by Courtney | Aug 28, 2025 | Ayurveda & Hormones, Ayurveda & Immunity, Ayurveda & Massage/Bodywork, Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Menopause, Ayurveda + Menstruation, Ayurveda + Sleep, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda Habits, Fall Diet + Habit Tips, Nervous System, Vata Dosha
We’re less than a month away from the fall equinox. Part of tending to our human body – and especially the rhythmic female body – is preparing for the seasonal shift. So I want to share with you one of the most important practices you can be doing this...
by Courtney | Aug 5, 2025 | Ayurveda & Mental Health, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Nervous System, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Experiencing, Somatics, Trauma
The last 5 years – ever since the pandemic – it feels like the world is on fire. At first, I admit, my system was overwhelmed by all the emotions – confusion, grasping, rage, fear. But something shifted over the years, and even though the chaos and...
by Courtney | Jul 29, 2025 | Ayurveda & Hormones, Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda & Other Natural Medicine, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Menopause, Ayurveda + Menstruation, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Circadian Rhythms, Cycle Syncing, Nervous System, Nervous System Regulation, Seasonal Diet, Somatic Experiencing, Somatics, Somatics & Hormones, Trauma
I’m SO excited to share my *new* self-guided course with you. During my 15 years of working with women in holistic medicine, I’ve seen some obvious patterns. Early on, it was that women were becoming aware of how to heal naturally. And with so much beauty and...
by Courtney | Feb 7, 2022 | Ayurveda & Nutrition/Diet, Ayurveda & Other Natural Medicine, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda & Yoga/Exercise, Ayurveda + Sleep, Ayurveda + Stress, Ayurveda Habits, Ayurveda Lifestyle, Essential Living Course, Habit Coaching, Habit Evolution, Spring Diet + Habit Tips
When we were learning to treat patients in my early years of Ayurveda school, we first learned dinacharya (daily routines). I remember thinking, “But when can I get to making all the magical herbal concoctions?!” (Because: herb! 😍 🌱) Years later,...
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...
