by Courtney | Apr 7, 2020 | Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda Habits, Kapha Dosha, Seasonal Diet
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...
by Courtney | Apr 5, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda
Prevention. How to keep ourselves from being unnecessarily vulnerable. As we take these critical immediate measures, it’s painfully obvious as each day passes that these solutions aren’t sustainable. This is life, but this is no way to live. The pandemic is showing us...
by Courtney | Mar 17, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Women's Health
With the spread of coronavirus, we’re becoming intensely aware of how we as humans communicate, connect, share and spread. The reaction to this magnified awareness is fear and anxiety. We fear death. But what is fear of death? It is fear of our inability to adapt and...
by Courtney | Mar 10, 2020 | Ayurveda & Chronic Disease, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle
Maybe you’re feeling fearful and somewhat helpless right now because of COVID-19. Our collective fear is compounded by our disconnect from the wisdom of how to support our body’s innate healing intelligence. I encourage you to use this fear and uncertainty as a...
by Courtney | Dec 18, 2013 | Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Seasonal Diet, Vata Dosha
As we enter the thick of Vata season, you may be embracing the cold, crisp qualities of the weather changes, and the dietary goodness that Mother Nature inherently provides to keep you nourished. Vata dosha is at its peak during the fall and early winter. Vata –...