Chandra Bhedana: Left nostril yogic breathing to cool the body
Chandra Bhedana: Left nostril yogic breathing to cool the body In all likelihood, if you are reading this post, you are familiar with pranayama and yogic techniques to cool the body, especially alternate nostril breathing. In Chandra Bhedana [...]
Learn about Pitta Dosha Diet
Learn about Pitta Dosha Diet My husband and I recently traveled to Newfoundland in Canada. This part of the country has nature caressing it from every angle. Despite being happily layered between mountains, the Atlantic [...]
5 Tips to Keep Pitta dosha Balanced
5 Tips to Keep Pitta dosha Balanced According to Ayurveda, health is our natural, balanced state. Pitta dosha is one of the three Ayurvedic doshas. It has the energy of fire and water – it [...]
Beat the heat with these cooling pranayamas: Sitali and Sitkari
Beat the heat with these cooling pranayamas: Sitali and Sitkari In Ayurveda and yoga, we talk a lot about stoking the agni, which is internal fire. One of the ways to light up the [...]
Ayurveda and Mental Health
Ayurveda and Mental Health According to the ancient Ayurvedic texts, a person is said to have good health or swasthya (in Sanskrit) when they enjoy a balance of physical and psychological elements (samadosha), of energies produced in [...]
Introducing to Panchakarma: Ayurvedic cleanse
Introducing to Panchakarma: Ayurvedic cleanse In talking about an introduction to Panchakarma, Dr. Vasant Lad, one of my teachers and renowned Ayurvedic physician, reminds us, “Ayurveda is more than a mere healing system; it is a [...]
Intro to Pranayama: 3 Styles to Get Started
Intro to Pranayama: 3 Styles to Get Started The breath plays a vital role. We know that without breath, there is no life. Did you know that Pranayama can help control the breath? If you [...]
Ayurvedic Eating: Recipe for Health & Vitality
Ayurvedic Eating: Recipe for Health & Vitality Ayurveda is the oldest continuously practiced medical system in the world. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Ayurveda also translates to knowledge of life. It is [...]
What foods to eat if you are Kapha
What foods to eat if you are Kapha Have you been told by an Ayurvedic practitioner that you are predominantly Kapha Dosha or that your Kapha Dosha is imbalanced? Well, we are in Kapha Season, [...]
Introduction to the 20 Ayurvedic Gunas
Introduction to the 20 Ayurvedic Gunas Have you noticed that on a cold and windy day a cup of warm soup nourishes you? Think of a hot summer day when a non-spicy meal feels good [...]
