by Courtney | Jun 24, 2025 | Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Motherhood, Nervous System, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Experiencing, Somatics
Six months ago we adopted a puppy. Most mornings when I practice yoga now, Bodhi’s like, “Great! Excited to join you!” and inches his way onto my mat. For the last decade – ever since I’ve had kids – there have been a lot of mornings when I’ve had some...
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 | Sep 8, 2021 | Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle
When you try to do too much, your nervous system goes into a stress response. Since the body believes it’s dealing with threat – aka your to-do list – you live in survival mode. In survival mode, your nervous system’s telling you to deal with...
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 | 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 | Nov 25, 2020 | Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Kapha Dosha, Pitta Dosha, Treating Common Health Issues with Ayurveda, Vata Dosha
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...
