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You have probably heard enough about how drinking warm water every morning helps move things faster in the stomach and supports bowel movement. Who doesn’t love a healthy gut?! But did you know that drinking warm water can also help you deal with a stressful situation? Here we tell you everything you need to know […]
When (and when not) to Drink Warm Water Read More »
Summer is here! You may enjoy hot summer days, or literally wilt and groan in the sun! According to Ayurveda, this is partly because of your constitution (prakriti) or imbalance (vikrati). Summer is Pitta Season (the principle of fire and water) and normally a time to go on vacation, swim, barbeque, play outdoors, sip cool
Beat the Heat: 5 Simple Ayurvedic Tips for a Cooler Summer Read More »
When water stagnates, it begins to stink, and so does the life force within us. The quality of our Prana, or the fundamental life force flowing through us, also called the Chi, can indicate the state of our physical and mental health. When our prana is high and flows through energy channels or nadis without
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Satisfy your sweet tooth with shrikhand, a delicious yogurt-based Indian dessert. Use good quality yogurt with active cultures and it will also feed your gut with beneficial bacteria. Yogurt has many health benefits. It is high in protein and healthy fats and has impressive amounts of calcium to promote both healthy bones and strong muscles.
Chutney is a spicy Indian condiment which made of ingredients including fruits and vegetables, sugar and spices, herbs, coconut, vinegar, salt, pepper, and more. Ingredients can be altered or added to make the chutney suitable to your dosha or personal taste. It’s a great way to incorporate all six tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and
Tridosha-Balancing Green Chutney Read More »
John Cordle, a highly experienced captain in the American Navy was commanding a routine training exercise in the Baltic Sea, helming USS Oscar Austin, a guided-missile destroyer, with three other destroyers behind this one. Cordle had run without sleep for 36 hours. As the ship settled into its passage, Cordle tottered, trying to stay awake.
The Whys and Hows of Quality Sleep Read More »
Why do we need conscious eating in our lives when we can get around our day by eating mindlessly? Why wouldn’t we rather spend our time being ‘productive’ while we’re ‘grabbing’ our meals? Believe it or not, conscious eating can have long-lasting benefits for your mental and physical health including helping you lose weight, control
The Concept of Conscious Eating Read More »
From using ketones as a source of energy, to eating like the hunter people from the Paleolithic era, to giving up milk and dairy in your diet, to consuming exclusively raw foods—we are on a hamster wheel of diet regimes. Paleo, Keto, vegan, raw diets—there is a constant churn of diet fads to fulfill people’s
Ayurveda 101: Keto, Paleo, Vegan, & Raw Diets Read More »
“You could not remove a single grain of sand from its place without thereby … changing something throughout all parts of the immeasurable whole.”—Fichte, The Vocation of Man (1800) Dharma is an important principle in philosophy that broadly denotes ‘righteousness,’ which is also a governing principle in Ayurveda and how Ayurveda practitioners approach it in
Sustainability in Ayurveda: Essential Principles & Guidelines Read More »