by Sheyna Holmes | Jul 19, 2023 | agni, anti-inflammation, Ayurveda, blog, blood, cilantro, cleanse, cold infusion, cooling, coriander, dhanyaka, digestive fire, fruits, Herbs, hima, intuitive eating, Pitta Season, poultice, refrigerant
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Cilantro is a powerful herb that is one of our strongest allies in dealing with the heat of the summertime. Cilantro is the leaf of the Coriandrum sativum plant, and the seeds are the spice we know as Coriander. Cilantro is cold, dry, easy,...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jul 13, 2023 | abhyanga, agni, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, blog, cellular agni, connective tissue, Consciousness, crying, crystals of emotion, emotional, emotional health, emotions, feelings, grief, letting go, liberation, Love, meditation, mental, mental health, mind, mind and body, nervous system, pilu paka, pithara paka, pranayama
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes The fundamentals of Ayurveda consider and address cellular nutrition and the connections between overall health and emotional wellbeing. Having agni (digestive fire) strong and functioning is the most important key to nutrition, cellular...
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...
