Ayurvedic practitioners have certainly been busy. A handful of new Ayurveda books were published recently, all with some serious contributions to modern nutrition and wellness. These 5 came to our
One of the biggest health fads sweeping the nation at the moment is the sugar-elimination diet. When people started turning up at our Zen retreats last month with ‘fructose intolerance’
Save your money. All the high-dollar, big-hype superfoods or energy-boosting foods out there AREN’T going to cure your fatigue. There’s a lot of information out there about what to eat
Hey! Did you know that the food you choose directly affects your mood? Maybe you did, cause you are so Ayurvedically smart (if so, permission to high kick with pride!).
Pranayamas, or yogic breathing techniques, have effects upon the doshas in the body. Vata – Wind, Pitta – Bile and Kapha – Phlegm. Pranayamas also have specific effects on the
My first memory of being a highly sensitive person is from grade school – first grade, to be exact. I watched as the classmate sitting in front of me slowly
Do you have trouble digesting gluten? (Or dairy? Or other types of foods?) While eliminating the “problem” ingredients from your diet—the ever-popular modern way of responding to food sensitivities—can relieve
Ayurvedic approach to cancer: Ayurveda names diseases with infinite possibilities of terminology, yet the word cancer does not exist. In fact, Ayurveda sees the world and the human body in
“Ayurveda is all about digestion. The food we eat, the beverages we drink, the sights we see, the books we read, the conversations we have and emotions we feel. How
Āyurveda teaches that understanding the components which create human life, allows one to understand what can possibly malfunction and create disease. This allows a healer to distinguish the source of
