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Ayurveda: Exploring The 5 Senses
Ayurvedic practitioners and yoga teachers both agree that you are likely to feel healthier in your mind and body when your senses are being properly nourished. The five senses I speak of are taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell—each one helping you experience this...
Yoga In Action
With fall’s arrival, it’s an excellent opportunity to make some lifestyle adjustments that honor the changes occurring out in Nature. A few examples include: going to bed a little bit earlier each night, slowing down and doing less activity in general, wearing warmer...
Water (jala)
The water (jala) element plays a significant role in Ayurveda during the summer season to balance the intensity of fire (agni) which can be transformation or fierce. Water is considered a balancing, cooling, calming force, essential to maintain our health, longevity,...
Winter Rhythms
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...
