Ayurveda for Lyme Disease
Advice from an Ayurvedic Practitioner Lyme Disease: Mary’s Invader Insight! Mary Sullivan (daretoselfcare.com) worked for over 20 years in the chemical industry as a chemist, engineer, manager, and director. During that time she found her own path of change and learning, immersing herself in the study and practice of Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda. Ironically it […]
Awake Living + the 4 Aims of Life
Awake Living + the 4 Aims of Life with Cate Stillman
Dharma Workshop
The Dharma Workshop is a free workshop for yoga people and holistic wellness peeps to align themselves and get on track for bigger impact.
Chocolate + Ayurveda: the inside scoop
In this interview I talk to Justin Polgar of Yes Cacao! about: How chocolate become his educational art project. Why chocolate is well suited as an herb delivery mechanism (anupana) The difference between what you’re eating and his chocolate What WILD chocolate is all about What we mention in this Episode Why Justin is more […]
Who is on your speed dial?
A few years ago I decided to intentionally plug in who I wanted on the speed dial of my iPhone. Until that point, the people on my speed dial were the people I called the most. In an “aha moment” I realized I could empower myself by creating an inner circle of peeps who could support who I was becoming simply by adding them to my speed dial.
How to Detox Without Losing Weight
What is the Detox Opportunity for the Skinny Yogini? Detox is a concentrated time where we try new habits on. Changing habits is hard. During a detox we change a lot of habits all at once. These habit changes aren’t meant to be sustainable. The shift is a Great Leap Forward. We have a great leap. A massive reset. And from this new seat we decide that which is worth maintaining in the day to day.
Listen to the video where Beth and I uncover the opportunity for her to reset her physiology in tune with the rest she needs. We work out an easy plan for her to use the yogidetox to reset:
Are you asking the wrong question?
The Wrong Question: “My friend has MS – Is there anything Ayurveda can do for her?” … a quick interview of Dr. Claudia Welch explains why this is the WRONG QUESTION. The short easy question to ask to any good holistic practitioner puts a huge burden on the practitioner. For to aptly answer this question, […]
Resolve to be Useful
I’ve been noticing the conversation “out there” about resolutions. The tide seems to be shifted away from resolutions (argument: they don’t work) and towards something else. The something else isn’t well articulated. Here is my two cents: Humans are part of a cyclical planet. Cycles have pulsation. Resolve is part of the pulsation. If we […]
The Yogi’s Dharma + the Holy Daze
Most western yogis are situated in a crux during the month of December. The more yoga we do the more aparigraha, a yogic tenet of non-greed, non-attachment, and non-hoarding, takes root. The Yogi’s heart stops associating the feeling of lack with materials need, and starts to associate the feeling of lack with disconnect from the Universal.
Why Yogis Snort Oil
I was 26 years old… raised on the S.A.D. diet. I was a first year student on the way to becoming an Ayurvedic Practitioner. I had horrible seasonal allergies and recurrent migraines. I elected to do Pancha Karma training as part of my Ayurvedic training. (Pancha Karma the vedic system of detox and disease extraction). […]