Conscious Living

We're off to the rolling hills of Umbria, Italy for some off-the-grid, simple luxury at an ancient monastery turned hotel for solo travelers. Rome's bohemian Monti neighborhood offers up some world class gelato with a raw vegan twist! Then, we're back stateside for a peak at designer Rose Mae's sustainable swimwear. Lastly, dig into Michael's delicious summer chili recipe.

We'll show you easy ways to bring solar energy into your home without breaking the bank, and how to revamp your medicine cabinet with cruelty-free personal care products. We're are off to California to visit the oldest Zen Monastery in the U.S. for a little meditation and some hot springs healing, and venture with us into Shenandoah Valley's deep woods to enjoy our favorite vegan camping recipes.

We're living up the last days of summer! We travel to California's central coast for a foodie adventure in Cambria, visit a factory in Chicago for a first hand look at artisan shoe making, then try our hand at paragliding in the adventure seeker capital of Europe, Interlaken, Switzerland. Finally, we're back to the studio for a vegan meat taste test!

Headed back to school, for real. Get ready for a day of learning with a delicious raw granola recipe from Michael, visit a public school in Chicago that is breaking the mold creating future leaders, and take a lesson on nutrition from Dr. T. Colin Campbell of Cornell University, author of The China Study. Recess will be held in Southern California's hippie paradise, the Ojai Valley.

In honor of breast health awareness month, we visit one of the top breast surgeons in the world to learn how she's revolutionizing a cure. Then, we're off to the Windy City for some ethical fall fashion shopping and a visit to Chicago's iconic yoga studio, Yogaview. Three incredible women donate their hair to cancer patients and receive an eco-friendly makeover!

Celebrate Earth Month with eco-friendly inspiration from across the globe! We start with the best vegan pizza in LA, then head to Italy where a carbon-neutral textile maker sets the bar for manufacturers worldwide. Learn easy ways to vote for the planet with your money, and how to make your own fizzy, gut-healthy kombucha!

Explore the Zen of Northern California with an ancient tea ritual in the heart of SF and a visit to Marin County's Green Gulch Farms and Zen Center, then it's off to Soho for a sustainable spring fashion sneak peak + some hot tips on fashionable specs! Michael's inner Irishman makes potato leek soup to end the day.

Today we celebrate love with a vegan chocolate bar from one of the rising stars in chocolate, a heart-opening yoga retreat, and the ancient ritual surrounding Hawaiian Leis. Two Bunch Palms Resort inspires romance and relaxation, and Vegan Man brings it all home with a banana chocolate mousse pie.

In the spirit of new beginnings, we learn some mindful parenting tips on returning to work post baby, which essential oils can help stave off spring allergies, and Vegan Man's favorite taco recipe with a spicy twist! Lastly, we visit Rancho La Puerta for an authentic Mexican fiesta.

Kick off the new year with a healthy detox and some eco-friendly snowboarding! Wellness Pioneer Karyn Calabrese shows us her 30 day raw food detox, Vegan Man makes a delicious detox juice, and Howard Jacobson, Ph.D., coauthor of Proteinaholics, debunks common myths about plant-based diets. To top it all off, we visit one of the world's most sustainable mountain resorts in Park City, Utah!

Get prepped for a healthy, happy Thanksgiving! An organic farmer in Cambria, CA, shows us the importance of community supported agriculture. We receive some serious underwater healing on a relaxing visit to the Kalani Eco Retreat in Hawaii. Then, it's off to NYC to primp for the holidays with a toxin free hair relaxer. Finally, Vegan Man shares his legendary gluten-free pumpkin pie!

Keep calm and holiday on! We're shopping NYC with cruelty free handbag designer Gunas, then hitting the slopes at CA's most sustainable resort, Mammoth Mountain. The beautiful mediation gardens at Self Realization Fellowship bring us back to center, while a cosmic therapist helps Michael combat the loss of a parent. Michael brings on the comfort food with an irresistible mac & cheese.

We're on location from the best yoga and music festival of the year, Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree. We visit the island of Bali for a transformational, sacred dance retreat teaching women how to tap into their innate power. Then we learn how humanity can step into a more loving, peaceful and creatively beautiful future. Finally, we experience power of sound to interrupt sickness and shatter disease.