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 | Sep 13, 2023 | adaptogen, Ayurveda, balance, blog, calming, Lakshmi, lungs, mental health, sattva, sattvic, stress, tulsi, uplifting
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Tulsi or Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) is a precious plant in the Mint family that is revered in Ayurveda. It grows in India, as well as parts of California, Oregon and more. It is common for people in India to have a tulsi plant in their homes...
by Sheyna Holmes | Sep 6, 2023 | Ayurveda, basmati rice, blog, congee, cooling, digestion, Digestive Health, kolam, nourishing, nutrients, nutrition, rice, sacred, sattva, sattvic
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Rice is an important and sacred food staple across the world and has many nourishing health benefits. It is a sattvic (pure) food, with clear, light & smooth qualities and a sweet flavor. Rice is a symbol of fertility and prosperity and is...
by Sheyna Holmes | Aug 24, 2023 | allergies, alternate nostril breathing, anxiety, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog, breath, breathe, breathing, Consciousness, Detoxification, digestion, ida, mental health, nadi shodhana, Nadis, nervous system, pingala, prana, pranayama, sushumna
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Nadi shodhana is a pranayama practice (breathing technique) that has countless health benefits on the body & mind. It is used as a prescription in Ayurveda for a large spectrum of imbalances like anxiety, sleep, focus, digestion, etc. Nadi...
by Sheyna Holmes | Aug 9, 2023 | agni, awareness, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog, body intelligence, dhatus, disease, doshas, emotional health, emotions, samprapti, tissues
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, there are six successive layers that lead to the manifestation of a disease. The accumulation of imbalances and toxins is what furthers the disease process, usually behind the scenes before signs and symptoms are very noticeable....
by Sheyna Holmes | Jul 27, 2023 | agni, Ayurveda, blog, cooling, heat, pitta, Pitta Season, summer, summer Ayurvedic diet, summer lifestyle, water
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes We are just over one month into summer since the Summer Solstice on June 21st. We have two months to go until the Autumn Equinox at the end of September. We have been experiencing very warm weather and are in the center of pitta season. When...
