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Sometimes we need to feel invited.
Now that it's Autumn (Happy Equinox, this past Thursday!), we all need to be more aware of the effects of the changing seasons, moving from Pitta to Vata predominance in the environment.
One of the aspects of Vata is feeling separate, alone, and...
Summer is almost here and travel is becoming more widespread.
Travel can be super fun and inspiring AND it can knock you off kilter with digestion, sleep, and energy because it elevates Vata (the energy comprised of air and space).
There are many simple things we can do to alleviate some of the...
"Sorry, there's no magic bullet. You gotta eat healthy and live healthy to be healthy and look healthy. End of story."
― Morgan Spurlock, "Don't Eat This Book"
As we round the bend into late winter (depending on where you live in the Northern Hemisphere) this is a great time to pay...
Do you have an herbal ally for the Winter?
An herbal ally is an herb you can turn to that will help you maintain or regain health. One of the best herbal allies for the Winter is Tulsi, or Holy Basil.
Grown in the summer, Tulsi can be dried and used all Winter long to support the...
You read that correctly: Please DO NOT Detox in January!
Even though popular culture is trying to push post-holiday juice cleanses, raw food detoxes, and fasting, please don't fall into the trap of believing that is the best way to feel better and support your health this time of year.
When...
Does the holiday season feel like a challenging time to make healthy food choices? While it's true that there is often more focus on sugar and alcohol, (and less on vegetables, being outside, and moving our bodies), the holidays don't have to be such an inner battle.
I have some...
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...
