Dear friends, Turquoise makes a striking necklace for the summer especially backdropped by white clothing. But it’s not only touted for fashion reasons, it’s healing properties dates back to Native Americans, Tibetans and as far back as the Egyptians. Regarded as a “universal stone”, from a holistic point of view turquoise may have healing effects…
Dear friends, You may think you’re made up of only flesh, and bones, joints, and tissues, muscles, and tendons but think twice. You don’t just have a physical body. You have many different bodies at different levels of consciousness. The physical, etheric, astral, mental, and even more subtle bodies. The chakras are located in…
Dear friends, Just the way nature provides foods for different seasons, essential oils from plants change up seasonally too. After all, they come from plants. Being the nature of summer is “heat” known as “pitta” in Ayurveda we want to choose foods and oils that are more cooling by nature- makes sense! Two summer…
Dear friends, To attempt to see the bigger picture it takes trust, faith, and the strength to move forward in any given situation. We are multidimensional beings as women- try not to get caught in one perspective. When you find yourself gripping your thoughts about something and they are making you feel aggravated practice dropping…
Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you took the time to be inspired, stay connected and engaged with your self-care. I committed to sharing my inspiration and this is something I just started on Instagram- “Flower Notes. I love flowers of all kinds, their colors, shapes, insides and outsides, and how they express…
Welcome to my weekly blog! This blog is intended to inspire, educate and simplify the gems of Ayurveda breaking it down from a vast science to simple tips and reminders can that anyone can start NOW. I shared last week I would start with “spirit” first in the body, mind, spirit continuum. I’ve learned over…
Yes, new name, fresh look, new groove to my weekly blog. Welcome. Whether it’s returning to dance, beginning yoga or perhaps revisiting an unfinished painting project or simply focusing on self-care, getting your groove back is unique to you. The word “groove” means a “channel” or to enter into an established routine or habit. Sound groovy?…
Dear friends, Many grains are now off the list with people going gluten free. Harry Balzer of the NPD Group states that at least if not more than 1/3 of Americans are trying to avoid gluten if not more. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/03/09/173840841/gluten-goodbye-one-third-of-americans-say-theyre-trying-to-shun-it So with that said, oatmeal, barley, rye, wheat, ( tabouleh), matzoh, Kamut, are out the…
Does the thought of detoxing frighten you? Maybe frighten is not the best word but the thought of food deprivation can be an unpleasant one.There are definitely a few legitimate reasons if you experience some resistance. First, it may be hard to detox when you are working or feeding children. Or the thought of being hungry…
Dear friends, Much is written and described on the spiritual path about the “small soft voice”- the inner voice that Ayurveda describes as the “Self”, or the “true self”. Much the way texting works with I phones sending instant messages to friends and family, we have inner texting/messaging that is going on all the time….