Yoga Journal USA - July-August 2017

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august 2017

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take OM HOME

1. Make food scraps the star Rather than
   tossing the parts of produce you don’t usually
   eat, put them to use in your favorite seasonal
   recipes, says Tiffany Swan, the executive chef at
   Squaw Valley–Alpine Meadows. “Use carrot
   tops instead of basil in your go-to pesto recipe,
   and watermelon rinds instead of cucumber in
   gazpacho,” she says. And here’s how to get the
   most out of summer corn: Place four bare cobs
   in a pot with 1-cup heavy cream and let sit at
   room temp for 2 hours. Remove the cobs; add
   2 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt to the cream,
   and beat with a hand mixer until medium-size
   peaks form. “The cobs release milky starches
   along with the sweet taste of summery corn
   to create a uniquely flavored and lower-sugar
   whipped cream,” says Swan.


2. Use nature’s medicine Spending time
   outside means greater odds of bites, stings,
   and scrapes. Luckily, there’s an herb for that:
   plantain (Plantago major). It’s naturally
   antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and its
   crushed leaves can be applied directly to the
   skin for immediate relief from all kinds of
   irritations, says herbalist Shea Smith, director
   of the herb shop HAALo in nearby Nevada City,
   California. “Plantain grows like a weed across
   the country,” says Smith. “You can also buy the
   dried herb online and mix it with a little warm
   water to make a skin-soothing paste.”


3. Take a mindful hike Leave your need to
   achieve behind the next time you hit a trail,
   says yoga teacher Shari Beard, who leads hikes
   at the Wanderlust Festival. “One of my favorite
   mantras for hiking is, ‘Nowhere to go, nothing
   to do, no one to be,’” she says. Use this as a
   walking meditation wherever you are as a way
   to calm your mind. “This mantra really helps
   you feel the spaciousness of meandering
   without a goal—even if just for a few
   moments,” says Beard.

Squaw Valley Ski Resort—high above Lake Tahoe in

California’s Sierra Nevada mountains—is Wanderlust

country: Home to the Festival’s 2009 debut, it’s

a perfect stomping ground to recalibrate your inner

compass. Use these tips from area locals to make

the most of summer’s bounty. By Elizabeth Marglin

MATT PALMER

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