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One Day DIY Reset
Spring has sprung and our bodymind is making its transition from the cold wet to the warm wet. We're adapting to more light and more...
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Mar 264 min read
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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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Jan 141 min read
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Support Your Health this Season
It's the season of feasting, gathering with friends and family and indulging in some sweeter, heavier, celebratory foods and drinks and...
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Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Why Gentle is Best
I'm getting ready to do my personal Fall purification in the form of a gently Ayurvedic cleanse , and I wanted to offer you some...
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Sep 24, 20244 min read
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Understand your Nature and Shine with Ayurveda
Ayurveda, the science of longevity, is an elegant, complete system of medicine originating in India thousands of years ago. It's...
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Aug 7, 20245 min read
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Stay Cool this Summer with Ayurveda
Summer is Pitta season, bringing us more fire and water which elevate those qualities within us. Pitta, in balance, functions to keep our...
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Jun 28, 20242 min read
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How to Stop the Disease Process in its Tracks~
Sometimes things happen suddenly or out of the blue:Â accidents, quantum leaps, seeing someone for the first time, and knowing your life...
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May 13, 20243 min read
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Moving Towards Yourself
Before the pandemic, I had the privilege of spending time with Amma Karunamayi, an Indian saint who is revered as an incarnation of the...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read
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How to Stoke 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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Feb 28, 20243 min read
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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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Feb 21, 20242 min read
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How to Eat, When to Eat and What to Eat in Perimenopause and Beyond.
"When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use." -Ayurvedic Proverb This week we're finishing up...
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Nov 28, 20233 min read
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The Yoga of Time
Part of staying healthy and cultivating resilience is learning to align with Natural rhythms rather than fight them.
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
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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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Sep 19, 20232 min read
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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 17, 20233 min read
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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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Aug 2, 20234 min read
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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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Feb 28, 20232 min read
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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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Oct 10, 20222 min read
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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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Jul 26, 20222 min read
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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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May 26, 20212 min read
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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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Apr 30, 20193 min read
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