by Luisa Rounds | Jan 5, 2024 | blog, daily routine, earth, exercise, five elements, fruits, heal, heal your relationship to food, healthy options, Heart Chakra, individuality, sattvic, Solar Plexus, summer, Taste, urges, vagus nerve, Wellness, winter, winter seasonal diet, winter solstice, winter squash
The longest night of the year, marked by winter solstice, is also a turning point toward warmth; every day to come is longer. Yet as our days slowly get longer, it is still winter: dry, cold, and stormy! This is the season to eat hearty foods such as bananas,...
by Manish Chandra | Dec 16, 2021 | agni, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedicdiet, blog, body constitution, daily routine, Digestive Health, doshas, Gut Health, holistic health, kapha, mind and body, nutrition, pitta, scienceoflife, seasonal and daily routines, seasonal diet, spices, Taste, turmeric, vata, Wellness, winter
During winter, the cold and the wind begins to dry out the land. This is often reflected in our bodies, throats, and sinuses. This can lead to colds and flus as excess mucus is produced by the body to defend dryness, To combat the drying effects of winter...
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,...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 27, 2021 | agni, Air, autumn, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, body constitution, Consciousness, doshas, fallguidelines, Gut Health, guthealingprotocol, kapha, pitta, scienceoflife, seasonaldiet, six tastes, Taste, vata
The six tastes in Ayurveda are these: Sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent, and bitter. We have discussed these in detail before, but we wanted to do a recap now that we are in this transitional season of autumn. Each of these flavors should find its...
by Manish Chandra | Aug 12, 2021 | agni, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, ayurvedic herbs, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, balance, blog, blood sugar levels, Consciousness, Cooking, Detoxification, Digestive Health, doshas, fenugreek, food combinations, food combining, gastro-intestinal tract, GI tract, Gut Health, guthealingprotocol, healing, health, healthy lifestyle, herbal remedies, Herbs, holistic healing, holistic health, kapha, lifeforce, mental health, microbes, mind and body, Mood and Food, nutrients, pitta, Recipes, schedule, scienceoflife, Taste, Upcoming Events, vata, Vedic science, Wellness
This incredibly beneficial herb has been used for thousands of years to help in digestion, milk production, and even sexual health. It aids in alleviating congestion and moves mucus down and out of the body, thus benefiting in inflammation. Fenugreek is...
by Manish Chandra | Nov 24, 2020 | agni, anti-inflammation, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, body consitution, body constitution, bowel movements, breath, breathe, breathing, buddhism, cold, colds, daily routine, detox, Detoxification, detoxify, diet, diet culture, diet foods, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, disease, Energy, exercise, fat, food combinations, Gut Health, heal, healthy lifestyle, holistic ehalth, holistic healing, holistic health, holistichealth, holsitichealth, hydration, imbalance, meditation, microorganism, mind and body, Mindful Eating, oils, organic, self-realization, skin care, skincare, sleep, supplements, Taste, turmeric, Vedic science, Wellness, wisdom, yoga
Agni is known in Ayurveda as the internal digestive fire, as well as the deity of fire. The devotion to Agni is not nature-worship, but a recognition of the awe inspiring power that softens metal, evaporates water, and may bring life or death. Fire is known across the...