January used to be the hardest month. Back to school, back to work, back to cold, intense urban environments. Now January is this... Warm soup on lovely days. Writing. Researching. Planning. Walks on the beach. Morning prayers with the sunrise. Sitting by the fire in the evening. Meals with my beloved. January. Slow. Mindful. Deep. Days of…
Ayurvedic Buttermilk is considered to pacify all three Doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha. It is light, easy to digest, and healing, so it is included at the lunch meal for all the patients at Vaidyagrama, where this demonstration took place. Watch: How To Make Ayurvedic Buttermilk In this video, Dr. Aruna demonstrates how they make…
There is a refreshing quality to the air these days, a longer slant to the afternoon light as the sun quickens the day’s end. There's a quiet tranquility in town as children start back to school. All of it makes me want to root, roast, and bake. Since starting back to school means going off to college for my son,…
Recently I made a cabbage salad, and it was terrible. Really terrible. So, of course I had to make it again and get it right. The problem in the first place was that while cabbage is great for summer, and summer people, it’s great because it is bitter. Ayurveda explains that bitter tasting foods combine the elements…
To me it’s children who make summer. Otherwise, you just have time passing by. But with children, there’s surfing, swimming, kayaking, biking, yoga in the park, picnics at the beach, aloe on the sunburn, shoulder rides, and a whole lot of salty hugs. Of course, there’s another thing that makes the season: ripe, juicy peaches. Since we have an…
Two years ago at our Yoga Therapy Training, I served a gluten free, dairy free, no sugar added, homemade apple pie. The recipe was requested. It has taken me these years, but at long last, here, finally, it is. Unfortunately, when I first came to write it up last month I couldn’t find the recipe. Fortunately, that…
Last week we returned from a Holistic Health Cruise where a variety of presenters discussed a diversity of topics. All seemed to agree on one thing. With all the popular diets these days - Paleo, Vegan, Atkins, South Beach, Raw, one’s head could really spin. So what do all these diets have in common? Avoid processed,…
Summer recipe ideas are always a challenge because when it's warm, who wants to turn on the heat and do some cooking? Well, we've pulled together some of our favorite Ayurvedic summer recipes from across the web to keep your pitta dosha cool, your agni (metabolic fire) kindling and your body and mind satisfied. We…
