by Luisa Rounds | Jul 25, 2024 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, balance, blog, holistic health, Wellness
“Yoga is serving the connection with that which causes suffering. Yoga should be practiced with insight and with an unperturbed heart” -Bhagavad Gita VI. 23 Yoga has been around for thousands of years and has reached the world outside of India in a very special and...
by Luisa Rounds | Jul 17, 2024 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, balance, blog, Detoxification, Digestive Health, doshas, Gut Health, holistic health, Wellness
“Many highly processed soy foods have become popular in vegetarian cuisine. How do they look from an Ayurvedic perspective? Take soy milk. Just as with any milk, fresh is best. But what about boxed or bottled soy milk? They can expand one’s options enormously,...
by Luisa Rounds | Jul 10, 2024 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, balance, blog, Digestive Health, doshas, holistic health, Wellness
The big star of the show… Ginger, a powerful digestive and antioxidant, is also known as Sunthi or Vishwabheshaja in Sanskrit – the universal medicine that benefits everyone and all diseases. Mighty in Ayurveda and mighty in the realm of scientific research!...
by Luisa Rounds | Jun 11, 2024 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, balance, blog, doshas, holistic health, Wellness
First of all… what’s your dosha? Click here to navigate to our What’s My Dosha? quiz. Or if you’re wondering what the heck dosha means, check out our Principals of Ayurveda article. Ayurveda serves as a guide. It offers structure to support our...
by Luisa Rounds | May 23, 2024 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, balance, blog, Detoxification, Digestive Health, doshas, Gut Health, holistic health, Wellness
Sugar is energy. Eating sugar creates a spike in energy, and if we’ve eaten nothing else, this spike is followed by a crash. In the digestive process, sugar is like kindling, or dry, highly flammable sticks. It catches the flame quickly, and burns hot and fast....
by Luisa Rounds | 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...