by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, body constitution, bowel movements, colon, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, elimination, gastro-intestinal tract, GI tract, Mindful Eating, nutrients, nutrition, shad rasa, six tastes
In Ayurveda there are six stages of digestion from initial food consumption to cellular nourishment. The five elements (ether, air, earth, water, fire) and the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent) work together to activate enzymes and the...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 18, 2023 | agni, asatmya, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, bloating, blog, dairy and fruit, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, fire, food, food combinations, GI tract, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, incompatible food combinations, indigestion, intuitive eating, microbiome, Mindful Eating, minerals, nutrients, nutrition, nyayas, satmya
In Ayurveda there are three laws that govern nutrition and they are called the nyāyas. Everything we consume must be digested, broken down, assimilated and absorbed at a cellular level in order for proper nourishment to take place. Different tissues need different...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | abhyanga, Ayurveda, balance, blog, cleanse, detox, Detoxification, exercise, flow, healthy lifestyle, sveda, svedana, sweat, sweating, walking, winter
In Ayurveda, there are 14-16 srotāmsi or srotas (pathways/channels) in the body. They make up the tissues, what we take in to the body and what we excrete. Of these srotas, there are 3 malas (wastes), which are urine, feces and sweat. It is usually a given that the...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 5, 2023 | Asatmendriyartha Samyoga, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog, Consciousness, crimesagainstwisdom, emotional health, intuition, misuse of the senses, parinama, prajnaparadha, pratyahara, vihara
We all have a knowing that lives within us about our authentic expression and way of being. We generally know what we are willing to tolerate which sometimes gets overlooked due to the dynamic lifestyles we live. Factors we may experience include societal...