Enhancing Athletic Performance with Ayurveda
Here are some of the broader insights about the three main qualities of energy (doshas) we distinguish in Ayurveda that I hope will help enhance your inner athlete, regardless of...
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Sweet Potato Sabji Recipe
In this recipe, we are utilizing sweet potatoes—one of the best vegetables for vata dosha. The best part? It takes a grand total of 15 minutes to make. Share this...
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Kapha-Balancing Recipe: Asparagus Saffron Risotto
Perfect for all doshas, this recipe brings the fresh, light, and drying qualities of asparagus and saffron—a welcome relief after months of eating heavier winter foods.
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Which Form of the Herb Is Best for Me?
Choosing which form of an herb to take can be quite confusing! There are tablets, liquid extracts, powders, add the powder to a shake…the list goes on. In Ayurveda, each...
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Finding Ayurveda at the Farmer's Market
Ayurveda recommends eating fresh, seasonal, and locally-grown foods for optimal health. Learn more about the benefits of shopping locally at your farmer's market.
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Is Your Exercise Routine Helping or Hurting You?
We know that exercise is an important component of health, but is your exercise routine supporting your optimum health or causing decline and trouble? Ayurveda teaches that by understanding our...
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Harnessing the Power of Mantra
When used correctly, sounds can greatly affect our state of mind, emotional health, and provide a balancing effect on the doshas! The ancient Indian mystics knew that sounds reverberate in...
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20 Tips for Enchanting Beauty
What you believe is what you become. Use the affirmation, “I am young and beautiful.” As you say this, know that it is true. In addition, practice these action items...
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8 Fabulous Benefits of Fenugreek
Fenugreek is the deliciously warming seed of the Trigonella foenum-graecum plant. It is an often overlooked but highly effective herb when it comes to imbalances of vata and kapha. Not...
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Your Tasty Summer Grocery List
Choosing summer foods that are appropriate for your unique physiology is an important part of maintaining your health throughout the summer. In Ayurveda, summer is associated with hot, light, and dry...
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7 Ways to Stay Balanced While Traveling
How do we navigate new time zones, different foods, varied climates, and unfamiliar mattresses (or sleeping bags) in a way that promotes balance? As always, Ayurveda is here to guide...
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Radiating Inner & Outer Beauty
Each of us is unique and beautiful in our own right and it’s only by embracing our authenticity and nourishing ourselves from within that we truly radiate inner, outer, and...
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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Moroccan Quinoa Salad
This quinoa and vegetable salad incorporates a lot of great things that are balancing to pitta, but still slightly warm enough to melt away any residual kapha that may be lingering....
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Green Mung Bean Veggie Stew Recipe
Enjoy the process, the aromas, and the flavors as well as the cleansing and healing benefits of this delicious and nourishing mung bean stew.
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Hydrate and Replenish with Beauty Balm
When designing Beauty Balm, we stuck to basic Ayurveda principles, ending with a product that nourishes you inside-out with completely natural ingredients.
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Pitta-Pacifying Recipe: Raw Zucchini & Mint Walnut Pesto
Light and fresh, Raw Zucchini Noodles with Mint Walnut Pesto is a revitalizing springtime and summer dish. In this season of heavy humid air, your body craves the cool refreshment...
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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Seaweed & Baby Kale Tabouli
This seaweed and baby kale tabouli recipe has the natural bitters of kale and the refreshing pop of flavor from mint and parsley, making it a perfect meal to enjoy after...
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Green Mung Beans with Dill
You can still make this if you don't have a pressure cooker. Soak the whole green mung beans overnight and discard the water. Follow the same instructions and cook with...
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An Introduction to Pranayama
Have you ever noticed how often we use the word “breath” in our daily live? We use phrases like, “I’m not going to hold my breath,” “Like a breath of...
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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Dandelion Greens with Lemon and Mint
Dandelion greens are a reliable source and ready to eat each spring, just when we need them most. This meal is a natural detoxifier and supports healthy cholesterol levels by...
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Shatavari Ghee Recipe
Medicinal ghee has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years. Shatavari has a special affinity to nourishing and supporting the female reproductive system, and ghee is an excellent vehicle...
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Minted Toor Dal Recipe
Melt the ghee in a pressure cooker and add the spices, cooking until the aroma is released. Add the salt, toor dal, and split mung dal and sauté until well...
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Exercise in the Vata Time of Life
What are some ideal vata time of life exercises? Here are a few that I’ve fallen in love with over the years (well, not golf, but I’ll include it on...
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Healthy Bones: More Than a Calcium Supplement
Healthy Bones is more than just another calcium supplement. It's designed to support bone structure with supplements similar in nature and composition to actual human bone, and synergized with herbs that...
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