by Courtney | Sep 25, 2021 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Motherhood, Ayurveda & Other Natural Medicine, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Sleep, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda
One of my teachers, Dr. Claudia Welch, talks about “couch medicine” and how so many women run on stress hormones. We mistake this wired state for true energy. The more adrenaline and cortisol we have coursing through our system, the less it takes to trigger us into a...
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 | Nov 20, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda
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 that support this healing...
by Courtney | Nov 20, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda + Sleep, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Habit Coaching, Habit Evolution
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...
by Courtney | Nov 20, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Habit Coaching, Habit Evolution, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda
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. Eating a plant-based diet...
