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 …
Battle of the Bloat – 5 Ways to Relieve Bloating
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bloating. We’ve all been there, a good meal at a restaurant, a cheat day or just plain old lunch makes us look like we are 6 months pregnant. Affectionately referred to as a food baby, this little baby is no laughing matter. Bloating can come with some major pain and frankly some embarrassment, too. Rock-hard balloon stomach and lots of …
The Benefits of Self-Massage
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the weather cooling down and the fall season moving in, now is the perfect time to find a new way to stay energized and warm. As with most things, Ayurveda has an answer for this: self-massage, or abhyanga. An essential part of your daily Ayurvedic routine, abhyanga can restore both your physical body and emotional wellbeing. The benefits of …
Reap the Benefits of Ashwagandha in Your Daily Life
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to wellness, one of the best indicators that something is truly good for you is when modern science endorses a practice or substance that’s been used in ancient medicine for generations. This is certainly the case for ashwagandha, and the benefits of ashwagandha have long been touted by both eastern healers and western doctors. Essentially, ashwagandha is …
Health Benefits Of Dry Brushing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our skin is the body’s largest organ. It’s also the part of the body most people want to maintain healthy and rid of toxins. Dry brushing is a form of lymphatic massage throughout the body that brings upon a ton of health benefits and can help improve your overall health. What is dry brushing? Dry brushing the skin in a …
Understanding your Internal Fire – Agni
Reading Time: 3 minutes We all have that fire burning- Agni within us. But did you know there’s a name for it? And that it’s critically important to our overall health? Think of when you last cooked a delicious meal. You needed the heat in your pan to be hot enough and continuous for the food to cook effectively. Too much heat, and the …
Ayurvedic Wisdom for Better Sex: Awakening Intimacy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sexuality is a deep aspect within all of us. And the question of what a “healthy sex life” looks like is more widely explored and questioned every day. My curiosity led me to explore awakening intimacy: Ayurvedic Wisdom for Better Sex. Sex is our creative life force in action, our sacred expression, and one of our deepest, most primal needs. …
Forest Bathing Improves Our Overall Performance & Immune System
Reading Time: 6 minutes To begin with I just want to make sure we are on the same page. In case you have never heard of forest bathing, it has nothing to do with a literal bath that includes water. Forest bathing, originally called “Shinrin Yoku” which translate to forest bathing in Japanese. Forest bathing can be described as a mindful walk through a …