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Seasonal changes happen several times a year, summer, winter, spring and fall. In Ayurveda, seasonal changes coincide with the doshas. Kapha season is winter through early spring.  As we say goodbye to Pitta, (late spring through early fall) we welcome in Vata season (late fall to early winter). Vata season greets us with crisp mornings, temperature changes, and the harvest of root plants. Detoxing at this time of year reboots your digestive system in preparation for...

How often have you felt deeply empowered and motivated to make a big change in your life? And how often have you actually followed through on making that change? Did that effort last? Or did you fall short of your goal and feel like giving up? If you are anything like me you might be able to relate. I have had all kinds of moments when I decided that it was time for a shift….Times where I passionately...

The end of the summer season is a good time to start planning for a cleanse. Cleanses can help us to ease the transition from the heat and humidity of summer to the cool, dryness of fall into winter. Seasonal cleanses are performed with the intention of letting go of things we have stored from the last several months so we can move into the next season with a clean slate. As a mental health therapist,...

The arrival of fall means it’s time to activate your digestive fire in preparation for the cooler months ahead. In Ayurveda autumn is known as the time of Vata dosha.  Vata is characterized by the qualities of dry, cold, light, and mobile, as well as an emptiness and spaciousness that brings in new creative possibilities. To find balance in the midst of this changeable season, Vata needs deep rhythm. This could look like a consistent...

Many of you know I’ve been in a “CEO Grow Your Business + Team from $1 million to $10 million” group for a few years. I’ve wanted to pull out more than a few times. Jump ship. Try something else. But I stuck with it. I worked their systems. It’s been hard. Obviously. My investment- with travel- is around $18 thousand per year. It’s a business investment - paid for by the business. I used to think of it...

 My five year old horse named Groovy was given to me as a gift when he was only one and a half years old. I was beyond ecstatic to have my own “baby,” horse. I dragged his youth out. I called him a yearling longer than I should have. Then I called him a colt longer than I should have. It was because he was going to learn everything from ME. I would be his...