Wellness Tips

Learn refinements to align yourself with balance

Late Winter and Spring Is Kapha Season
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Late Winter and Spring Is Kapha Season

Kapha is the subtle energy of earth and water. Just like Earth, when balanced our bodies are ⅔ water. Balanced kapha helps us feel calm and content, our taste is clear and our diet builds tissues…

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The Nutritional and Spiritual Value of Food
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The Nutritional and Spiritual Value of Food

Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of creating and maintaining positive health by preventing the imbalances that lead to disease. This is accomplished by taking into consideration the unique constitution of…

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Fall Is Vatta Season
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Fall Is Vatta 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, and more…

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Summer Is Pitta Season
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Summer 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…

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Vitamin D for Health
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Vitamin 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…

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Stop and Smell the Gardenias
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Stop and Smell the Gardenias

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”.

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Organic Food Guidelines
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Organic Food Guidelines

Eating food that has been grown organically is very important to our health as well as the health of the planet. If you’ve known me very long you’ve heard me say this over and over and over. I won’t stop until…

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Staying Grounded
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Staying Grounded

With our convenient modern lives we are subjected to more electronic stimulus and less nature stimulus than ever before. If you think this has a negative affect on your overall health you are correct. Studies are showing that…

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