When you wake up you are usually dehydrated, so you want to hydrate and kindle your agni before eating. Here are some easy tonics for each dosha. Each of these will help fire up your agni for the day so that your body is prepared to receive nourishment so you can feel energized all day…
Daily Routines
The Best Breakfasts for Your Dosha That Will Keep You Energized All Morning
We are so often told that you should eat breakfast, its the most important meal of the day. Others say you should fast – especially if you want to lose weight! But did you know that breakfast is as simple as looking at your dosha and the season? Get your day off to the perfect…
5 Resolutions You Will Want to Keep
How many times have we set a list for ourselves only to find we scrap that list by the end of January? This year, we implore you to find a new way to do New Year’s. Follow our five simple steps to revitalize your life in a way that you are sure to keep. As…
5 Ways to Balance Vata for a Healthy Fall
Fall is a time of transition, both in nature and in your body. The days grow noticeably shorter, each evening the darkness setting in earlier and earlier. The mornings start with a chill and you may need to start wearing your slippers around the house again. The warmth and carefree days of summer are gone…
Flawless Skin – with Ayurveda
Do you feel under pressure to achieve a glowing, blemish free complexion year round. How much have you spent on skin products all touting to give you that perfect skin -hundreds or maybe even thousands of dollars each year? If you are anything like me – you probably have a drawer full of half used…
We Did This For You – Get Smooth Radiant Skin With Our DIY Summer Body Scrub
Your skin is the protective barrier between your body and the outside world. Every day, it comes into contact with harmful chemicals, pathogens and UV rays. It also serves the essential function of regulating your body temperature. Your skin helps keep you cool by excreting sweat in warmer weather. Taking care of your skin is…
9 Reasons Why You Should Dry Skin Brush
You’ve heard of skin brushing, right? You may even have tried it already and not even known it. If you’ve ever been at a spa or come to The Ayurveda Sanctuary, you have likely experienced some of the tingling and invigorating benefits of dry skin brushing. It’s nearly impossible to avoid the pollution of our…
Travel Well With A Few Ayurveda Tips This Thanksgiving!
These dark, cold November evenings are made a little easier as the promise of turkey and pumpkin pie is right around the corner. The holidays are a time for celebration, but the excess of your Thanksgiving feast, and all the travel this time of year entails, can undoubtedly have an impact on your body. Vata…
DIY Non-Toxic Bug Balm
Each morning I walk my dog Bailey through the salt marshes to the bay. It’s my favorite time of day and I love watching the Ospreys, the rabbits that always seem so busy and the deer that shyly show up. What has also shown up recently though – are the mosquitoes! I don’t want to…
The Energizing Routine To Keep You Perky AND Happy All Day Long
When I look at the top symptoms my clients come to see me for – one that invariably comes up as a major problem is fatigue! So, if fatigue plagues you – here is my daily routine that will keep you energized all day long! I start my morning with a cup of warm…