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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
In this time of giving thanks, I want to acknowledge how nature sustains us.
Without the natural world, we could not exist.
Nature sustains us physically by gifting us food and medicine (plants and animals), heating sources, the air that we breathe, the...
I am going to keep preaching the wisdom of the seasons because when the seasons change, we need to change too! It makes a huge difference in how you feel (body mind and spirit).
Amidst all that is going on in our world, there is enough suffering. Why not at least make sure you are doing what you...
"A scarf has to be the most beautiful thing ever invented to wear! It's a winding, a continuity, an infinity! I love things that are endless, I hate them to stop. It's like order and disorder: I rather love disorder and things that move, it's a state where one gets more things done!" Sonia...
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...
Your cells are talking to you!
Can you hear them? They are letting you know they want to clear out the gunk now that Winter is over.
"Wahoo! Spring cleaning time," they shout!
You may not listen because you have grown attached to your own GUNK! You've become used to feeling sluggish, tired,...
It's been a rough winter for many of us and we’re only half way through. As we move through the winter and begin to yearn for the spring, we can look to the wisdom of
Ayurveda (Ayur=life, Veda= Wisdom) to understand how to manage the cold and dampness of late winter. In Ayurveda, Winter is...
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THAT!"
Most people don't realize how powerful they are in designing what they can be, do, and achieve. I find that if I sit down and talk with most people, they share a feeling of being stuck in some area of their lives. Limiting beliefs, negative self-talk, and...
Some of us love the winter months (you pitta predominant people know what I mean) because there is a respite from the heat and so much sunlight. Others of us are challenged this time of year (you Vata and Kapha predominant people know what I mean) because the cold and dark tend to make us...
This is the second of a two part series on constipation. If you missed the first part about WHY you get stopped up, please check out the previous BLOG.
Constipation is one of the most widespread, chronic health issues facing people in the US. Although most folks don't like to talk about it, sales...
I have received requests lately for more information about dealing with constipation. In today's blog we will dive into why constipation happens, and in part 2 I will provide easy-to-implement solutions.
Although WebMD states, "There is no right number of daily or weekly bowel movements," the...
This is the third of a three-part series on the topic of traveling, since many of us will be traveling this summer. Part one was about Food and Digestion, Part two was about Sleep and Immunity.
Traveling is challenging for the body because it usually requires lots of sitting and sometime lots of...
This is the second of a three-part series on the topic of traveling, since many of us will be traveling this summer. Part one was about Food and Digestion. Stay tuned for Part 3: Movement.
If you don't sleep well, life is simply not as much fun. Not getting adequate sleep is one of the...
Travel entails moving rapidly, via plane, train, boat, or automobile to another environment. This movement stirs up Vata (energies of Air and Ether elements). Even though it is Pitta (Fire element) season, if we are traveling we need to focus not only on balancing Pitta, but also on balancing...
