Living Into Balance May 262 minExpand Your AwarenessWhat do you do when your actions betray your deeper desires? When you find yourself doing something that causes you pain, or prevents you...
Living Into Balance May 262 minAdapting to the Changing SeasonsAyurveda teaches us to stay healthy through the seasonal shifts by adjusting our diets and daily routines. Spring is a movement out of...
Living Into Balance May 191 minWhat to Do When You're Going in too Many Directions at Once.It’s been one of those weeks where my attempt to keep up with all that's going on in my world has left me overstimulated and disconnected...
Living Into Balance Jul 10, 20204 minUnderstand your Nature with AyurvedaAyurveda is a science of longevity. It works best as preventive medicine—a body of teachings which describe those things which lead to...
Living Into Balance Jul 1, 20202 minStay Cool this Summer with AyurvedaIn the northern hemisphere, late Spring and Summer are pitta season, bringing us more fire and heat which elevate those qualities within...
Living Into Balance Oct 2, 20191 minLate Afternoon MedicineWhat do Fall and the Late Afternoon Have in Common? In the fall the ether and air elements increase and with them their qualities of...
Living Into Balance Sep 4, 20193 minA Gentle ResetPrajna paradha is a sanskrit term that translates as, “crimes against wisdom.” It refers to the ways we willingly go against our body’s...
Living Into Balance Jul 9, 20191 minAyurveda for SummerDid 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...
Living Into Balance Jun 12, 20191 minNadi ShodhanaOf the 72,000 nadis (subtle channels) that yoga describes, 3 are considered of prime importance: Sushumna, the central channel, residing...
Living Into Balance May 29, 20192 minSpace to BeEvery morning of my life begins with practice. The practices I have been engaging in for the past three decades have helped me slow down,...
Living Into Balance Apr 30, 20193 minAyurveda for Mid-SpringFor us in the Northern Hemisphere, May Day signals the half-way point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. In the Northwest...
Living Into Balance Feb 26, 20192 minRest and DigestYesterday I was looking at a booklet one of my colleagues wrote about chronic stress. Reading through the symptoms I had one of those “a...
Living Into Balance Feb 19, 20193 minHow Digestion is not just about DigestionLast 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...
Living Into Balance Feb 13, 20193 minHow to Heal Your Digestion“When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.” -Ayurvedic Proverb According to Ayurveda, the...
Living Into Balance Feb 6, 20192 minWhat 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...
Living Into Balance Sep 21, 20182 minHow to Disengage from your Inner CriticHow do you deal with your inner critic? Do you have a way to address that part of you that judges, often harshly, your efforts and...
Living Into Balance Sep 21, 20182 minAyurveda for FallWe are nearing the autumnal equinox, a time of balanced day/night, and an official marking of the fall season. Today I am sending along a...
Living Into Balance Sep 12, 20184 minWhat it Would Feel Like to join Sacred Daily Essentials this Fall(If you’re reading this from the blog page, click the green “read more” at the bottom right to gain access to the hyperlinks in this...
Living Into Balance Aug 31, 20184 minSelf Care is the New Health CareEvery summer after my annual yoga retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs, I enjoy a 1/2 speed work life through July and August. In my line...
Living Into Balance Aug 13, 20182 minHow to Take Care of Yourself in the MorningI’ve been thinking a lot about rhythm lately. I’m still transitioning from a big year of study and completion and I’m in the liminal/in...
