Rejuvenate your body, mind, and soul with Ayurvedic self-care practices to stay healthy and vibrant this spring. This guide will take you through the Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle practices that will best support you to optimize your health and well-being, keep you balanced and fresh, and awaken your senses this spring. As signs of spring start to sprout around you, a renewed sense of joy and inspiration fills the air. It’s time to plant the seeds of your intention for this ne

Easy to make, delicious and nourishing for the soul. The perfect winter or cold day breakfast to give you all the energy for you to start your day. This is one of my favorite breakfasts to eat, especially in the winter and on colder days. Oatmeal offers many health benefits because it is high in fiber, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, plus it lowers cholesterol & blood sugar, and reduces weight & risk for heart disease. Many people find oatmeal boring, but mine has some f

As the seasons shift, so do our bodies and minds. This guide to maintaining balance in the winter will take you through the Ayurvedic dietary and self-care practices that will best support you to optimize your health and well-being, how to maintain balance and a peaceful mind this winter. Follow the Flow of Nature and Slow Down If we follow the flow of nature and observe what is happening around us, we will see that as the seasons shift from fall to winter, nature starts to s

Change is in the air. You can probably feel and smell the season shift into fall as the air becomes cooler, the winds pick up and nature starts to adapt to a new season: fall. Ayurveda is informed by nature and therefore when you follow the Ayurvedic principles and Ayurvedic seasonal food list in this fall guide, it will help you maintain balance, health and overall well-being. Welcome to the season of transformation. Just as the leaves fall from the trees, it is also time fo

Ayurveda guides us to live in harmony with the cycles of nature. When we do this, our overall health and well-being stays in balance. The Summer brings heat and not just in temperatures, there is an intensity in the air and always lots going on. Summer shifts our energy outward to all the things happening around us. It's important to remain cool, embrace lifestyle practices that keep you relaxed and grounded, and enjoy a lighter diet. Ayurveda teaches that likes increase like

What's the difference between cilantro and coriander? In this blog you will learn the difference, plus applications, health benefits, and recipes, and why some people think cilantro tastes like soap. Enjoy! I don’t know about you, but I love cilantro! Everything about it – the smell, the taste, and for some reason it just makes me really happy. I could eat piles of cilantro, but give me parsley and I won’t touch it. Some people actually feel that way about cilantro. Before we

The ancient wisdom of India teaches us to live in tune with nature and to pay close attention to what our bodies really need. In this brief introduction, my goal is to give you some foundational knowledge of Ayurveda that you can start to apply to your life. I studied Ayurveda at Mount Madonna Institute in the Santa Cruz mountains for two years. In my journey to becoming a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, I got to experience first hand the benefits Ayurveda had on my mental,