Why is it so hard to feel balanced when traveling? Ayurveda suggests that when we move by plane, train or car, our body is moving faster than nature intended it to. High-speed travel introduces a light, mobile, spacey quality into your body and mind. Air travel often disrupts our daily routine and even pulls us…
Ayurveda recognizes six taste categories of food: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter & astringent. Ideally, we should consume all six daily. Everything we eat has a specific taste & impacts the body & mind in specific ways. When you incorporate all six tastes in your meals you maintain balanced nutrition, optimize digestion & feel physically…
Winter Solstice & Seasonal Rhythm Ayurveda recognizes not only daily circadian rhythms (known as Dinacharya), but also nature’s seasonal rhythms (known as Ritucharya, meaning “cosmic rhythm or seasonal movement”). Ritucharya is the knowledge of how to live in rhythm with the changing seasons of the solar year. As with all things in life, our personal…
Days are getting longer and warmer- Alaskan summers, here we come! Do you love long days of bright sunlight, or do you end up feeling agitated, hot or bothered come solstice? Summer, like each season, arrives with its own distinct personality. Depending on your constitution, (your unique representation of the 3 doshas- vata, pitta &…
Here we are, at home. With social distancing measures in place, many of us aren’t going to work, school or social outings. We limit our time in public spaces socializing and running errands. Some of us are working from home. Some of us are full time parenting & homeschooling children, naturally spending more time with…
Due to experiencing heightened stress and concern in response to our global pandemic, I’ve been personally “upping my game” and going back to traditional medicine and Ayurvedic teachings. Ayurveda offers numerous ways to support healthy immune responses; dietary, herbal and lifestyle considerations play big roles in how our immune system responds to stress and pathogens.…
Why Cleansing is Important The body is remarkably intelligent and hard working. Day after day, it processes all kinds of inputs from our environment, distinguishing what’s good from what’s not, while working to eliminate harmful substances and routine metabolic waste. These days, our bodies are often overwhelmed with an overload of stressors: processed & genetically…
Dinacharya refers to Ayurvedic daily routine recommendations that help enhance health, vitality, life quality and prevent disease. How you live your day to day life is the key factor in the quality of health and overall life experience. What you do every day either builds vitality, health & disease resistance OR weakens ojas, wears you…
“Out of all the oils fit for human consumption, ghee is the best to eat.” – Charaka Samhita, sutra 27, verse 232 Ghee, a type of clarified butter, is a source of dietary fat traditionally used in Indian cooking. Ghee is prepared by melting butter until the milk solids separate, froth and then settle to…
“Wherever Attention Goes, Energy Flows” In Ayurveda, there’s a natural wisdom in moving inward during winter and reflecting back upon your journey & growth in the previous year. Taking things slower, creating time for rest, relaxation & contemplation during the dark days of winter is a big part of seasonal attunement. Then when the light…