Do you ever find it challenging to celebrate holidays while maintaining your Ayurvedic diet?

If this challenge is showing up right now around Mother’s Day, you’re not alone.

Green Tea Apple Spice

After all, most of us are the first generation to bring Ayurveda into our families and consciously prepare seasonal recipes, eat for our unique body types and use food as medicine.

But, I can tell you from experience that there are two keys to happy holidays meals:

1. Taking the initiative to contribute or cook food that you will enjoy eating.
2. Being an invitation for your mom and the rest of your family to try something new. It could be a new dish, a tea for post-meal digestion or a yummy treat. The fact is that nobody likes to be harped on or made wrong about what they’re putting in their bodies so it’s import to learn how to gracefully usher in change.

If you’re up for being a Wellness Warrior this Mother’s Day let’s talk strategies for food.

Right now, we’re still in the heart of Spring, which is Mother Nature’s detox season. If you’re feeling an urge to detox and get rid of any heaviness and stagnation from winter, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re on the right track according to Ayurveda.

The best way to experience vibrant health is to pay attention to what’s naturally growing in your environment right now. You’ll likely notice an abundance of bitter roots, sprouts, greens and berries. These pungent (spicy), bitter and astringent foods help us naturally detox any excess fats and proteins out of our system.

Chilled Berry Soup

This is really important for obvious reasons like disease prevention and immunity boosting. But it’s even more important for subtle reasons like being able to listen to your body, being able to tune into your intuition and your ability to show up fully in life.

Now you might be curious about what to specifically eat during the spring, so here’s a quick rundown:

• Eat more foods that are Pungent (spicy), Bitter, Astringent / Light, Dry, Warm
• Eat less foods that are Sweet, Sour, Salty / Heavy, Cold, Oily

This Iced Ginger Chai recipe is a perfect fit for a warm afternoon because of the pungent spices:

Ingredients

Raspberry Lemonade

Just for YogaHealer Readers
I’ve put together a free Mother’s Day Guide just for you. Head over to Vixi.com, drop in your email address, and I’ll send you over this special guide that includes:

• A springtime Ayurvedic grocery list for you to keep as a resource
• The 12 foods you’ll absolutely want to buy organic (due to pesticides)
• The 15 foods you can get away with buying non-organic
• 5 easy-to-make celebratory drinks for Mother’s Day
• 3 Ayurveda-approved dishes mom will love

Have fun incorporating Ayurveda into your Mother’s Day celebration (or just use this guide for specially-crafted spring inspiration)!

Click here to get your free Mother’s Day Guide.