RENEE DAVENPORT AUGUST 10, 2009 KERALA AYURVEDA ACADEMY AYURVEDA WELLNESS COUNSELOR PROGRAM Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of creating and maintaining positive health by preventing the imbalances that lead to disease.1 This is accomplished by taking into consideration the unique constitution of each individual as well as their environment. Therefore we are fed not only by […]
Fall is Vata Season

Fall and early winter are the seasons governed by the Vata dosha. Vata is considered the king of doshas because it governs all movement in the body, including breathing, heart beat, motor and nerve impulses, speech, touch, elimination, childbirith, intake of prana, absorption of nutrients and it kindles digestion. In short without the movement of […]
fall season, food, health, lifestyle, vata, wellnessSummer is Pitta season

Pitta represents fire and transformation. It drives the digestion of everything we eat, see, hear, feel. In a balanced state it can be our best friend; but imbalanced ? Look Out. Signs of pitta imbalance are skin rashes, IBS, GERD, flashes of hot temper…. Ways to imbalance pitta: excess alcohol, recreational drugs, spicy, salty and […]
balance, cooling, heat, summer, transformationVitamin D for health

A deficiency in vitamin D is related to a wide range of health problems including osteopenia, osteoarthritis, diabetes, cancer and auto-immune diseases such as MS. A study published in 2009 in the “Archives of Internal Medicine” (a leading scientific journal), found that 70% of Caucasians, 90% of Hispanics and 97% of African Americans in the […]
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STRESSED? SHOW GRATITUDE Stop and smell the gardenias!?! Whether you live in a bustling city or a small country town chances are you fill every moment of the day with an endless list of things you “have to do”. Ever stopped to consider how this may be affecting your health? Stress is considered a leading […]
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