The Energetics of Thanksgiving Foods

The Energetics of Thanksgiving Foods

In Ayurveda, every food has an energetic effect on the body. Understanding these principles allows one to use food as a tool for healing. To begin, one must have awareness of their present state. Do you generally feel warm or cold? Does your digestion seam fast or...
Winter Solstice & Tamas

Winter Solstice & Tamas

By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes  Happy Solstice! Today, December 21st is the winter solstice which means that it’s the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is the new moon on the 23rd, really driving this dark time of the year home! The winter solstice...
Tips for Cooking at Home

Tips for Cooking at Home

            In Ayurveda, freshly prepared meals contain foods that are whole, living, and fresh from the earth, providing a necessary component for circulation of movement within your body; life force (prana). This energy is ingested in the body ad increases flow of...
Summertime Treats

Summertime Treats

            In Ayurveda, warm weather calls for cooling foods. What are foods that most of us crave in summer? Ice cream, popsicles, and frozen beverages are among the most popular. Although it is totally okay to indulge in these sometimes, finding better alternatives...
Ayurveda and Jyotish

Ayurveda and Jyotish

The purpose of the Vedic sciences is to promote Self-realization. Known as sister sciences, Ayurveda and Jyotish (Vedic astrology) have been studied as parallel practices since their conception. Ayurveda translates into “knowledge of life,” and Jyotish...
Super(new) Moon in Chitra, the Star of Opportunity

Super(new) Moon in Chitra, the Star of Opportunity

On October 16th 2020 at 3:30 PDT, we will experience the closest moon of the year, a super(new)moon, as the moon joins our Sun by degree in the sign of Virgo, a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury. Mercury will have just begun a retrograde period the day before,...