by Sheyna Holmes | Jun 28, 2023 | apana vayu, arthritis, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, bhrajaka pitta, blog, earth, joint health, joint lubrication, shleshaka kapha, skin, unresolved emotions
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes When we look at the three main doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha, or VPK), they each have five subdoshas that hold the hand of an element. Each dosha has ether, air, fire, water and earth elements in their subdoshas and they all serve a specific...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jun 21, 2023 | Ayurveda, blog, cooling, fire, Herbs, litha, midsummer, offerings, pitta, Pitta Season, ritual, solstice, st johns day, summer, summer Ayurvedic diet
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Today, June 21st is the Summer Solstice! We have reached the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and this marks the beginning of summer. We can look back on the shortest day of the year at Winter Solstice in...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jun 15, 2023 | agni, ama, asatmya, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, dairy and fruit, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, food combinations, habits, indigestion
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, there are incompatible food combinations that serve as guidelines to support optimal digestion and nutrition. The combination of these foods can cause bloating and gas, acidity, indigestion, creation of ama (toxins), skin...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jun 7, 2023 | alochaka pitta, Ayurveda, blog, brahmari, crying, crystals of emotion, eye health, eyesight, netra basti, reality, rest, rosewater, screens, shirodhara, sleep, tears, Third Eye Chakra, tratak, vision
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Ālochaka pitta is a subdosha within pitta dosha that is responsible for optical perception, color and light vision, 3-D vision, functioning of rods and cones, eyeball temperature, translucence and more. Our visual health has to do with how we...
