Soothing Summer Sips: Alcohol-Free Drinks to Wind Down on Warm Nights
/
As the summer heat picks up, winding down in the evenings with a cool, refreshing drink really sets the mood, doesn't it?
Read More
Ayurvedic Tips for Spring
/It’s hard to imagine, as I write this while watching big flakes of snow fall in yet another winter storm, that spring is just around the corner. As the days grow longer and the sun begins to warm the earth, we feel the energies of earth, and our own energies, shift…..
Read MoreThe Six Tastes of Ayurveda
/
In Ayurveda, we use the subtle qualities of foods to bring balance to our bodies and to our minds and energies. If we eat in balance with the seasons and our personal constitutions, or doshas, our bodies will have the ability to digest and assimilate the foods we eat, and we will receive all of the necessary vitamins and minerals from food. Our systems will be able to efficiently eliminate the waste products. When our systems are balanced, we will not crave unhealthy foods or have the urge to overeat.
Read MoreThe Pancha Kośas: Five Sheaths of the Human Organism
/
In Western thinking, we recognize that each human being has a body, a mind, and a spirit. In yoga philosophy, the belief is that each human being consists of five (Sanskrit: pancha), rather than three, layers (Sanskrit: koshas)….
Read MoreAyurvedic Summer Tips
/Seasonal Ayurvedic practices focus on balancing by pacifying the dominant dosha and encouraging the others. The summer season is associated with pitta dosha. Pitta dosha, containing elements of fire and water, is known as the transformation dosha.
Read MoreThe Flurry of Fall
/As summer turns to fall in our midwestern clime, we observe the earth and plant life beginning to dry. We may feel this same sense of dryness or brittleness in our physical bodies or our emotional states. The near-constant motion of the autumn breezes and the sense of change permeating the air may manifest in our energies as feelings of anxiety or restlessness.
Read MoreThe Doshas: Simple Guides (Really) Towards a Healthier, Balanced Life
/Simple Steps (Really) for a Healthier, Balanced Life
Earth – Air – Fire – Water – Space
These are the five elements that, according to the science of Ayurveda, combine to form all of creation. Everything we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell as well as every living being is formed from some combination of these five elements….
Read MoreCome to Your Senses
/
Much as we take in food, water, and oxygen, we also take in sights, sounds, and other sensory information as well as subtle energies and impressions from our environment. Our senses “feed” our minds and spirits, much like food feeds our bodies. If we are to truly cleanse, we must bring attention to what we feed our minds and spirits.
Read MoreAyurvedic Tip: Oil Pulling
/According to Ayurveda health-care philosophy, oil pulling draws out toxins in your body to improve oral health specifically and to improve your overall health.
Read MoreAyurvedic Self Massage: Abhyanga
/Abhyanga is the Ayurvedic practice of self-massage, which can nourish and cleanse our external body just as we cleanse and nourish internally with clean foods and new eating habits.
Read MoreYou Are Made of Heat (Use It as Your Superpower)
/
Tapas remains our spiritual kick in the rear to get it together because our true nature knows we are capable. In fact, our true nature depends on us to break through the pains to grow. Can we handle our own flames? Of course we can….
Read MoreBeauty Inside and Out
/
Our culture is constantly creating and re-creating what the ideal image of beauty is at any given time.
Read More3-Day Ayurvedic Cleanse
/
Recipes, Shopping Lists, and Everything You Need to Detox Your Body and Ignite Digestive Fire
Read More