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I write a lot about digestion because good health requires that we not only consume the right things, but that we can digest those things we consume. We can support good digestion by attending more to how  and when  we   eat, and then to what we eat. When digestion is off, not only do we produce less good quality tissue,  but we also leave behind a toxic residue of that undigested food (ama) which feeds the bad bacteria and viruses as well as blocking the subtle channels of t

"When diet is right, medicine is of no need; when diet is wrong, medicine is of no use." -Ayurvedic Proverb  Every fall and spring I offer a digestive reset to my community. This program supports us all in taking a few weeks to nourish our foundational health habits, while doing some mild detoxification and supporting our digestive function. The first few days I present the Āyurvedic guidelines of how and when to eat. These support good digestion, often healing digestive imb

For those of us with more fire in your constitution, (pitta dosha) and those in perimenopause, the shift into summer heat can be...

Do you ever wake up between 2 and 6 and have trouble gettingh back to sleep? Do you feel an energetic slump or spaciness in the later...

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...

It's the season of feasting, gathering with friends and family and indulging in some sweeter, heavier, celebratory foods and drinks and...

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...

Ayurveda, the science of longevity, is an elegant, complete system of medicine originating in India thousands of years ago. It's...

Sometimes things happen suddenly or out of the blue: accidents, quantum leaps, seeing someone for the first time, and knowing your life will never be the same again.   But usually there's a trajectory to how events unfold.  Even a quantum leap arises because of all the momentum that's been gathered before that life-changing moment.   According to Āyurveda, disease arises  in six distinct phases, and it's not until stage four that disease manifests.  So if you've ever gone to

Ayurveda teaches that all imbalance in the body starts in the digestive tract. Those low-level, chronic gut issues undermine our good...

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...

Part of staying healthy and cultivating resilience is learning to align with Natural rhythms rather than fight them.

In the northern hemisphere, fall is a time of transition. Temperatures cool, the winds come up, schedules shift, holidays arrive, and the...

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

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...

With our understanding of the microbiome, and it's impact on mental health and immunity, the ancients' focus on digestive health as key...

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...

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...

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

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