We are entering the 19th month of the pandemic. Nineteen months of living in a world that seems topsy-turvy. Nineteen months of our lives being upended. Nineteen months of struggling to find firm ground beneath our feet. Nineteen months!
Read More“When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath.”
~ Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Read MoreThis is a dish I’ve been making for about 15 years, and it’s one I look forward to eating every time summer rolls around. It’s light, fresh, and doesn’t require too much time heating up the kitchen on those warm summer days.
Read MoreOne of the most important concepts in living an āyurvedic lifestyle is 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗔, your daily routine. Dr. Vasant Lad says "A daily routine is absolutely necessary to bring radical change in body, mind, and consciousness."
Read MoreThe first day of summer was over a month ago, but we still have many weeks of hot, sticky, summer weather ahead of us. In āyurveda we call summer the pitta season — the season of fire and water (think heat and humiditiy). While summertime is often when we most want to be out and about enjoying life, we have to remember that the fire of pitta can burn us up, or burn us out if we aren’t mindful.
Read MoreYoga and ayurveda encourage us to wake up to the present moment, take loving action toward ourselves and others, let go of the outcomes and watch life happen for us.
Read More“Tapas is the day to day choice to burn non-supportive habits of the body and mind, choosing to forsake momentary pleasures for future rewards.”
~ The Yamas & The Niyamas
Summer officially arrives in June, and while the temperature usually starts heating up long before the summer solstice arrives, the so called “dog days of summer” are still ahead. Those hot, sultry summer days that leave us longing for a cold plunge in the lake to cool off.
Read MoreMaybe you’ve heard that Āyurveda is Yoga’s sister science? Yoga and Āyurveda developed around the same time in the Indian Subcontinent and have often influenced one another throughout history —
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