Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! Both yoga and Ayurveda stem forth from ancient texts called the Vedas. They are known as sister sciences as you can hardly do one fully without the other. Yoga is known to strengthen the physical body while Ayurveda is the healing side; both support each other. Just as…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! In Ayurveda, depression is not an isolated psychological phenomenon. Ayurveda looks at the whole person when addressing symptoms. The same headache in one person might require a different remedy in another depending on their lifestyle and overall health. A person with digestive issues might be having relationship anxiety in…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! Indigestion is a ten billion dollar industry in this country. Indigestion and heartburn plague one-third of Americans in the United States. What is it? Heartburn is a painful burning in the esophagus while acid indigestion is excessive hydrochloric acid in the stomach that creates burning in the stomach, bloating,…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! If you were working for a company you would be asked to have a quarterly review. Have you ever thought about your health in this way? Ayurveda has! Ayurveda teaches that the four seasons fall, winter, spring and summer have significant influences on all levels of our health;…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! The air is drier, the wind is beginning to blow, the leaves are beginning to rustle and even fall. These are all signs of what is known in Ayurveda as “vata” season”. The word does not matter as much as the “qualities” I just mentioned. So with that…