by Luisa Rounds | Mar 6, 2024 | apana vayu, Ayurveda, blog, Detoxification, Digestive Health, Energy, fire, flow
“To fix the brain, we first fix the gut” is a saying in Ayurvedic texts. In today’s world, it is relevant that we reboot the digestive system once in awhile and restore it with healthy microbes (gut flora). All people can benefit from healing the gut to optimize...
by Manish Chandra | 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 Manish Chandra | Jan 18, 2023 | agni, asatmya, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, bloating, blog, dairy and fruit, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, fire, food, food combinations, GI tract, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, incompatible food combinations, indigestion, intuitive eating, microbiome, Mindful Eating, minerals, nutrients, nutrition, nyayas, satmya
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are three laws that govern nutrition and they are called the nyāyas. Everything we consume must be digested, broken down, assimilated and absorbed at a cellular level in order for proper nourishment to take place. Different...
by Manish Chandra | Nov 30, 2022 | Air, Ayurveda, blog, body constitution, Consciousness, earth, ether, fire, water
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes The Pancha Mahabhūtas (5 Elements) exist within the entire universe, the Earth and within our bodies. Also referred to as the mahabhūtas, these 5 elements consist of ether, air, fire, water and earth. They manifest in our physical makeup,...
by Manish Chandra | Aug 31, 2022 | agni, ama, autumn, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, blog, fire, heal, healing, holistic healing, holistic health, imbalances, inflammation, massage, practices, routine, schedule
Here in the Western Hemisphere we are in the period of late summer moving into the cooler season of autumn. In many parts of the country it’s still quite hot, but the waning light is noticeable. Some of the leaves and colors are changing around us into more muted and...
by Manish Chandra | Jun 2, 2022 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedicdiet, blog, carbohydrates, Digestive Health, doshas, fire, Gut Health, kapha, pitta, seasonal and daily routines, summer, summer Ayurvedic diet, vata
Summer is classified in Ayurveda as Pitta season, with the main elements of fire and water at play. The heat, the long days with bright sun, and the sharp intensity define the Pitta season. Pitta is understood as the digestive fire or metabolism, as it is...