Warli is one of the oldest forms of tribal art in India. This ethnographic art form was created by Warli tribes who are indigenous to the northern part of the Western Ghats mountain range, adjoining the border of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Warli people use this art form to depict their daily life, rituals, ceremonies, […]

Ghee has been hailed for centuries as the best cooking fat. However, the art of making ghee extends far beyond its role as a simple cooking ingredient. It can be recognized as a sacred ceremony that carries ancient wisdom and significance. Celebrated in Vedic culture as a symbol of nourishment and health, ghee holds a […]

Has it ever occurred to you that an important part of self-care may be to wash your eyes? A traditional Ayurvedic practice for periodically washing the eyes is a triphala eye wash. For most people, it’s helpful to wash the eyes once per week unless there is a health issue to be addressed. Triphala is […]

Are you being affected by the smoke from the wildfires? We have reached an unhealthy level of poor air quality in the Midwest. Our respiratory systems are heavily challenged. In addition to our respiratory system, poor air quality can affect our circulatory, lymphatic and immune systems. I can smell and taste smoke. I can feel […]

Āyurveda is the indigenous medicine of India, spanning back over more than 5,000 years ago, and is considered the oldest continuously practiced health-care system in the world. Āyur means “life” and veda means “science” or “knowledge”, so it can be understood as a science of life. According to Āyurveda, health is not just the absence of disease, it is […]

As summer wanes and we inch towards autumn, from an Ayurvedic perspective we move from Pitta season (hot, humid) to Vata season (cold, dry). Are you feeling the shift in the temperature, light, or the smell of the air? Maybe you’ve felt an uptick in anxiety, disrupted sleep, evening hot flashes, or even insomnia as […]

A few years ago, I spent five weeks at a traditional Ayurvedic healing center in India. It was a life changing and transformational experience. Each day someone on staff, who embodied love and care in the deepest of ways, would bring me a cup of this tea. I sat on my porch looking out at […]

Many people I work with yearn for a more forgiving pace of life and want deeper sleep. If waking up early feels impossible, if you feel fatigued as you move through your days, if you carry excess weight, or are restless through the night, it may be a sign that you need to reset your […]

Naturally as we near winter solstice it is the time to slow down, to turn inward, to rest and reflect. Yet it seems that for many feelings of overwhelm and over-scheduled prevail.  Below I share a few tips to support your health and well-being as to not get swept up by the frenetic pace and […]

After the annual spring Cleanse & Restore I received many questions about whether participants should maintain a plant-based diet or eat meat. This is a deeply personal decision. Luckily Ayurveda does not advocate that everyone be vegan nor that everyone eat meat. It truly depends. Given everyone has a unique mind-body constitution, what is best […]