by Sheyna Holmes | Sep 22, 2023 | autumn, Ayurveda, blog, detox, emotional health, equinox, fall, fallguidelines, falltips, intuitive eating, mabon, nourishing, rest, Seasonal, seasonal diet, vata, vata season
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Today, September 22nd is the autumn/fall equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere. We are transitioning from summertime pitta season to the vata season of fall. Vata season is characterized by colder weather, dry and windy conditions. The sun...
by Sheyna Holmes | Dec 7, 2022 | agni, autumn, awareness, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, balance, blog, body constitution, cold, daily routine, digestion, exercise, fall, fallguidelines, guidelines, kapha, lethargy, vata
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Although we are still in Vata season until the early spring comes around, Kapha dosha has been present with this rainy weather. It is still cold and windy, but moist & wet have momentarily replaced the dry quality of Vata season. Vata and...
by Sheyna Holmes | Nov 22, 2022 | Air, autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic herbs, blog, body constitution, breath, Chakras, fall, prana, pranayama, vata, vata dosha
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes This week we are talking all about Vata! It is Vata season, which means it is mostly cold, dry and mobile (wind) in the weather patterns. It is important to keep this dosha in balance and in its proper seat to avoid production and...
by Sheyna Holmes | Oct 19, 2022 | abhyanga, ama, anti-inflammation, anxiety, autumn, Ayurveda, ayurvedic, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic massage, balance, blog, detox, digestion, doshas, emotions, heal, immunity, Love, massage, oils, rejuvenation, Self-Care, vata, vata dosha
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...
by Manish Chandra | Aug 4, 2022 | Air, Ayurveda, ayurvedic approach, blog, body constitution, doshas, Gut Health, kapha, mind and body, pitta, scienceoflife, vata
In Ayurveda humans have three mind- body “types”. We refer to this as your “individual constitution” because it not only is your physical body, but also your mental and emotional tendencies and illnesses. In Ayurveda these individual constitutions are what...
by Manish Chandra | Jul 27, 2022 | Ayurveda, blog, depression, doshas, emotions, fatigue, Gut Health, holistic health, kapha, Love, mental health, mind and body, pitta, Pitta Season, scienceoflife, seasonaldepression, Self-Care, summer lifestyle, vata, Wellness
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...
