What are the six tastes in Ayurveda?
What are the six tastes in Ayurveda? The six tastes in Ayurveda has an effect on the three doshas of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. According to Ayurveda, every substance found in nature is made up [...]
What is an Ayurvedic Diet?
What is an Ayurvedic Diet? Ayurveda is one of the oldest healthcare systems to originate from India. Ayurveda focuses on eating in a way that we can prevent diseases and promote longevity. It’s a living science [...]
Natural remedies for acid reflux/GERD, based in Ayurveda
Natural remedies for acid reflux/GERD, based in Ayurveda Acid reflux disease - also called Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which acidic digestive juices from the stomach move up into the esophagus (food pipe). The [...]
5 Ayurvedic Tips to Lower Travel Anxiety
5 Ayurvedic Tips to Lower Travel Anxiety I noticed that my mom would get emotional and moody before our trips. She loved traveling the world, but leading up to the trip, her digestion would act [...]
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 [...]
