Now that kids are back to school Moms are concerned with their child’s best performance in the classroom. According to Ayurveda the three aspects of mental ability are: – learning -retention -ability to recall What contributes to the lack of these qualities: -Food lacking intelligence- additives, colorings, preservatives, flavorings, emulsifiers and packaged foods. Diet is…
After a season of intense heat, now is a good time to plan a fall cleanse. According to Ayurvedic principles, the junction between seasons is the best time for cleansing. With lots of cleanses out there that are based on “raw” foods or fasting with juices I’d like to share a very beautiful way to…
For these very hot days of summer I would like to share some practices I have found very effective in Ayurveda for feeling soothed. According to Ayurvedic principles, it’s not a food’s temperature that makes it cooling, but rather its innate qualities. Each and every food is classified according to whether its energies promote heating or cooling….
Since this is my birthday week I thought I would write about the meaning of our birthday according to Ayurveda. Ayurveda teaches that we are all born with a set constitution called prakriti (means nature or first creation in Sanskrit) which is determined at the moment of conception. Determining factors are: The constitution of both parents (genetics) The state of health of the…