by Sheyna Holmes | 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 Sheyna Holmes | 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 Sheyna Holmes | 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...
by Sheyna Holmes | Oct 26, 2022 | autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, blog, Consciousness, diwali, fall, habits, holidays, holistic health, mental health, mindbodysoul, nature
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes It’s the end of October! There are many deep themes bubbling up in our society and culture at this time. This time of year beholds so much symbolism on cycles, death and the ancestors. In American culture, October is often celebrated as a...
by Sheyna Holmes | Oct 19, 2022 | abhyanga, ama, anti-inflammation, anxiety, autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic massage, balance, blog, detox, digestion, doshas, emotions, heal, immunity, Love, massage, oils, rejuvenation, Self-Care, vata, vata dosha
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Abhyanga is a traditional style of warm oil massage that goes back 5,000 years in India. Abhy=movements & Anga=body. This massage is practiced in Panchakarma Therapy (cellular detoxification protocol), as well as on its own as a...
by Sheyna Holmes | Sep 30, 2022 | autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In the wheel of the year, we have just passed onto the other side of the fall equinox! This means the sun is going away a little bit more each day until we reach the winter solstice in December, which is the shortest day of the year. It tends...
