What is Vata Dosha
Have you just discovered you have a Vata constitution and want to find out more? Or are you familiar with Ayurveda already, but want to dive deeper into your knowledge? This is the right place to be. During this series on the basics of Ayurveda, you will be able to go into detail about what […]
What Is Ayurveda
During this month, we are going back to basics. We will understand what is Ayurveda, what are the different doshas, and how you can use Ayurveda to improve your life. If you are a practitioner of Ayurveda already, this series can help you go deeper into your practice, and it will make you question some […]
Yoga For Stress Management
I am a huge believer in using yoga for stress management and stress relief. I do it myself. For that reason I thought I would share some yoga poses that can help you deal with daily stress and even depression. When I think of stress, as an Ayurveda practitioner, I always think about which type […]
Stress and Spiritual Growth
During this stress series, I’ve been talking a lot about living in rhythm vs. living an arhythmic life. This is because when you are going against the rhythm of the planet, against the most basic laws that created our reality, negative stress will be created. If you do it for a while, you start breaking […]
Mindset of Stress
When I set myself to deeply understand how Ayurveda could help overcome different stress-related issues, one of the topics that popped up was a mindset of stress. There is a deep link between stress and mindset mainly because they feed each other, for better and for worse. After all, some stress patterns are caused mainly […]
Stress and Digestion
The connection between stress and digestion seems obvious to most people. After all, it is normal to feel your experiences with your gut. This means that many people who struggle with stress, also struggle with gastrointestinal problems. From an Ayurvedic perspective, you try to get to the root of the problem. Stress means you are […]
Stress and Sleep
I decided to start the year addressing stress and its various implications on our lives. In doing so, I looked at long-tail keywords for Ayurveda, stress and sleep. What I found were many searches by people asking how to fall asleep when stressed and anxious, how the lack of sleep causes stress, and tips for […]
Anorexia Nervosa, An Ayurvedic Perspective
I was recently staying with a friend of mine, who confided in me that his teenage daughter is struggling with Anorexia Nervosa. After going in and out of the hospital, receiving both psychiatric and nutritional care, and finally being sent home with laxatives, not much had changed in the state of her health. My friend […]
Digestives, Apples, + One pot meals
I’m proud to say that my family once nursed an old apple tree back to life. When we moved to our house in Tetonia, ID, we had a withered, gnarly, severely old, dehydrated apple tree. We watered it for a few years before it sprouted leaves again. Then, a few years later, it grew an […]
Yogahealer’s Holiday Thrive Guide
Last week was just plain weird. I know emotions are still reeling. I’m hoping our inner activist takes upon more local and communal responsibility for creating the world we want to live in. In this effort, I have a new series of Tip Sheets – based on connectivity skills. Before we focus on relationships let’s […]