Self Massage + Foam Rolling
I live in Mexico half the year and spend a chunk of time each week on a paddle board. We have a fleet to meet the different conditions and opportunities. I’m studying paddle technique because I’m clearly not doing it in a sustainable way. My left piriformis is in a knot, my right trapezius is […]
My Kid Won’t Poop – What to do from Ayurveda
What to do when your kid won’t go poop? Sometimes kids clench up and don’t let themselves poop. My Living Ayurveda member Jan, talks about when her 5 year old refused to poop. Jan posted on our forum. We got right back to her, with a few suggestions. Jan tried the suggestions to great success. […]
Build your habits around who you want to become
Build your habits around who you want to become. And get support by hanging with others who are evolving their habits.
When Change is in the Air
It’s 5 am and I just left my house for my yurt to turn on my propane stove. The earth is crunchy with frost. The sky is crazy clear, the stars bright white in sharp contrast to the deep black sky. The air is freezing. It’s October 3 and change is in the air.
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 […]
Ayurveda, Digestion + Meal Spacing
You may have heard from Ayurvedic Tips that you aren’t supposed to eat more than a few times a day. On the other hand, meal stacking is a common occurrence today, and even recommended by doctors. In Ayurveda, meal stacking, or stacking one meal on top of the last, is a basic recipe for disaster… or at least a boggy lymph system, a confused mind, and an inefficient physiology. Learn why.
What Yoga Teachers can learn from Ayurveda
As a yoga teacher you learn Svastha – to be seated in the Self. As you learn yoga… you’ll keep bumping into Ayurveda. It’s the same coin – with Yoga on one side and Ayurveda on the other. As you start to move deeper into your body, you start to crave the system of Ayurveda. […]
The Green Smoothie Debate
To Green Smoothie or Not to Green Smoothie? That may be the question in Ayurveda….
Moon Salutations Cheatsheet
Moon Salutations Cheatsheet – print it and pin to your yoga practice area. Or better yet, PRINT 20 + share at your local studio 🙂
Sthira, Abhyasa + Body Thrive
Let me ask you a question… Do you ever think the accomplished yogis and vaidyas of yore (insert your favorite accomplished yogi(ini)) ever woke up and didn’t want to hit the mat? Do you think this ever went through his/her mind? “God, I’m over it. I keep saluting the sun, the moon, the sky, the […]