Reading Time: 4 minutes After an intense year, there are only a few months to go before we can all wave goodbye to 2020. But before that glorious send-off, we have to make it through the gauntlet that can be the holidays. While the holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of celebration with friends and family, the pressure to have a good …
How Autumn Affects Our Body
Reading Time: 3 minutes Autumn conjures visions of golden foliage, cozy sweaters, crisp weather and spiced apple cider. Grocery stores are abundant with the harvest of autumn crops, temperatures become more comfortable and routines become more normalized as work ramps up and the kids are back to school. Understanding How Autumn Affects Our Body is important. As idyllic as this all sounds, autumn is …
Where Does Your Energy Lie? Introduction to the Gunas
Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you noticed how at times you’re full of over-activity, change, momentum, and constant movement? While at other times you feel sluggish, heavy, depressed, and may feel stuck, unable to move forward? But you also hear about this state of inner peace, clarity, and sense of calm that allows us to find tolerance in the world around us and feelings …
Honoring the New Moon in Scorpio
Reading Time: 4 minutes Scorpio is the zodiacal sign of mystery and magic. This year, the sun transitioned into this fixed water sign from October 22, 2020 through November 21, 2020. The astrological signs mirror the elements of earth, water, fire and air. In this article we will explore our “waters” and practices to honor the New Moon in Scorpio that will be arriving …
Yoga for the Doshas
Reading Time: 4 minutes In Ayurvedic medicine, there are three doshas or energies, that run the human body and mind efficiently. Each dosha correlates with physical, physiological and psychological elements. A person’s bodily dosha and mental dosha may be different, and it changes throughout our lifetime. Ideally, all three doshas are balanced and active. However, as life works, one dosha often dominates the other …
The different kinds of Indigestion and How to Manage It
Reading Time: 3 minutes You might as well have swallowed a cinder block. That mystery meat sandwich from the cafeteria is sitting in your stomach like a ten-pound hunk of marble, refusing to be digested, refusing to move along, and leaving you with a bellyful of discomfort. The key question – how to manage indigestion does not have one decisive answer – we discuss …
Sound Therapy | Music to Your Ears | Health to Your Body
Reading Time: 4 minutes Close your eyes for a minute and listen to the world around you. What do you hear? Car horns, people, blaring stereos? Or gentle raindrops, laughing children, and the soothing strings of a symphony orchestra? It may make a difference. Sound therapists say that what you hear can help or hurt your health. Sound can relax you when applied the …
All About Adrenals- Take charge of your Energy & Stress
Reading Time: 3 minutes The two adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, play a significant role when it comes to energy levels and stress. You must admit — energy and stress considerably affect our daily lives! What are the Adrenal Glands? The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system, a messaging structure in our bodies that communicate through hormones. When …
Health Benefits of Turmeric
Reading Time: 4 minutes Known as the “Queen of Spices,” turmeric wears its golden color as a signifier of all the good it can do for us. This ancient herb has been used in Ayurvedic practice for around 4,000 years and is now the subject of numerous modern-day research studies. Turmeric has many health benefits, used to treat everything from colds and joint pain …
The New Moon Phase in October and How to Approach it
Reading Time: 4 minutes New Moon in Libra occurs on Friday October 16, 2020. In this article we share what the New Moon in Libra mean, what the New Moon brings and practices that will help simply align yourself with this moon cycle. New Moon In Libra Libra is represented by the scales and ruled by Venus, Libra’s soul mission is rooted in partnership …