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 | 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 | May 18, 2022 | agni, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, diet culture, Digestive Health, doshas, foodfads, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, holistic healing, holistic health, imbalances, kapha, pitta, scienceoflife, seasonaldiet, seasonalroutine, vata
When it comes to food and diet, there are seemingly endless options and opinions regarding the best path towards health. With modern diet trends that come and go with the seasons, it can be difficult to know which direction to turn and which approach is...
by Manish Chandra | Apr 6, 2022 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, blog, body constitution, Digestive Health, doshas, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, holistic healing, imbalance, kapha, nature, pitta, scienceoflife, seasonal and daily routines, vata
The difference between your dosha and your constitution is based on two concepts; your current state versus what you were born with. Your natural tendency, or your Prakruti, is established at birth and is a stamp of all three doshas at the point of your...
by Manish Chandra | Feb 4, 2022 | abhyanga, assimilation, Ayurveda, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, body constitution, dhatus, doshas, fat, herbal remedies, holistic healing, imbalances, kapha, mental health, mindbodysoul, pitta, scienceoflife, spices, vata
Why does the food you eat hold qualities of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha and how does it assimilate into the body and affect how it functions. In Ayurveda, your body functions from its tissue system, or Dhatus. The 7 Dhatus are the essential...
by Manish Chandra | Feb 2, 2022 | Air, anxiety, autonomic nervous system, Ayurveda, blog, breath, breathing, doshas, Gut Health, holistic healing, inflammation, kapha, lifeforce, meditation, microbiome, nadi shodhana, nervous system, pitta, prana, pranayama, scienceoflife, vagus nerve, vata
Feeling like your body’s stress response is firing at high speeds these days? You may need to spend time engaging your vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is directly connected to the stress response and plays a major role into how we face stress, reduce...
