by Manish Chandra | Nov 14, 2023 | autumn, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, blog, celebration, comforteating, comfortfood, Cooking, digestion, eat seasonally, Energy, fall, fallguidelines, food, food combining, groceries, guidelinesforfall, healthy lifestyle, healthy lifetsyle, healthy options, holidays, Mindful Eating, pumpkin, Recipes, Seasonal, seasonal diet, seasonaldiet, seasonalroutine, seasons, tips, vata season
In Ayurveda, every food has an energetic effect on the body. Understanding these principles allows one to use food as a tool for healing. To begin, one must have awareness of their present state. Do you generally feel warm or cold? Does your digestion seam fast or...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 19, 2023 | Air, alochaka pitta, autumn, avalambaka kapha, Ayurveda, blog, breathe, breathing, emotional health, ether, eye health, eyesight, grounding, lungs, subdoshas, udana vayu, vata, vata season
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes As we descend more into Vata season, we can feel the effects of the air and ether elements more strongly. Within the three main doshas (Vata, Pitta & Kapha) there are five subdoshas each, representing the five elements. The five subdoshas...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 11, 2023 | autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, blog, Digestive Health, eat locally, eat seasonally, fall, GI tract, grounding, nourishing, pumpkin, winter squash
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes This is the season when bright orange pumpkins start appearing everywhere, calling to our eyes that fall is upon us. It’s the lovely beginnings of winter squash season! These edible gourds may have us thinking of carving pumpkins, pumpkin pie,...
by Manish Chandra | Sep 22, 2023 | autumn, Ayurveda, blog, detox, emotional health, equinox, fall, fallguidelines, falltips, intuitive eating, mabon, nourishing, rest, Seasonal, seasonal diet, vata, vata season
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Today, September 22nd is the autumn/fall equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere. We are transitioning from summertime pitta season to the vata season of fall. Vata season is characterized by colder weather, dry and windy conditions. The sun...
by Manish Chandra | Dec 7, 2022 | agni, autumn, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, balance, blog, body constitution, cold, daily routine, digestion, exercise, fall, fallguidelines, guidelines, kapha, lethargy, vata
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Although we are still in Vata season until the early spring comes around, Kapha dosha has been present with this rainy weather. It is still cold and windy, but moist & wet have momentarily replaced the dry quality of Vata season. Vata and...
by Manish Chandra | Nov 22, 2022 | Air, autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic herbs, blog, body constitution, breath, Chakras, fall, prana, pranayama, vata, vata dosha
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes This week we are talking all about Vata! It is Vata season, which means it is mostly cold, dry and mobile (wind) in the weather patterns. It is important to keep this dosha in balance and in its proper seat to avoid production and...