Meditate with a Partner
You may have heard that meditation will help your relationship. Meditation makes you more present, more aware, more curious, more efficient, more available, more resilient, more skillfully communicative, flexible in how you show up and respond, more empathic (aka “nicer to hang with), smarter, more intuitive, less afraid, and more ethical. (For research see here.) […]
Working online vs. in person in your wellness career with Rachel Cook and Amanda Cook
If you’re a breathing human in 2016 you’ve heard the reel that you can make a million online. And this is true. I know from personal experience. It’s just that it’s a little complicated. Were here to have this conversation. What can online do for you? What can offline do for you? Let’s find out […]
John Friend Interview on Disease
Enjoy this basic conversation on disease and rhythm with John Friend. I pulled John aside at a party last week, (thanks for putting up with me, John)…. next time I’ll find a quiet space! We delve into the major diseases of cancer and autoimmune issues. The gist is of Rhythm and Disease is this: Our bodies evolved […]
Ayurveda-matrika – SEO
I wanted to share with all y’all this note from an old friend (who wants so remain anonymous to keep her saweet job teaching Ayurveda to Yogis). This stuff is too good to make up – I’ve edited nothing but her name and employer: Cate: I want to take your courses, your one-on-one — whatever… […]
contest: Raw for 30 – starts now.
3 free Evolve your Holiday Projects up for grabs – for 3 brave souls who want to join me in GO RAW FOR THE HOLIDAYS CONTEST. My evolve your traditions club is starting soon…. and there is an Ayurveda Gone Raw option for those serious about their curiosity. I started yesterday… and Winston (my husband) said, […]
Featuring: Your Tongue!
Read your Body like a Book (your tongue) The tongue is a funny organ. It’s inside your body, but you can open your mouth and reach it outside your body. Visualize and feel your tongue to anus channel like a snake.Squeeze your anus. Wiggle your tongue. Slither your innards. Okay… now we’re in.The tongue […]
Read your Body like a Book, part 4
Part 4: Share your knowledge far and wide. Now that you have gathered some information, done a little analysis and perhaps even changed your behavior, let’s talk about the implications of this. Reading your body like a book makes you more aware of what the various parts of your body are communicating. Perhaps you see […]
Rules and dogma
A few times a week I run into a certain prejudice surrounding Ayurveda – usually in conversation with the modern western yogi. Here is an email from last week (I’ll add bold text for those who skim): Hi Cate, I”m leaning towards doing the ALC (Ayurvedic Living Course) and had a question for you. My […]
Raising kids with Doshic Awareness
I had a great conversation with Melanie Sachs, author of Ayurvedic Spa and Ayurvedic Beauty Care about raising families with holistic wisdom. Here is a quick audio: sachs_doshas The beauty of raising children with Ayurvedic awareness, as opposed to general holistic knowledge is primarily language. Sanskrit happens to have evolved in an intentional naming of […]