I love herbs and spice. It’s September and my herb garden is full, lush, beautiful and ready for picking. It’s my habit now to augment and enliven my food and drink with herbs and spice. Do you have the habit of herbs? I grew up in...
Rewind to ten years ago. A typical Wednesday evening would find me exhausted and fighting a migraine. I would take some ibuprofen and retreat from my family to the bedroom where I could sleep off the overwhelm and fatigue. Another “Burnout Wednesday” under my belt,...
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...
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...
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...
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...