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We Talk Mental Health, Ayurveda + The Doshas on the Yogahealer Podcast
I was super honored to have this dynamic conversation with two of my fellow health coaches and my mentor Cate Stillman on her Yogahealer Podcast. If your mental health has been affected by the massive changes of 2020, learn how your habits can impact not only...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Stress + The Habits [Video 9]
https://vimeo.com/469832146 STRESS + THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Your body has an innate healing intelligence. Your biorhythms that support this healing intelligence are the same as the rhythms of the nature. Modern lifestyle has us out of rhythm with the simple habits...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Sleep + Early to Bed [Video 8]
https://vimeo.com/469832026 HABIT TIP #6: EARLY TO BED How: Lights out by 10pm Why: Bed by 10pm significantly increases the body's ability to experience deep, restorative sleep, which calms the nervous system and supports immune function.
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Plant-Based Diet [Video 7]
https://vimeo.com/469831807 HABIT TIP #5: Plant-Based Diet How: Focus on a plants as the foundation of our diet, even if you still eat meat and dairy. Why: Plant-based diet is about connection, abundance and gratitude. Nature is ALWAYS trying to nourish you....
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Mindful Eating [Video 6]
https://vimeo.com/469831640 HABIT TIP #4: Eat Mindfully How: Take time to sit with your meals without distraction from phone, TV, work, eating on the run. Why: When you're stimulating your senses with other input, such as your phone, TV, work, eating while...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Snacking [Video 5]
https://vimeo.com/469831452 HABIT TIP #3: Avoid Snacking How: Allow at least 3 hours between meals (ideally 4-6 hours). Avoid snacking between meals. Why: In order for your digestive fire (agni) to be strong and able to fully digest the food you take in, you...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Mealtimes [Video 4]
https://vimeo.com/469831321 HABIT TIP #2: Regulate mealtimes How: Eat breakfast within 2 hours of waking, lunch (your largest meal) between 11am-1pm, dinner before 7pm. If you're kapha predominant constitution (water/earth element) you may do fine with 2 or...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Habit 1 [Video 3]
https://vimeo.com/469828151 HABIT TIP #1: EARLIER, LIGHTER DINNER How: Eat a smaller, plant-based dinner by 7pm. Have lunch as your largest meal of the day. Why: Your body isn't designed to digest fats, proteins and a large meal late at night. Doing so (and...
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Digestion + Agni [Video 2]
https://vimeo.com/469828046 AGNI! In Ayurveda this word means "digestive fire." The fire element governs your ability to metabolize what you take in to your body. The strength of your digestion has a direct impact on the strength of your immune system. Watch...
Intro: Ayurveda + Immune System Series [Video 1]
Ayurveda + Your Immune System: Intro [Video 1] from Courtney LaCava on Vimeo. You have so much power to build a strong immune system with your habits. The main focus of Ayurveda is building what we call "OJAS". Ojas is akin to your immune system. It's what...
What Deep Healing Looks Like
When I was in the throws of raising two kids under 3, I read something from a spiritual teacher that changed my life. It went something like this: “Whether you’re meditating in an ashram or you’re raising your family, it’s the same work. That’s your yoga.”...
You Have the Power to Build Strong Immunity + Vitality: Essential Living Course Starts Nov. 15th
Building strong immunity and vitality is probably on your mind right now. If you're feeling powerless and at the mercy of something outside of yourself, please know that you have so much power in your hands. Ayurveda gives us a clear map for creating a strong immune...
How to Stay Healthy in the Fall: 6 Tips for Thriving in Vata Season
The seasons change quickly here in New England! Fall is definitely upon us. Ayurveda is all about recognizing how our body is a reflection of nature’s rhythms. So in order to thrive, it’s crucial to shift diet and habits as the seasons shift. Fall is Vata season -...
Stabilize Your Body, Mind + Emotions With This Simple Practice
My favorite time of the day is early morning, before sunrise. One of the habits I teach is "Start the Day Right", which is about using the potential of this early morning energy to orient towards more ease, connection and...
My #1 Tip For Better Sleep + Better Energy
I wake up by 6am most mornings, do yoga or walk, and meditate. A few years ago, I NEVER would have thought that was possible, especially as a mother. The key is this: Bed by 10pm. This is crucial for deeply restorative sleep,...
How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself + Why Community is Crucial
When I became sick with chronic fatigue in my 20s, I thought my body was sick. It was, but that wasn’t the source of my illness. As I discovered Ayurveda, I began to work on my diet and lifestyle, only to realize that I was peeling back just the very first layers of...
Enrolling NOW: Essential Living Course August 2020
You can create a "new normal" in which you don't just survive. You thrive. What do you want to let go of in your new normal, and what do you want more of? More stable energy? Stronger immunity? Better nutrition? More flow and freedom in your lifestyle? Deeper...
Want Strong Immunity Year-Round? Why Summer Diet + Habits Are Crucial [Tips]
Obviously, we all want to keep our respiratory and immune systems strong right now. Did you know that what you do in summer has a huge impact on your immunity in fall and winter? If you don't take care to keep the heat of the summer from accumulating in your body,...
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Spring Diet + Habit Tips
In Ayurveda, spring is the time of kapha - earth and water elements. Spring is heavy, stable, cool and oily so we balance with the opposite qualities in our diet and lifestyle - light, dry, mobile and warming. The lymph and blood can get pretty gunky right now,...
