by Courtney | Sep 9, 2025 | Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda and Personal Growth, Nervous System, Nervous System Regulation
“How are we supposed to learn to love the world if we don’t pick berries?” I saw a woman say this on TikTok. I was heartstruck. That woman was Robin Wall Kimmerer, the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Wisdom of Plants. ...
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 31, 2025 | Ayurveda & Hormones, Ayurveda & Women's Health, Nervous System, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Experiencing, Somatics, Somatics & Hormones
The true blessing I’ve received from Ayurveda and Somatics is that I’m no longer chasing symptoms. When something comes up, I don’t rush to schedule an appointment with a practitioner. I don’t start cutting all the possible culprits out of my diet. I don’t start...
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 | Jul 22, 2025 | Ayurveda & Women's Health, Ayurveda + Menopause, Ayurveda + Menstruation, Ayurveda + Postpartum, Ayurveda + Pregnancy, Nervous System, Somatics
Gaslit (adjective): Referring to the act of manipulating someone psychologically into doubting their perceptions or sanity, often to exert control or influence over them (Oxford Dictionary, 2020). I was debating whether or not to make the subject of this email “You’ve...
