Posts Tagged ‘eating’
What is Kitchari, and why NOW would be a great time to make some! [Recipe + Video]
The Ayurvedic equivalent of chicken soup, kitchari is a mind, body vacation in a bowl…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Ayurvedic Guide to Spring!
There are few seasons more anticipated than spring, am I right? If you’re a fan of the warmer months (and even if you’re not), you’ll be quite familiar with the feeling of waiting, and waiting, at the end of a long winter for those first hopeful signs… The slight increase in temperature, crocuses or daffodils popping…
Read MoreTalking Tongues
Stick out your tongue…. It used to be that we got asked to do this at every doctors visit (doesn’t happen as much anymore). But what you may not have known is that this practice has roots that are more than 5000 years old. And to this day, ayurvedic doctors, practitioners and consultants are still…
Read MoreSOUL FOOD: CARROTS
Have you ever given much thought to the way your food feels…? Ayurveda says that everything in our world has an energy that either supports or sabotages our own. We’ve all had this experience with food… Eating something that made you feel not so terrific in your body or your mind even, or perhaps something that…
Read MoreFood & The Mind – Sattvic Eating Cheat Sheet
What you eat as as much of an impact on your mind as on your body…. So enjoying foods that are fresh, clear, light and pure can leave you feeling very much the same. According to Ayurveda all disease begins in the mind. Food is one of the many tools we have to impact our…
Read MoreEating for NOW
Got a question for ya? What’s in season where you are? Any ideas? Don’t worry it’s not a test, it’s just a simple question that brings awareness to the fact that we’ve lost our connection to our own seasons! It used to be that food was a great way of getting a sense for what…
Read MoreHow to eat breakfast
Hey what’d you have for breakfast this morning? And how did it make you feel? It’s funny that life is full of all sorts of varied and interesting challenges, and yet, one of the biggest dilemmas for most of us is what to eat? Food is certainly not hard to come by (it’s everywhere), but when…
Read MoreHow to keep from losing it!
Some days I feel like I’m losing it! And while I’m not entirely sure what “it” actually is, there are days when I’m certain that “it” used to be far more clear, bright and easily accessible than “it” is now. What about you? Without putting too many words to it I guess what I really…
Read MoreBlissBody&Soul Food with Nadya Andreeva!
According to Ayurveda good digestion is one of the keys to good health. When you consider that everything we come into contact with is like a kind of food for our body, mind and soul, we have a lot to digest on any given day. So if our digestion isn’t in good working order it…
Read MoreThe 3 Pillars… What are you hungry for?
We have arrived at part two of this series… Perhaps it’s the one you’ve been waiting for. For many of us it’s likely the most important of the three pillars, as most of us rely on it for entertainment, friendship, comfort, and yes even therapy. What is it… you guess it… Food! We love food.…
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