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...
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...
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...
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...
There is a great pain and anguish when you suffer in anxiety; a roller coaster of mood swings, all-pervasive fears, and deep shadowy heavy depression. Maybe that’s you, or you may recognize someone else who suffers this pain. If you are in any way a progressive...
Was your grandmother a fan of castor oil? Did she share its virtues for all that ailed you? In Ayurveda School, whenever we asked our teacher for advice on what to use for cramps, skin, constipation, hair, and more the answer was always “castor oil!”...