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
Ayurveda supports us in adapting to the seasons, by balancing the elemental energies of the season we're in, it's qualities, through diet and lifestyle practices that bring in their opposites. QUALITIES AND THEIR OPPOSITES In Winter we're dealing with cold, heavy, rough, dark and damp qualities in excess. These qualities come from earth and water, which make up kapha dosha. The abundance of cold and damp creates mucous, heaviness and stagnation. This often leads to slow,
