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…
Daily Routines
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…
Ayurveda And Genetics
Why Genetic Testing And Ayurveda Are A Perfect Combination If you want to be healthy and you are fed up with the way you feel, what do you do? Perhaps you google healthy diets, or healthy lifestyle and read the top posts. Perhaps you read a book with a title like ‘30 days to Vibrant…
Ayurveda, Cancer, And My Sister
I think of the constants in my life… The places, the things, the people… and there is only one constant in all of it. My sister. We have not always been close, my sister and I, and that surprises most people who see us today. My sister and I start each day with our…
Lose Weight By Breathing Right
My friend Sarah just told me that she hates summer, and is not looking forward to the upcoming warmer season. How can anyone hate summer? After all what’s not to love about little sun dresses, tanned arms and legs and sunkissed skin. Add to that longer days, picnics and light till 10 pm. How can…