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

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

As the seasons shift, so do our bodies and minds. This guide 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. 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 slow down, animals hibernate, leaves fall from the trees, it gets darker earli

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 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, em

Ghee is medicine for our digestive system, memory, nervous system, tissues, and more... Keep reading to find out about the magic of ghee! Ghee, made from unsalted butter originated in India and has been used for 1000’s of years in cooking and as medicine. It is similar to clarified butter, but cooked longer to remove the moisture, milk solids (lactose & casein), and impurities. Most people who have a dairy allergy can process ghee because of the removal of most lactose during

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The journey through the chakras is much like a journey through life. Spring invites us to begin to turn our energy outward. As we do this, it's important to stay grounded and centered within ourselves. The first (muladhara) chakra invites us to do just this. With the element of earth and its location at the base of the spine, there is an energy that roots us down into the earth. There is a practice called earthing where you put your bare feet or lay your body on the earth. Ea

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As our world continues to face this global pandemic, we may be feeling restless, frustrated, lonely and many other feelings. Meet yourself with self-compassion, know you are not alone and this is not permanent. Practicing self-compassion is no different than practicing compassion towards others. In order to have compassion, you must recognize the suffering in others. So, to practice self-compassion is to recognize that you are suffering. Rather than criticizing yourself for a