Life's too short to skip dessert...

If you have a sweet tooth like me and have been looking for a guilt-free, dare I say healthy dessert option-look no further than Kippy’s Ice Cream Shop on Lincoln Blvd in Venice.

This is not your regular ice cream shop, Kippy’s Ice Cream is non-dairy, organic, and gluten-free, made with a coconut cream base, local organic produce, and raw honey. She keeps it simple using nothing but the highest quality ingredients. The flavors change seasonally and depending on what is available locally, but there are a few tha that stick around all year long including two of my favorites coconut and honey, and chocolate. Occasionally they will whip up a batch of fan favorite mint chocolate chip made with fresh mint and cacao. Whatever you do always top your scoop off with her Magic Chocolate Shell…it’s ridiculous.

Kippy’s ice cream is not only delicious, but because of it’s coconut cream base also gives you a dose of healthy medium-chain fatty acids. Medium chain fatty acids balance blood sugar levels, have anti-microbial qualities which kill disease-causing bacteria, help prevent brain disorders, boost metabolism, and give you energy. Not bad.

 Kippy’s Ice Cream Shop is located at 326 Lincoln Blvd.  Venice, California  90291. If you’re in the area, most definitely stop by and enjoy some delicious ice cream with a chocolate magic shell, walnuts and bee pollen sprinkled on top!

Connecting with the Divine Feminine

Through the practice of yoga we develop a deeper awareness of the self and our place in the universe through the union of mind, body, and soul.  

As I continue on the path of self-discovery and awareness I feel more connected with myself than ever before. I see myself as a student of life, forever seeking opportunities to dive deeper.

However, when it came to lady business, up until recently, I felt confused and frustrated. In this respect, I saw my body as a labyrinth – and I was dropped into it blind-folded and with a bad case of vertigo.  That is until I discovered holistic health coach Alisa Vitti and her book WomanCode where she removes the blindfold completely, decodes the female experience on a hormonal level and deepens the connection between our mind and body.

Until diving a bit deeper, I thought there were two parts to a woman’s cycle; menstruation and…not. Vitti breaks down the female cycle into four distinct phases based on how our hormonal levels change throughout the month. Based on these phases she explains the ways we must adjust our diet, exercise routines, communication strategies, work focus, problem-solving techniques, and sex life in order to optimize and fully realize our potential.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”, a familiar quote by Hippocrates, and the underlying theme of Vitti’s work.  Much of her protocol is based on matching our food choices to the phases of our cycle in order to maintain hormonal balance. Within balance we find harmony, health, and wellness.

Every woman and every man who has any sort of personal relationship with a woman should read this book. Having both parties on the same page allows for deeper connection and understanding.

Female energy is gorgeous. It flows and illuminates, it is dynamic and sometimes chaotic. WomanCode has made my chaos a bit more organized and allowed me to fully recognize and harness the incredible power of my own unique expression of the divine feminine energy.

DIY: Organic Homemade Body Butter

I began making my own beauty products because I want to use products on my body that are organice and healthy enough that I could technically eat it. I got even more into my DIY projects after reading Alissa Vitti's book WomanCode, which emphasizes the importance of using strictly organic products to prevent infertility, PMS, low libido, and a slough of other lady issues.