Reset this Fall for a Healthy Winter.
In the northern hemisphere, fall is a time of transition. Temperatures cool, the winds come up, schedules shift, holidays arrive, and the...
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YOGA & AYURVEDA
Fall into Balance, Retreat Day in Port Townsend, Sat, Oct 14th Winter Retreat in Baja, Feb 3 - 10, 2024
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- Aug 24
- 4 min
A Great Second Act with Ayurveda
The practices I've been living for the past nearly four decades have helped me slow down, release stress, heal my body/mind, know my...
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- Aug 23
- 4 min
Are you listening to your body?
It's easier to prevent disease than to recover. Are your habits supporting your deeper health and well-being? As we deepen our...
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- Aug 17
- 3 min
Taking Care of the Small Stuff
My Ayurveda teacher, Dr. Lad often reminds us to take care of the small problems when they arise. You know those little annoying problems...
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- Aug 2
- 4 min
More Musings from the Path~
I like to get up early in the morning. I rise, drink some water, and sit with a cup of tea for a while. I look forward to a quiet...
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- Jun 28
- 2 min
Stay Cool this Summer with Ayurveda
In Ayurveda, Summer is Pitta season, bringing us more fire and heat which elevate those qualities within us. Pitta, in balance, functions...
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- May 16
- 4 min
Understand your Nature with Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the science of longevity. It's an elegant body of teachings describing those things that lead to happiness and those which...
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- Feb 28
- 6 min
Balance your Digestion with Ayurveda
With our understanding of the microbiome, and it's impact on mental health and immunity, the ancients' focus on digestive health as key...
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- Oct 17, 2022
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A Good Night’s Rest
Sleep—such a healing balm and one of the three pillars of health in Ayurveda. When sleep is off, everything is off. And when sleep is...
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- Oct 10, 2022
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Rest and Digest
Some time ago I was looking at a booklet one of my colleagues wrote about chronic stress. Reading through the symptoms I had one of...
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- Sep 29, 2022
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Why Cleanse?
Even if we're observing a mostly healthy lifestyle and diet, our bodies and minds accumulate a certain excess over the weeks and months...
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- Jul 26, 2022
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Nine Things to Do for Yourself in the Morning.
Rise with the sun (go to bed the night before by 10 pm). Thank the universe for another day of life. Acknowledge the preciousness of...
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- May 2, 2022
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What to do when you're going in too many directions at once.
There are a handful of things I hear from people when we're meeting in discovery sessions. Near the top of the list is, "I'm...
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- May 26, 2021
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Adapting to the Changing Seasons
Ayurveda teaches us to stay healthy through the seasonal shifts by adjusting our diets and daily routines. Spring is a movement out of...
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- Oct 2, 2019
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Late Afternoon Medicine
What do Fall and the Late Afternoon Have in Common? In the fall the ether and air elements increase and with them their qualities of...
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- Jun 12, 2019
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Nadi Shodhana
Of the 72,000 nadis (subtle channels) that yoga describes, 3 are considered of prime importance: Sushumna, the central channel, residing...
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- Apr 30, 2019
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Ayurveda for Mid-Spring
For us in the Northern Hemisphere, May Day signals the half-way point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. In the Northwest...
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- Feb 19, 2019
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How Digestion is not just about Digestion
Last week we began our study of digestion in my year-long course. We’ve been looking at the state of our digestive fire--agni--and...
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- Feb 6, 2019
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What Should I Eat?
A few years back, I had the honor of presenting Ayurveda to a group of yoga teacher trainees on Vashon Island. We spent 6 1/2 hours...
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- Aug 13, 2018
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How to Take Care of Yourself in the Morning
I’ve been thinking a lot about rhythm lately. I’m still transitioning from a big year of study to being back home and back to work, and...
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