by Courtney | Jul 7, 2021 | Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Motherhood, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Essential Living Course
I went to Acadia National Park a few weeks ago. My grandpa grew up near there. He was a practical man who wanted me to go to Wharton Business School. Instead he found me cooking medicinal herbs and doing yoga…and he was TOTALLY delighted by it. Even though he...
by Courtney | May 25, 2021 | Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Habit Coaching, Seasonal Diet, Spring Diet + Habit Tips, Summer Diet + Habit Tips
Do you want to eat better but have trouble being consistent? Some weeks you eat well and others it’s pizza and takeout? What I’ve learned from practicing the habits for over 15 years is that… Healthy eating is essential for a healthy body, sound mind...
by Courtney | Mar 16, 2021 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda & Yoga/Exercise, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurvedic Cleansing, Detox, Kapha Dosha, Seasonal Diet, Spring Diet + Habit Tips, Uncategorized
In Ayurveda, spring is the time of kapha – earth and water elements. Spring is heavy, stable, cool, oily and has a downward-moving energy, so we balance with the opposite qualities in our diet and lifestyle – light, dry, mobile and warming. The lymph and blood get...
by Courtney | Feb 9, 2021 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Essential Living Course, Kapha Dosha, Pitta Dosha, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda, Vata Dosha
About 25 years ago an acupuncturist told me PMS was not normal…it’s a sign of imbalance. My mind was blown! Finding out it wasn’t just “how things are supposed to be” was both shocking and empowering. Symptoms of dis-ease are not who you are. They’re a signal...
by Courtney | Jan 20, 2021 | Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Essential Living Course
In Ayurveda, the fire element rules digestion. Fire breaks down and transforms food into what can be used and not used by the body. But digestion happens beyond just what we put into our mouths. We have to digest everything that we take into our senses. We also have...
