Welcome Beloved, pull up a seat and let me help you unwind. I know that there are times in life when you just feel like you need an escape. Sometimes life gets so hectic and there is so much going on around us and within us, that we don't know how to just let go. Well, let…
As a mom of four teenagers I often hope that I am not passing down my body image issues to my daughters. They have called me out a few times for saying that I am feeling huge. One of my daughters said to me "you are always telling us to be body positive. If you…
Did you know that the seasons are governed by the five elements? As we enter fall, we are shifting from fire-dominated summer to wind-dominated autumn. All of nature is a dance between the elements - earth, water, fire, air and ether. Everything we see is comprised of these five elements and the balance of…
Ahh, the delicious joy of summer. Hot days, bright sun, outings in nature, staying up late and eating fun food. These are the things to love about summer! In Ayurveda, summer is Pitta season and that's the season of the fire element. The five elements again are earth, air, fire, water and space. Summer, being the hot…
I love Ayurveda because it is a system of health that allows us to love ourselves no matter what we weigh, no matter what the size and shape of our body is! Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. As a curvy woman I have often felt that I do not fit into society's vision of…
Vata people and kapha people might usually find coconut oil too cold to use. But in the heat of the summer coconut oil is such a panacea of soothing bliss! Coconut oil has many applications. It is great for soothing your skin after a day in the sun. It’s lovely to mix with salt as an exhilarating, exfoliating…
Vata people and kapha people might usually find coconut oil too cold to use. But in the heat of the summer coconut oil is such a panacea of soothing bliss! Coconut oil has many applications. It is great for soothing your skin after a day in the sun. It’s lovely to mix with salt as an exhilarating, exfoliating…
The term Highly Sensitive People (HSP) is a term that came about in 1990 by a group of psychologists to describe people who have a more highly active nervous system. Highly Sensitive People are very affected by external emotional, sensory and environmental stimuli. This means that they are more aware of their surroundings and more affected by them.…
Ayurveda is an ancient medicine and the mother of so many healing modalities. It has been gaining popularity in the west with people like Deepak Chopra, Dr. Oz and Oprah talking about it! I am so happy that it is becoming more popular. As a holistic health practitioner who has studied everything from aromatherapy to…
I have been teaching meditation for the past twenty years. I have seen vata or 'air' body type people feel ashamed that they couldn't stop fidgeting. I've seen pitta or 'fire' body type people be enraged that their mind would not be silent. And I've seen kapha or water body type people fall asleep while…
