Winter Skincare: What’s Best For You? Winter Skincare: What’s Best For You! The winter months, characterized by less sunlight and alternating cold and heated air and low humidity, can take a toll on your skin. Skin feels and looks drier and sensitive skin is more irritable than usual because of decreased oil production, which is…
Seasonal Routines
Summer Insomnia? How to Stay Cool and Sleep Well
Summer Insomnia? How to Stay Cool and Sleep Well Sleep Well: Ayurvedic Strategies for a Restful Summer For many people, there’s only one thing stopping them from enjoying a good night’s sleep in the summer: oppressive heat. Many people have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep when their body is not able to…
Back to School According to the Doshas
Back to School According to the Doshas Back to school is always an exciting time of year. For most of us, it’s a time of transition in our daily rhythm and routine as well as a change in the weather. If you live in the northern hemisphere, autumn is the season of vata dosha. Ayurveda’s philosophy…
Rejuvenating Summer Ayurveda Tonics
Rejuvenating Summer Ayurveda Tonics Ayurveda Tonics: A Trio Of Ayurveda Elixirs, Equal Parts Zingy And Medicinal; Stirred But Not Shaken On a recent summer evening, as I was wondering what to drink, I decided to create this trio of Ayurveda tonics heavily disguised as cocktails so that I could offer them as a summer evening…
Meals That Heal – Blueberry Lavender Smoothie
Meals That Heal – Blueberry Lavender Smoothie Yeah for summer! This delicious Blueberry Lavender Smoothie is like a big bowl of goodness, you can just feel it nourishing each cell as you sip on this light and refreshing drink. This is the perfect breakfast or afternoon pick-me-up on a hot summer day. It’s the…
5 Reasons You Need To Cleanse
5 Reasons You Need To Cleanse Let’s face it – we live in a toxic world. From our personal care products to the foods we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink. We are bombarded with chemicals. Our bodies are pretty good at detoxifying and indeed we have many system for just…
5 Ayurveda Herbs to Keep You Balanced This Fall
5 Ayurveda Herbs to Keep You Balanced This Fall Fall is a tricky time of year to stay healthy. It’s that “should I bring a jumper, jacket, umbrella, suntan lotion, all of the above” time of year where anything can happen! One day you are caught in a downpour, the next you’ve got your fluffy…
5 Ways to Balance Vata for a Healthy Fall
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….
6 Summer Cooling Foods to Add to Your Diet
6 Summer Cooling Foods to Add to Your Diet The perks of summer are undeniable – longer evenings, increased sunshine and more time outdoors. What’s not to love? By the time August rolls around, however, it can start to feel like too much of a good thing! After a couple of months of sweltering heat…
5 Ways to Prepare for the Long Hot Summer
5 Ways to Prepare for the Long Hot Summer May brings a wave of excitement as the feeling of summer is in the air. Picnics, barbeques, and trips to the beach fill the weekend schedule as sunnier skies start to draw you outside. While the warmer weather is a welcome relief for many, it’s…