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
- 3 min
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 According to Ayurveda, the...
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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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- 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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- 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 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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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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- Jul 20, 2018
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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...
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- Apr 13, 2017
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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...
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- Dec 28, 2016
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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,...
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