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2023 is here! How did you choose to ring in the New Year?
The beginning of a year is a great opportunity to invite in a new perspective in by shifting your habits!
While I am not a big proponent of New Year's Resolutions (or staying up until midnight, lol) as a way to usher...
Do you worry about dealing with health issues because your parents and/or grandparents have dealt with them? You may have genetic predispositions for a specific ailment, but that doesn't mean it's your fate.
Welcome to the awesome world of what modern science calls epigenetics, which...
Each season carries with it distinct qualities. These qualities show up as descriptive words like Autumn is cool, Summer is hot, Spring is wet.
GUNA is the Sanskrit word for "quality."
As we move into Vata season of Autumn, we will experience more of the qualities, or gunas, of Vata: cold, dry,...
Are you feeling gassy, bloated, or acidic?
As we draw toward the end of summer, digestive strength is weaker and you may find that you are experiencing new digestive issues.
We all know what gassy feels like (hard to suppress the upward or downward flow of air in the system. Bloated...
In the past, I have struggled immensely with anxiety, sometimes with depression, and even had a couple of panic attacks when I was in college.
I was medicated for anxiety for a short time in my mid 30's which caused all sorts of other health issues for me.
This is all to say that anxiety and...
Mother Nature doesn't repress her natural urges, and neither should you!!
Seriously! One of the teachings in Ayurveda is that repression of natural urges like sneezing, burping, farting, elimination (pee, poo, or vomit), sleep, or movement creates imbalance in the body that leads to dis-ease....
Gunas to the rescue!
Say what????
Many people struggle with this sudden change in the time; it's like waking up in a new time zone.
To help, let's turn to a little wisdom from Ayurveda: The GUNAS
Guna translates as a quality. Ayurveda has 20 Gunas, or 10 pairs of opposite qualities. They...
Look around you! Do you notice?
We are being invited into a paradigm shift that impacts how we relate to each other, and ourselves.
Awareness of our potential is awakening amidst the chaos and pain. We all have a choice of how we are going to interpret our changing world.
We can feel...
“The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider.” - Jane Hirshfield
Can you feel the crisp tinge of the coming cold in the air? Are leaves crunching as you walk through the woods? Are you grabbing a sweater to put on in the...
"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine." - Dwight L. Moody
We have explored managing Pitta Imbalance with food. As a review, Pitta Dosha is comprised mainly of...
“Just being surrounded by bountiful nature rejuvenates and inspires us.“ – EO Wilson (Theory of Biophilia)
I spent the last 3 days backpacking with my bonus-daughter, Juniper.
I am pausing my pitta imbalance series to bring you encouragement to get outside because I so needed...
“Of all the fires, love is the only inexhaustible one.” —Pablo Neruda
What are you in love with these days? Love brings peace and ease into our lives which can be a great antidote to the intensity of Summertime.
I have been loving sharing so much about Ayurveda and Mindset...
Chilling out to soothe the soul, is highly recommended this time of year.
The fire element is predominant in our environment. Are you feeling the heat?
Have you ever wished you had a way to cool from the inside out?
Yogic wisdom can grant your wish!
Check out this link to learn a yogic...
Are you feeling a shift in your food cravings lately? Perhaps your usual standby foods are feeling too heavy, salty, or spicy.
If you want to feel more excited by your summer plate, may I suggest some alternatives to what you are eating, balancing the heat and allowing your body to cool...
We are shifting into longer days than nights starting NOW! This is a brief time of equal balance of night and day, dark and light. How do you balance these opposites within yourself?
Ayurveda is based on 10 pairs of opposites, called Gunas or qualities, that help us create balance. The awesome...
