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 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 | Oct 12, 2022 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, balance, blog, diet, digestion, Digestive Health, food combinations, Gut Health, health
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, there are six tastes that exist in everything we eat. Rasa (taste) is a sensation on the tongue. These tastes arise from the attraction of the 5 elements (ether, air, fire, water, earth) that together create the 6 tastes. It is...
by Manish Chandra | Sep 14, 2022 | abhyanga, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, balance, blog, healing, healthy lifetsyle, holistic healing, holistic health, holistichealth
The last couple of articles we shared were about supporting ourselves during the shifting of the seasons, and through the intense heat. This week we’d like to share some wisdom about the wonderful daily practice of self-massage, or Abhyanga. Have you ever experienced...
by Manish Chandra | Sep 7, 2022 | abhyanga, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, balance, blog, breath, breathe, breathing, carbohydrates, cold, Cooking, daily routine, dehydration, Digestive Health, dosha, doshas, Energy, exercise, farmers market, fats, fruits, gastro-intestinal tract, Gut Health, heal your relationship to food, healthy lifestyle, Herbs, holistic health, intuitive eating, lethargy\dehydration, microbiome, Mindful Eating, nervous system, pitta, pranayama, summer Ayurvedic diet, yoga
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s hot! Across the US we’re experiencing a heat wave; this is the season known in Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine as Late Summer. For many of us the heat can feel both exhausting and irritating. How do we surrender to the heat and support...
