by Manish Chandra | May 15, 2024 | Ayurveda, blog, body consitution, breathing, dairy, dairy and fruit, dinner, ether, exercise, food, healthy lifestyle, healthy options, holistic healing, holistic health
In Ayurveda, seasons are associated with doshas, three characteristics called vata, pitta, and kapha. Springtime is aligned with kapha dosha. Kapha dosha is known for being slow, sweet, and heavy. Welcome to Kapha Season! It’s muddy and wet and warm 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...
by Manish Chandra | Nov 3, 2021 | ama, autumn, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, blood sugar, carbohydrates, doshas, fallguidelines, falltips, fats, flu, guidelinesforfall, Gut Health, holistic healing, kapha, moderation, pitta, processedfoods, scienceoflife, seasonal and daily routines, seasonal diet, simple vs complex carbs, six tastes, sugar, sugar cravings, Taste, vata, vata pacifying diet
Have all that leftover Halloween candy sitting around your house tempting your sweet tooth? Maybe your sugar cravings are increasing as the weather gets colder? It is very common to begin to crave sugar this time of year. The holidays bring more fat,...
