by MelinaMeza | Jan 10, 2012 | Ayurveda & Wellness
The Kapha qualities outside can make you feel heavy and lethargic and/or pull you towards foods that promote weight gain or the use of recreational drugs and alcohol to cope with depression, stress, and the winter blues; here we again see the precept “like increases...
by MelinaMeza | Nov 29, 2011 | Ayurveda & Wellness
Winter is Nature’s time to hibernate and retreat. Since we are also connected to Nature, it is wise that we follow her lead and begin to slow down, get ample amounts of sleep, rest, meditate, and retreat in order to recharge after a long productive year. After all,...
by MelinaMeza | Jan 4, 2012 | Ayurveda & Wellness
KRIYA YOGA = ACTION Yoga is more complex and far richer than most of us in the West give it credit for. It really is a way of life. After years of living yoga each and every day, and personally experiencing the transformative power of Kriya yoga, I can attest to its...
by MelinaMeza | Dec 22, 2011 | Ayurveda & Wellness
I’ve recently discovered this amazing FREE lecture series from UC Berkeley called Edible Education. If you are interested in food, food politics, the Earth, human relations, civil rights, and justice…you might find some of these lectures insightful....
by MelinaMeza | Mar 1, 2012 | Ayurveda & Wellness
What goes in must come out. This is true; there is no doubt. Every inhale has a friend. There’s an exhale at the end. Every morsel that we swallow Goes right down, fills the hollow. If we want a different taste, We need to find some room, or make some space. By Jason...
