Reading Time: 3 minutes Summertime is abundant with fresh, flavorful in-season produce. The grocery store seems to be brimming with tempting watermelon, cucumbers, strawberries, arugula and zucchini. As the temperatures cool, you may be wondering what seasonal produce you can fill your plate with. In this article, “The Ultimate Autumn Guide To Eating In-Season” we focus on the importance of eating in-season produce. Why …
Fall Yoga to Balance Vata Dosha
Reading Time: 4 minutes Swirling leaves, animals foraging to prepare for cooler months ahead, children laughing, running, and jumping into piles of fallen leaf litter – these are the images of autumn, the most Vata time of year. In Sanskrit, the root of the word ‘Vata’ means ‘to move’. This time of year summons images that reflect this movement through principles of mobility and …
Ayurveda & Energy Work: A Combined Path to Healing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Achieving ultimate wellness, life-fulfillment, and happiness include healing through the multiple layers of the mind, body, and soul and this can be achieved through energy work. Have you ever noticed that when you care for your physical body; eating and sleeping well, exercising regularly, and breathing deeply, you begin to think clearer, feel happier, become more intuitive, and make …
How To Pacify Vata in the Fall Season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fall is known as the Vata season. As the temperatures begin to cool, we see the leaves begin to dry and fall off the trees, the winds can pick up leaving us chilled and the weather itself feels erratic from cloudy to sunny within hours. We discuss how to pacify Vata in the fall season. The properties of Vata dosha …
Reaching Optimal Health: Ayurveda Philosophy & its Elements
Reading Time: 5 minutes Ayurvedic medicine recognizes that health is more than simply the absence of disease. Unlike modern Western medicine, it works to prevent and cure disease as well as to enable people to achieve and maintain ideal mental, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. It calls upon each individual’s inherent powers of rejuvenation and emphasizes that a person must take an active role …
Fall Detox Tips
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the leaves begin to change color and the wind takes on a chilly edge, it’s easy to see that the seasons are changing. Just as the seasons change, so too, do our bodies and constitutions. Spring and fall in particular are known for being transitional periods, as we shift from cooler to warmer weather and vice versa. In the …
What are the Doshas? Vata, Pitta, Kapha
Reading Time: 5 minutes We are all unique. Our bodies, our personalities, the way we view the world, and specific issues we are trying to combat. Each and every one of us has our own specific blueprint that shapes us into who we are! Ayurveda recognizes this uniqueness through the doshas… but What are the Doshas? Vata, Pitta, Kapha – and why are they …
Aging Beautifully with Ayurveda
Reading Time: 3 minutes The reality is…we are all aging. But what if you felt more radiant with each and every year? How amazing would it be to become more beautiful and full of life as you aged? Ayurveda allows you to do just that. As the science of health and longevity, Ayurveda guides us on how to live a long, healthy, and blissful …
Yoga Poses to Start and End Your Day
Reading Time: 4 minutes Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. There are many varieties of yoga, including vinyasa, Hatha, ashtanga, yin, and more. Adding a few foundational poses to your morning and evening routine will create a habit to start and end your day. The energizing morning poses are designed to invigorate your body, while the night poses can help quiet the …
Get Ready for Cold & Flu Season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cold and flu season is upon us and COVID-19 doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere anytime soon. Maintaining a strong, healthy immune system is more important than ever. So what can you do to beef up your immune system and make sure your body is receiving all the nutrients it needs to keep sore throats and stuffy noses away? Be …