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 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 Manish Chandra | 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 Manish Chandra | May 3, 2023 | agni, agni deepana, ama, ama pachana, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, digestive fire, Digestive Health, healing, lifestyle, lord agni, nutrition, toxins
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are herbs, foods and practices that are agni deepanas (strengthen digestive fire) and ama pachanas (burn toxins). Agni deepanas stimulate agni through jatharagni (the main digestive fire in the stomach). Ama pachanas increase...
by Manish Chandra | Apr 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, blood sugar, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, enzymes, gastric secretions, GI tract, kledaka kapha, nutrition, pachaka pitta, samana vayu, stomach
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Most of us are familiar with the three main doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of these doshas have 5 subdoshas that represent each of the 5 elements. Of these 15 subdoshas, there are three with a correlating fire element that are...
by Manish Chandra | Feb 15, 2023 | ama, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, Cooking, depression, Detoxification, Digestive Health, emotional health, emotionaleating, emotions, Energy, food, healing, Workshops
An event for your Mind, Body and Soul Join us for an interactive & fun community event at Pacific Cultural Center on Saturday, August 21st from 10-2. This meal that heals will show you how food affects your emotions and how you can shift your eating habits to...
