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Many women are painfully aware that menopause involves a big physiological shift. Hot flashes, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, mood swings, depression, anxiety and many other symptoms present themselves during what is culturally known as, “The Change.” Many women have a dreadful time. Others sail through this phase of life with ease, noticing that their bodies are subtly changing. The women with fewer physical symptoms usually have realized that they have to work a little harder...

Happy Birthday Yoga Health Coaching Blog! Our blog is one year old today. Our planning for the blog began in the spring of 2016 at the Yogahealer retreat in Driggs, Idaho. From that vision, we have grown into a team of editors and bloggers and now into an instructional program that leads a group of dedicated bloggers who communicate on the topics of interest to Yoga Health Coaches, our clients, and others in the Health Coaching...

When I interviewed cookbook author, Ayurveda expert and yogini, Kate O’Donnell, I wished I had her cookbook in my hands. The minute her new book Everyday Ayurveda appeared on the display shelf in the Kalispell, Montana library, I snagged it up. I loved to look at this cookbook. I admired it’s beautiful design and the simplicity of the recipes. I jumped at the opportunity to interview Kate for the Yoga Health Coaching Podcast. She so...

A majority of Western society is overweight. As a practitioner and/or student of ayurveda, it is difficult to assess whether excess weight is a vata or kapha issue. Cate shares her advice on how to tell the difference between vata weight and kapha weight as well as how vatas can work to bring balance (and weight loss) into their lives. Self massage, sipping warm water, even chewing gum are some of the habits Cate explains...

What would your next project look like if you embraced the spirit of collaboration with like-minded people rather than as a competition for a limited market? Competition is all around. It is the business strategy embraced by most of America, and the world, even. It has been hailed as a motivator for success and a way to increase productivity and quality- at least that is what we are told. Recently I have come to question...

It’s no wonder helping your baby sleep has become an industry. There are endless books and articles. There’s the Extinction Method, Ferberizing, the Chair Method, Fading, Pick-Up-Put-Down, Rock to Sleep, Nurse to Sleep, Co-Sleeping. Exhausted moms nationwide are googling them all through squinted eyes at 2am...