Intuitive Eating, Digestive Imbalance and Toxicity~
"When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use." -Ayurvedic Proverb Are you ready for a Digestive...
top of page
YOGA & AYURVEDA
Spring Digestive Reset April 8 - 16th, 2023
BLOG
-
- 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...
-
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
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...
-
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Reset this Fall for a Healthy Winter.
In the northern hemisphere, fall is a time when the weather cools, the winds accelerate, the temperatures are variable from warm to cold,...
-
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
-
- Jul 1, 2020
- 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...
-
- Jul 9, 2019
- 1 min
What to Eat this Summer to Chill Out and Stay Healthy.
Did you know that in the summer our digestive power is at a yearly low? That’s because the extra heat outside causes heat within our...
-
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
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...
-
- Feb 19, 2019
- 3 min
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...
-
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
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...
-
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
A Little about Ayurveda
Do you regularly have the sense that you can tune into your body and know what it needs to stay balanced and happy? The sages who first...
-
- Aug 4, 2017
- 2 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...
-
- Apr 13, 2017
- 4 min
How to Take Care of Your Digestive Fire
Ayurveda teaches that all imbalance in the body starts in the digestive tract. Those low-level, chronic gut issues undermine our good...
-
- Dec 28, 2016
- 5 min
Year-End Ritual: Creating Space for the New Year
In my last post, I began a series on the topic of mental digestion. Indigestion at this level is at the root of so much of the malaise,...
bottom of page