As much as you might hate to hear it, you need to sleep. We all, as human beings need to sleep. Without it, we’ll literally perish. Since I’ve heard many of my friends, family & clients mentioning their sleep woes lately, I thought I’d share some of my favorite “good sleep” tips here. Eat Dinner […]
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Self-Care Kitchari Week
It’s the holiday season. That means indulgences, eating lots of different kinds of foods, drinks, staying out late, packed schedules and rush, rush, rush! So, where is the time for self care? Sometimes it’s nowhere to be found. And yet, this is the time of year where I feel I need MORE self care & […]
You Know Pitta Is Talking When…
Pitta season… it’s in full swing, and even though we may not be hitting 90 degree weather as of yet here in the NE Seacoast… the fire is building! Regardless of your prakruti, we will always experience a rise in Pitta dosha during the Pitta time of year. Pitta season runs around mid to late […]
So, It’s Kapha Season. What Does That Mean?
Kapha (pronounced ‘Kah-pah’ in Sanskrit) is the dosha (energy/body type) that contains the 2 elements water and earth. What to do get when you put earth and water together? Mud. This illustrates the energy of Kapha perfectly. It’s dense, wet, heavy and cool. Think of the little green sprouts slowly waking up beneath the earth’s […]
Balancing Your Vata Dosha
~Here are some sure ways to bring your vata to a more balanced & peaceful state~….. -Follow a routine Vata is erratic so adhering to even just a little bit of a routine will help to ground this “run around with your head cut off” energy that vata rules. Simple things like waking up & […]
The Importance Of Routine & Ayurveda
Ayruveda is the perfect system of health to follow- for almost everything in my opinion, but especially for a reboot. It’s what I fell in love with, that started me on my own journey to wellness. Ayurveda- connects us to our natural rhythms. Getting up no later than 7am helps us to tune into our […]
A Glimpse Of Kapha Dosha
Spring is here- and that means so is Kapha Season on the ayurvedic wheel of the seasons. Kapha is made of the elements earth & water. Think of the little sprouts of the crocus & daffodil slowly springing from the wet earth and that’s kapha in a nutshell It’s heavy, slow, cool, damp, slow moving, […]
A Glimpse At Pitta Dosha
In a nutshell according to ayurveda, there are three doshas or energies that make our own individual selves as well as the nature that surrounds us. Vata, pitta and kapha are these three energies. Each and every one of us has all three doshas within us- we simply have them in different amounts genetically determined […]
My Basic Kitchari Recipe
There are gazillions of kitchari recipes out there and you are more than welcome to make one you’ve used before or search online. The one I’m sharing with you is my own version that I’ve tweaked along the way with each panchkarma I’ve done and there’s room to change things up. It ‘s a great […]