Chronic pain can take a toll, and prescription painkillers can have severe side effects. Explore how an Ayurvedic practitioner helps her clients manage pain. According to the CDC, over 20% of Americans live with chronic pain. I will start with a straightforward question: How do you navigate pain? ↵ A number...
Read More◊ Foods to Help You Rest and Renew, plus a recipe for Moon Milk It may be holiday season, but in the northern hemisphere it is autumn moving into winter, which is Vata season—and Vata calls for less doing and more rest. Yet, in this bubbly time and our...
Read More♣ Ayurveda offers us potent healing modalities for all kinds of respiratory conditions. Which of these are in your medicine cabinet? In Ayurveda, there are 16 srotas, or channels of the body, similar to the nadis of the yogic tradition. The srotas are physical and energetic passages that flow throughout the body,...
Read More♦ Ayurvedic self-care offers holistic, sustainable ways to nourish your body for the long term. These five tips will help you manage your life with more ease. For a lot of people, self-care seems indulgent and selfish. Life is busy, and adding self-care can feel like one...
Read MoreExcess Kapha leads to stagnation and congestion in both the mind and body. Late winter to early spring is when the Kapha dosha gets aggravated. It’s also the season of allergies, congestion, weight gain, postnasal drip, sluggish digestion, low motivation, and depression. You might not experience all these...
Read More♥ Struggling with stomach troubles? Use these tips and explore how to use Ayurveda for gas and bloating. I have a client who, until we started working together, assumed it was normal for men to pass gas throughout the day and feel bloated after every meal. She...
Read MoreHoping to revamp your skincare routine with holistic alternatives? Explore these five Ayurvedic herbal remedies. Growing up in an Indian home, my mother always had Ayurvedic remedies for an upset stomach, skin issues, heat eruption, rashes, cold and cough, fever, headaches, and much more. She even made exfoliants,...
Read MoreSuffering from acne? Ayurveda may have the answers you need to clear your skin. As I am in the final year of getting my Ayurvedic doctorate, it is deeply ingrained in me to constantly observe people’s bodies and the ways in which people discuss their health. I pay...
Read More♠ Ayurvedic wisdom can help us have a healthier and happier holiday season—learn how with these five tips. ⇓ The ancient healing science of Ayurveda teaches us that our health and wellness depend on our digestion. Digestion in this context also includes our ability to digest and assimilate everything we...
Read MoreAyurvedic wisdom can help us have a healthier and happier holiday season—learn how with these five tips. ⇓ The ancient healing science of Ayurveda teaches us that our health and wellness depend on our digestion. Digestion in this context also includes our ability to digest and assimilate everything we...
Read More♠ Like superfood for your mane: stimulate growth, relieve and exfoliate the scalp, increase luster, and more with these four Ayurvedic herbs for hair. The Ayurvedic system is a whole-body approach to wellness, so it’s no surprise that its ancient texts contain advice on how to use Ayurvedic herbs...
Read MoreHerbal supplements can be dangerous if taken without consulting a skilled practitioner. Here’s how to wisely work with Ayurvedic herbs while honoring Ayurvedic wisdom. A client recently complained that her husband doesn’t listen to her “Ayurvedic advice.” I asked what her source was for these healing...
Read More♠ Ever feel overheated, despite cool weather? Your Pitta dosha may have been aggravated. Have you ever felt heat in your body despite cold weather outside? Have you felt annoyed and agitated for seemingly no reason? Has your skin’s texture or quality changed after eating certain kinds...
Read More↓ To quell anger, Ayurveda addresses the emotional imbalance caused by poor communication between the head and heart. Anger is really an umbrella term for a multi-layered and complicated emotion. Sadness and shame can be at the root of anger. And if unattended or suppressed, anger can...
Read MoreEvery choice we make, everything we do, is either inflammatory or anti-inflammatory. Try Ayurveda for inflammation. ◊ Inflammation is the word on everyone’s wellness radar. It’s the mystery symptom associated with a host of health conditions, including cancer, heart disease, asthma, dermatitis, and arthritis. Multiple studies have...
Read MoreSoon your garden will be turning up asparagus, chard, basil, and spring onions—perfect ingredients for this delicious soup. “The soups of spring… wake up the palate and celebrate new life. Their delicate flavors are a reflection, in a bowl, of the rebirth taking place around us...
Read More↓ Increase metabolism with Ayurveda—5 easy internal and external therapies. At one point or another, just about all of us have tried to lose weight. With almost 75 percent of the American population either overweight or obese, this challenge is becoming seemingly more insurmountable every day. The...
Read More↓ In ancient Ayurvedic texts, the Sanskrit word used for dermatological issues—kuṣṭha—roughly translates to “that which pulls beauty out of the skin.” Try these Ayurvedic skincare herbs for healthy skin. Ayurvedic herbs have been used in the treatment of skin issues from acne to aging for over...
Read MoreCilantro and fennel are among the Ayurvedic herbs that help to calm Pitta’s heat. For the Ayurvedic practitioner, each season is associated with one of three doshas: Vata, Pitta, or Kapha. The summer season is ruled by the Pitta dosha, which is primarily composed of fire and...
Read More9 Tips for Balancing the Pitta Dosha Cooling asanas and breathing through your rolled tongue are just two ways to keep calm. Many years ago, on a hot summer day, I was at a yoga studio in downtown Manhattan. Towards the end of the practice, the yoga...
Read MoreCilantro and fennel are among the Ayurvedic herbs that help to calm Pitta’s heat. For the Ayurvedic practitioner, each season is associated with one of three doshas: Vata, Pitta, or Kapha. The summer season is ruled by the Pitta dosha, which is primarily composed of fire and...
Read MoreAyurveda is about balance and treating the whole body for optimal mental and physical health. Give yourself a boost with these four Ayurvedic herbs for immunity. Many of us have thought about our immune system more over the last year than we have in our whole...
Read MoreIncorporate Ayurvedic eating principles into your life to increase ojas and support your immune system. ↓ The ancient Vedic knowledge of India is the source of yoga as well as Ayurveda, a complete system of natural medicine. Ayurveda has many strategies for health, and one of its...
Read More↓ Asafoetida or “hing” is one of the most overlooked spices in western culture. One of my crazy theories is that the avoidance of this ‘resin’ herb is due to its moniker – “devil’s sweat” (and that’s one of its nicer nicknames). That nickname was awarded...
Read MoreEvery choice we make, everything we do, is either inflammatory or anti-inflammatory. by Bess O'Connor Inflammation is the word on everyone’s wellness radar. It’s the new mystery symptom that seems like everyone is experiencing. Inflammation is associated with a host of health conditions including cancer, heart disease,...
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