Ayurveda for Perimenopause and Beyond.
During this morning's yoga class I heard myself say," the felt sense experience of our body is not a mental thing." It's so easy for me...
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- Nov 28
- 4 min
Intuitive Eating, the Microbiome and Metabolic Health through Perimenopause and Beyond.
"When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use." -Ayurvedic Proverb Right diet, according to...
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- Sep 19
- 2 min
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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- 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 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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- 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
- 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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- 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
- 1 min
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
- 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
- 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...
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- Aug 13, 2018
- 5 min
How to Take Care of Yourself in the Morning
I’ve been thinking a lot about rhythm lately. I’m still transitioning back from a big year of study in the desert to life in the city,...
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- 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...
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- Jun 9, 2017
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Caring for Our Senses Tip Sheet
After many posts on caring for our senses, I made you a tip sheet to print out with all the information in one place. Enjoy! Caring for...
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- 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...
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