New year, new mantra & giveaway
Resolutions are tricky. They can take the shape of an army of ‘shoulds’ with pointy viscous teeth and funny artillery rather than actual manifestations of change. So, this year, let’s make New Year’s mantras. Something you can repeat in quiet moments or repeat to create a desperately needed quiet moment for yourself throughout the year.
I’m no expert on mantras, but I’ve had a few in my day. Keep it short, something that can be said in a simple exhale. It doesn’t have to be a sentence; it can even be a few words you want to focus on. Present tense is always good for manifesting, e.g. “I am” vs. “I will”. Other than those general guidelines, there are no rules. Your mantra is your very own.
Speaking of manifesting, I’ve recently ventured into the wild world of fermentation with projects like culturing my own yogurt (and then straining it, and using the whey for other things), lacto-fermentation (both with and without whey) and even an apple scrap vinegar adventure. I’m hooked and so are my pals back in Brooklyn who have mastered the fine art of kombucha, a fermented tea beverage.
As a special New Year’s alterna-resolution kind of thing, Kombucha Brooklyn has offered up to one lucky reader a home brew kit, a very real and easy way to grow and integrate live-cultured beverages into your existing life. No ‘shoulds’ or ‘I really need to learns’ necessary.
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Here’s the info listed on their website about the kit:
KBBK Kombucha Home Brew Kit is an easy, fun and cost-effective kit for making your very own kombucha at home! Everything you need to make your own delicious and healthful kombucha is inside. From instructions to ingredients to a jar to to brew it in, it’s all there. And the special bonus : access to the Kombuchman himself to answer all your brewing questions and guide you on your quest for the perfect ‘buch! Check out our video to see how easy it is.
Included in each Home Brew Kit are the following tried and true components:
- USDA Certified 1 Gallon glass jar
- 100% Organic cotton cover
- Rubber band
- 1 Brew’s worth of KBBK’s hand-selected blend of fair trade, organic teas
- 1 Brew’s worth of organic, fair trade cane sugar
- 1 Temperature Indicator Strip
- Very detailed instructions
- KBBK’s pristinely propagated Scoby (culture) with liquid starter
To enter: leave a comment below with your New Year mantra by Thursday, January 12 at midnight EST for a chance to win the brew kit. Since my pals in Brooklyn are a small biz and this is a relatively heavy kit, they’re unable to ship to anywhere besides the US. I wish I could offer to front shipping to anywhere, but at the moment I’m a super-small biz, too and can’t really swing it. I do hope my international readership will still share a mantra, though! (p.s. if you don’t enter your email address in the box on the comment form where it asks for it, I won’t be able to contact you and you won’t win.) Winner will be selected by random.org, but everyone who enters will receive a 20% off coupon code good for goods in their online shop!
I can’t very well ask you to share a personal mantra without also sharing mine, so here it is, a few words from a Rilke poem translation that have sat within me for some time:
Kate
Congrats to #63, Karina from Montana!
Good vibes, happy mantra’ing all. Enjoy your new year.
Fermentation, Giveaways, Inspiration
Reader Comments (73)
Even if you could ship it internationally, they wouldn't be able to ship the scoby across the border (I think). Anyways, it is a great kit and got me hooked on the homebrewed 'buch!
My mantra is "All is well."
Peace for all!
k-ommmmmm-bucha!
Mantra: Pay off debts this year.
New Years mantra: "Before you speak, ask yourself... Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? Does it improve on the silence?
Learn what you love and love what you learn
I have two: my life mantra which is "mindful consumption" in every sense of the word consumption...eat, buy, use, wear, watch, read, listen to, etc. And this year, I've also added the mantra "more yoga" because yoga rocks my world!!
2012 = a year of giving thanks .... yes, i did just finish reading "1000 gifts" by ann voscamp.
My mantra for 2012 is to be happy and to appreciate and enjoy my family as much as possible!!!
Take a deep breath, and think about it!
My mantra- be the change you wish to see in the world....
Every day, every minute, I am trying to live by and fully understand those words and in my own small way trying to make a difference.
Email- rosalielynd@hotmail.com
"Go with my Gut" Including healing it with some homemade Kombucha!
Appreciate-Give thanks-Apologize-Do better!
My biggest goal is to start meditating at least 4 times a week, and finish the year by making it an every day event.
My mantra is to continue making as much from scratch as possible and to eliminate over processed foods from our lives!
I BELIEVE IN ME!
Mine goes along the lines of "Baby steps are OK, as long as they're in the right direction." Trying to get healthier in more ways than one!
My 2012 mantra: embrace frugality. Last year sucked, as I was hospitalized, have thousands in med bills, hubby lost his job in July, and we consolidated our debt. We are making some headway getting caught up on things, but I need to waste less, gt rid of things, and make responsible and thrifty purchases when really needed.
Be Your Own Light at the End of the Tunnel. Don't wait for things to happen to you; find your passion, recruit help and make it happen yourself!
Whole foods only. No taking the easy way out.
Renewal and peace in the new year!
Wag More, Bark Less
I am at a pivotal point in my life as I approach 55 years of age...I set the intention to surrender to the moment and Be the Light I wish to see in the world~
an emphasis on improving my physical well being is taking the front row in 2012
2012 is the year to be outside more: sports, running, fishing, biking, hiking with my family. Best of luck to all in 2012!