by Manish Chandra | Sep 6, 2023 | Ayurveda, basmati rice, blog, congee, cooling, digestion, Digestive Health, kolam, nourishing, nutrients, nutrition, rice, sacred, sattva, sattvic
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Rice is an important and sacred food staple across the world and has many nourishing health benefits. It is a sattvic (pure) food, with clear, light & smooth qualities and a sweet flavor. Rice is a symbol of fertility and prosperity and is...
by Manish Chandra | May 3, 2023 | agni, agni deepana, ama, ama pachana, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, digestive fire, Digestive Health, healing, lifestyle, lord agni, nutrition, toxins
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are herbs, foods and practices that are agni deepanas (strengthen digestive fire) and ama pachanas (burn toxins). Agni deepanas stimulate agni through jatharagni (the main digestive fire in the stomach). Ama pachanas increase...
by Manish Chandra | Apr 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, blood sugar, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, enzymes, gastric secretions, GI tract, kledaka kapha, nutrition, pachaka pitta, samana vayu, stomach
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Most of us are familiar with the three main doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of these doshas have 5 subdoshas that represent each of the 5 elements. Of these 15 subdoshas, there are three with a correlating fire element that are...
by Manish Chandra | Feb 2, 2023 | 10 paramis, addictions, attachments, autonomic nervous system, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog, breathe, buddhism, comforteating, Consciousness, coping, daily routine, depression, Digestive Health, emotional, emotional health, emotions, fear, five kleshas, habits, Health issues, holistic healing, ignorance, imbalance, kleshas, mental health, mindbodysoul, misuse of the senses, nervous system, nutrition, practices, spiritual, tamas
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes It is February 2nd and we have made it halfway through the winter! February 1st-2nd is celebrated as a Celtic holiday called Imbolc that marks the peak of winter and the halfway point between the winter solstice in December and the spring...
by Manish Chandra | Jan 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, body constitution, bowel movements, colon, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, elimination, gastro-intestinal tract, GI tract, Mindful Eating, nutrients, nutrition, shad rasa, six tastes
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are six stages of digestion from initial food consumption to cellular nourishment. The five elements (ether, air, earth, water, fire) and the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent) work together to...
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...