Identity Exercises: Vision Questing and Your Five Words
We all have things we want to break free of, things that aren’t working for us: habits, addictions, relationships, lifestyle . . . . In this podcast episode, I walk you through a vision quest to help you get real about where you are now, what you wish were different, where you get stuck, and […]
Unlock the Truth in Your Natural Elements
Can you picture parts of your anatomy as water or fire or earth? Feel the fluidity of water and vitality of breath? It is an interesting thing to picture the elements of the earth as part of your being, and it gives a rich and juicy metaphor to play with. Ayurveda and Yoga see the […]
Ayurveda, Food, Cooking, and the Gunas with Kate O’Donnell
Kate O’Donnell, author of the new, yet to be released cookbook, Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind talks with me about the three gunas: sattva, rajas and tamas, in relation to who we are on this planet and our bigger life goals. We dive deep into the patterns of Ayurveda, the food we […]
The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook with Kate O’Donnell
If you’ve ever wondered how to streamline nourishing your body with food, you’ll love today’s conversation with Kate O’Donnell. Kate recently released the The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well. Kate and I found we both teach Ayurveda based on the Gunas instead of the doshas . We find it’s […]
Upgrade your Autumn Rituals & Fall Rhythms
Seasonal junctures create opportunities for getting out of whack. Some get anxious… some get allergies. The basic reason is that in seasonal junctures our agni, (digestive fire) lightens up. If we don’t eat 1/3 less than normal, our lymph system (rasa dhatu) gets clogged. When that happens, we might get snot, dryness, or acidity moving […]
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 […]