Changing eating habits on a long-term basis requires time, passion, and a positive emotional commitment to the process. Here are useful tips for changing to a healthier, mostly to fully plant-based diet, as well as a twenty-one-day plant based diet...
Foundational practices help us to cleanse and stay grounded. Ritualistic cleansing practices help remove negative or stagnant energy, and there are numerous practices that point to the idea of grounding: connecting oneself to the body and the earth...
Awareness can neither be perceived by the senses nor known by thought. It is the ever-present basis of all we experience, our fundamental nature. Experiencing your natural, unaltered, and simple awareness is experiencing precisely who you are and...
Self-care means we take an active role in safeguarding our mental and physical wellness, proactively and (especially) in times of duress. Self-care is doing what is good for us and does not mean you are being self-centered. It's vital for you and...
Empaths and sensitive people have an open heart. They don’t have the same emotional guard up that many others do. They feel people’s pain and instinctively want to take it away, often suffering from the fear and pain manifesting in the world. How...
When most people think of nourishment, they usually consider the nutrition that is derived from food. According to Ayurveda, the ancient healing science of India, nourishment is available through all five senses – touch, sound, sight, taste and...
I don’t prescribe a lot of “you must do this” kind of things, because in my experience every person and every body is different. But when it comes to having a consistent, intentional morning practice that connects you, protects you, and sets your...
Abhyanga is the ayurvedic practice of self-massage that can offer you a moment of pause to honor self. A daily Abhyanga practice can reassure your sense of strength, restore balance, and reinforce your overall well-being. Especially when implemented...
Modern medicine is just beginning to acknowledge the fact that 80% of the immune system is localized in the digestive tract. Ayurveda has recognized that for thousands of years. Ayurveda, the “Science of Life”, describes the immune system as the...
An excerpt from The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A woman with an optimally functioning body has the ability to conceive and birth a child with a suitable partner during the fertile years of her life. If there is no intervention, it’s possible for...
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