Ritual is a way of imbuing meaning into each moment of your life. It’s a way of elevating those everyday, mundane moments into the sacred and meaningful. The Ayurvedic ritual of daily self-care, known as Dinacharya, is a way to infuse intention into seemingly ordinary acts. A staple act in a daily dinacharya practice is Abhyanga, self oil massage. It’s interesting that the Sanskrit word Sneha …

It’s full moon in Aquarius this week. Meaning, draw that bath water and get soaking! Last year, I wrote about the significance of soaking during the full moon and how the energy of this time is the best phase of the lunar cycle for honoring your watery feminine essence. And with this Blue Moon in the water sign of Aquarius, all signs point to your bath tub for some serious relaxation …

Each New Year we find ourselves looking towards the future, eager to make new goals and promises of who we want to become and how we will shape our lives with big changes. Then halfway through the year, perhaps we start to feel discouraged about the lack of progress towards our set goals and maybe in guilt we abandon them altogether. But perhaps it’s not our lack of effort that’s …

This guest post from Adena Rose Ayurveda is part of a six part series on the essential tastes of Ayurveda – catch the other 5 tastes here!

This word, to me, is onomatopoetic, both in English and in Sanskrit.  I’m talking about astringent today, the final of the 6 tastes in our Food as Medicine Ayurveda series.  This is …

Most of you have probably heard of oil pulling by now. In fact, I was in the grocery store the other day when I overheard these two women talking, “Yeah after about 10 minutes you just spit the oil into the trash and your mouth feels amazing!”  It seems like this little health practice has gone mainstream now.  This week I want to share with you a little trick I …

Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies and is a mirror that reflects our overall health.  Our porous skin is permeable and can absorb up to 70% of what we put on it, including toxins from the beauty products and from the outdoor environment. Our skin’s ability to excrete toxins is paramount to our overall health.  Adding in the …

This guest post from Adena Rose Ayurveda is part of a six part series on the essential tastes of Ayurveda – catch the other 5 tastes here!

“There are only two mantras: yum and yuck. Mine is yum.”  This is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite novelists, Tom Robbins.  It came to mind because today I’m expounding on …

This guest post from Adena Rose Ayurveda is part of a six part series on the essential tastes of Ayurveda – catch the other 5 tastes here!

2014 is the year of food as medicine, I declare.  Here in the U.S. at least, our food has been so manipulated, so stripped of nutrients and real stuff that it takes a lot of …

This guest post from Adena Rose Ayurveda is part of a six part series on the essential tastes of Ayurveda – catch the other 5 tastes here!

Did you catch Sweet and Sour? No, it’s not a …