The Ayurveda Experience
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4 Tips for Watching Your Winter Weight
Winter is a time when we eat more carbohydrates, fats and proteins to keep us warm. Nothing wrong with that! It is nature’...
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Go Beyond the Dosha: a Trayodashi (Thirteen-fold) Constitutional System
The three biological doshas (literally: defects), often described as humors and used in the system of Ayurveda, are dual c...
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What causes Depression?
Imbalances and inflammation trigger responses in the brain that lead to depression.
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How To Consciously Create A Magical, Restful Vacation
My sister just returned from Costa Rica and came back a new woman. She had an inner glow and a feeling of being much more ...
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The Core Philosophy of Holistic Medicine
Holistic Medicine is dedicated to care of the human being as a ‘whole: body-mind-spirit’. It enables care of all the ailme...
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Ayurvedic Treatment for Constipation
To cure constipation one must follow Vata pacifying procedures and include Shankha Prakhshalana in daily routine.
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The Habit of Habit for 2016
As we end this year and start a new one, I knew the way I could be of most use to you is to tell you what I’ve learned abo...
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How to Avoid Too Many Cocktails
Oops—too many cocktails?! Well so much for using your wisdom to make right choices, hey? Hehe. Just kidding. During the h...
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10 Ayurvedic new year’s resolutions for you
As the new year approaches, we habitually set New Year’s resolutions. Quite often, at least one resolution involves our he...
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6 Loving Ways to Handle Holiday Overeating
Eeep! Despite our awesome knowledge and best intentions about mindfully eating healthily for our dosha, SOMEtimes during t...
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How An Oily Self-Massage Can Make You Feel Better After Traveling
Many of us will be traveling this holiday. By the end of travel, we will likely feel exhausted and out of whack, but then ...
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Ayurveda Basics: Qualities of Kapha
The ancient healing system of Ayurveda provides us with the opportunity to take responsibility for our own healing. One me...
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Your Guts Don’t Lie. Your Emotions Affect Your Digestion.
In Ayurveda, we see the first stages of imbalance or disease in the emotional body and the mind. With time, if the excess ...
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10 Ayurvedic Tips For Digesting Holiday Foods
Ama, the toxic waste-product of inefficient digestion, can accumulate at any time of the year. Experiencing ama during the...
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How to balance Kapha Dosha
Kapha are happy-go-lucky, inviting, generous, the best listeners (and huggers!), able to handle a lot of work with grace, ...
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Balancing Vata Dosha
In Ayurveda, when a dosha is increased (imbalanced), the person will crave foods and habits that will keep increasing that...
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3 Easy Ways To Beat Holiday Bloating
Ah, the holidays are here! Yay, this means yummy food and lovely get togethers with people we haven’t seen for a while! It...
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When You Want To Hibernate This Winter, Exercise Instead
Here we are so close to the first day of winter! We can see nature slowing down around us. Trees drop leaves and rivers f...
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Ayurveda + Coffee: How To Customize Your Cup O’ Joe
Coffee: Ayurvedic Qualities Coffee has a bitter (cold, dry, & light qualities) taste, which is imbalancing for vata, b...
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Ayurvedic Childcare Tips For Toddlers
Our prakruti (unique doshic combination) is created at conception! So your little ones already have their doshic balance i...
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