by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, blood sugar, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, enzymes, gastric secretions, GI tract, kledaka kapha, nutrition, pachaka pitta, samana vayu, stomach
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Most of us are familiar with the three main doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of these doshas have 5 subdoshas that represent each of the 5 elements. Of these 15 subdoshas, there are three with a correlating fire element that are...
by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 20, 2023 | assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, Chakra, Chakras, Consciousness, Crown Chakra, crying, crystals of emotion, dhatus, emotional health, endocrine glands, Heart Chakra, koshas, majjā, nadi shodhana, Nadis, nervous system, Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, solar plexus chakra, tears, Third Eye Chakra, Throat Chakra
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes We all have heard about the chakras, yet it may be unclear what they really are. The chakras are energy centers along the spine that are also referred to as wheels of light. Their seat is in the astral and energy body and cannot be seen or...
by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 12, 2023 | allergies, balance, blog, healing, herbal remedies, herbal tea, jala neti, kapha, mucus, mucus membranes, nadi shodhana, nasya, neti, pollen, stress
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes We had such a big rain year, leading to a grand blossoming and blooming of so many plants and trees. It is the starting point of kapha season and the onset of allergy season. The kapha elements of earth and water are alive with the ground...
by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 5, 2023 | Ahamkara, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, breathe, Buddhi, Chakras, Consciousness, emotional health, Energy, five elements, Gayatri mantra, healing, liberation, Mahad, manas, Mantra, meditation, mental health, mindbodysoul, panchamahabhutas, Prakruti, Purusha, rajas, samkhya, samkyha philosophy, sattva, shad darshan, tamas
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, there are six philosophies that attempt to explain life and creation. Samkhya (Sānkya) Philosophy explains how all of life came to be and is the most popular philosophy. This was founded by Kāpila as the truth of life and...
