for you?
it looks like my dream is becoming a reality. if all goes after plan this coming week-end i will be thrown into the fire! i am interviewing my first subject. yes! i am really excited.
i am creating AnitaGoaTV on YouTube where i will interview yoga instructors, fitness instructors from all kinds of fields and share information and knowledge that will help you stay motivated in your yoga and fitness routine(s).
i will also post my own videos of exercises, yoga postures to help inspire you.
my intuition has been telling me to do this for a very long time. i think of the intuition as the voice that never argues, plus it's a voice that is very soft but to the point. well, this voice has been very clear to me for a long time, but for the last 2 months it's been screaming at me to GET GOING.
anita: but i'm scared ...
intuition: don't worry about it. get going. you will learn.
anita: ok, i know. i have to. i will ...
so i wrote a few e-mails and spoke with a few teachers and voila! i now have 5 subjects to start off with.
i feel we live in a world now where we don't have to ask for permission to do what we want, the way we might have had to before. the internet has changed the landscape ... if you have a computer, a camcorder, an idea; put it up on YouTube or on a blog. it's fantastic.
my husband reminded me: you have the best equipment, now get going! and i heard Dr. Phil once say: a dream has an expiration date!
looks like the expiration date is here. i have the idea and all of the ingredients to make it happen. so now i will :-)
when i got more i will blog about it.
what dream is expiring for you?
Sunday, January 10, 2010
16 years ago ...
... today i arrived in New York City (NYC).
wow, how time flies.
i remember the day so clearly. i came with 2 suitcases, $700 in American Express Traveller's checks (that's what you did those days)! a lot of belief in myself and my dream(s).
since then i have not stopped believing in myself or my dreams. it surely hasn't been easy, but i have been lucky and i have busted my ass and put in 100% of effort (for the most part) on a daily basis toward my goals and dream(s). i have met amazing people and gotten constant work and am where i am today because of all of this. nothing was handed to me.
so every year on January 10th i pause and reflect back at the day i arrived here. i am proud of myself and i am grateful to every person along the journey who has contributed to my growth and success.
on this day i feel so blessed.
wow, how time flies.
i remember the day so clearly. i came with 2 suitcases, $700 in American Express Traveller's checks (that's what you did those days)! a lot of belief in myself and my dream(s).
since then i have not stopped believing in myself or my dreams. it surely hasn't been easy, but i have been lucky and i have busted my ass and put in 100% of effort (for the most part) on a daily basis toward my goals and dream(s). i have met amazing people and gotten constant work and am where i am today because of all of this. nothing was handed to me.
so every year on January 10th i pause and reflect back at the day i arrived here. i am proud of myself and i am grateful to every person along the journey who has contributed to my growth and success.
on this day i feel so blessed.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
our deepest fear
in reaching goals and wanting to do something, it's often the fear of being amazing that stops us from even trying.
fear can set you free, or fear can freeze you.
practicing yoga on a daily basis is a wonderful way of facing fear(s).
if that headstand (or any other pose) was scary at first, over time it becomes less scary because we are training ourselves to breathe, relax and trust ourselves as we continue on, even in the midst of the fear.
the key is to be aware of the fear and not let it stop you. take it easy.
SLOW and STEADY always wins the race.
hope the clip inspires you !
fear can set you free, or fear can freeze you.
practicing yoga on a daily basis is a wonderful way of facing fear(s).
if that headstand (or any other pose) was scary at first, over time it becomes less scary because we are training ourselves to breathe, relax and trust ourselves as we continue on, even in the midst of the fear.
the key is to be aware of the fear and not let it stop you. take it easy.
SLOW and STEADY always wins the race.
hope the clip inspires you !
Saturday, January 2, 2010
2010 is here
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
i had a wonderful christmas and an even better new year celebration. i ended 2009 and began 2010 practicing yoga and getting my asana kicked by Vinnie Marino, a teacher from LA visiting NYC. [i have written about him on this blog before, check practice link].
his classes are really really challenging, but really really good.
attending another teacher's class is always important, for so many reasons. first and foremost because i'm not in control i get worked in areas i normally might not focus on myself and that is always enlightening.
i don't start off this year with a bunch of new year's resolutions. i honestly don't believe they work. i do, however, start off this year with the mantra: YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY!
so if there is something i want to accomplish this year i have to do something every day that moves me toward that goal.
all the successful people i encounter don't set goals or new year's resolutions. they know what they want, they know they are capable, and they go for it. they all say the same:
it's discipline on a daily basis. you can't just sit and talk about doing something. you have to actually do it.
that is YOGA. on the mat and off the mat.
you can't wish that handstand is going to happen. you have to on a daily basis step on the mat and practice that handstand. over and over again. consistent work, patience, focus and compassion. at times it's scary, boring, amazing, balanced, completely off and everything under the sun. but that is the practice.
FIND YOUR OWN FLOW AND FLOW WITH IT. it will happen, at least SOMETHING will come out of SOMETHING. nothing comes out of nothing. every day we make that choice.
2010 will be here for one whole year, but don't wait for tomorrow, or for monday to get started. start today and use every day to be what you do every day.
may you, and everyone around you be happy and prosperous.
be amazing,
a :-)
i had a wonderful christmas and an even better new year celebration. i ended 2009 and began 2010 practicing yoga and getting my asana kicked by Vinnie Marino, a teacher from LA visiting NYC. [i have written about him on this blog before, check practice link].
his classes are really really challenging, but really really good.
attending another teacher's class is always important, for so many reasons. first and foremost because i'm not in control i get worked in areas i normally might not focus on myself and that is always enlightening.
i don't start off this year with a bunch of new year's resolutions. i honestly don't believe they work. i do, however, start off this year with the mantra: YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY!
so if there is something i want to accomplish this year i have to do something every day that moves me toward that goal.
all the successful people i encounter don't set goals or new year's resolutions. they know what they want, they know they are capable, and they go for it. they all say the same:
it's discipline on a daily basis. you can't just sit and talk about doing something. you have to actually do it.
that is YOGA. on the mat and off the mat.
you can't wish that handstand is going to happen. you have to on a daily basis step on the mat and practice that handstand. over and over again. consistent work, patience, focus and compassion. at times it's scary, boring, amazing, balanced, completely off and everything under the sun. but that is the practice.
FIND YOUR OWN FLOW AND FLOW WITH IT. it will happen, at least SOMETHING will come out of SOMETHING. nothing comes out of nothing. every day we make that choice.
2010 will be here for one whole year, but don't wait for tomorrow, or for monday to get started. start today and use every day to be what you do every day.
may you, and everyone around you be happy and prosperous.
be amazing,
a :-)
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