Happy Holi & Celebrating Women

Happy Holi & Celebrating Women

By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Happy Holi! Today, March 8th is the main celebration of this holiday, beginning on the 7th on the Full Moon. Holi is a huge Hindu celebration and the festival of colors. Gulal (colored powders) are smeared on faces and thrown around with...
Don’t Hold Back! On Urges & Tears

Don’t Hold Back! On Urges & Tears

By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes  In Ayurveda, there are urges to not resist and doing so is harmful to the body. An urge can be yawning, going to the bathroom, burping, sleeping, crying, etc. Holding in these urges can put stress on the body and interrupt proper...
Abhyanga 101: Everything to Know About Ayurvedic Massage

Abhyanga 101: Everything to Know About Ayurvedic Massage

By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes  Abhyanga is a traditional style of warm oil massage that goes back 5,000 years in India. Abhy=movements & Anga=body. This massage is practiced in Panchakarma Therapy (cellular detoxification protocol), as well as on its own as a...
Summer Blues

Summer Blues

            Oversleeping, lethargy, constant food cravings, and low moods can be signs of mild depression. There can come many emotional ups and downs during the Pitta (fire) season of the year, and can change our mood. With depression affecting over 19 million...
Aligning Chakras: Third Eye Chakra

Aligning Chakras: Third Eye Chakra

            The sixth of the seven chakras is the Third Eye chakra. It is called the third eye because its sees and experiences energy that the eyes physically can’t. It is arguably the most powerful of all the seven energies.             In Ayurveda, it is believed...
Aligning Chakras: Heart Chakra

Aligning Chakras: Heart Chakra

            The bridge between the lower three chakras and the higher three chakras is the heart chakra. The center which balances you, the connection from the inner world to the outer world, the pure you. The balance of the heart chakra is the gateway to balancing...