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It's not surprising that my Ayurveda teacher, Dr. Vasant Lad, began our 6-week intensive talking about AGNI—digestive “fire.” Ayurveda...

“When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.” -Ayurvedic Proverb According to Ayurveda, the...

What do you do when your actions betray your deeper desires? When you find yourself doing something that causes you pain, or prevents you...

Ayurveda teaches us to stay healthy through the seasonal shifts by adjusting our diets and daily routines. Spring is a movement out of...

Ayurveda is a science of longevity. It works best as preventive medicine—a body of teachings which describe those things which lead to...

In the northern hemisphere, late Spring and Summer are pitta season, bringing us more fire and heat which elevate those qualities within...

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...

Prajna paradha is a sanskrit term that translates as, “crimes against wisdom.” It refers to the ways we willingly go against our body’s...

For us in the Northern Hemisphere, May Day signals the half-way point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. In the Northwest...

Yesterday I was looking at a booklet one of my colleagues wrote about chronic stress. Reading through the symptoms I had one of those “a...

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...

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...

How 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...

We 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...

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Every 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...

I’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...

What Ayurveda is and What it’s Not Have you ever or do you regularly have the sense that you can tune into your body and know what it...

I want to support you in learning about and beginning or  re-beginning the simple practices that will help you feel better all year....

My Ayurveda teacher, Dr. Lad often reminds us to take care of the small problems when they arise. You know those little annoying problems...