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My Top 5 Self-Care Techniques

Conscious Breathing  - calms and nourishes the body and mindSit, lay down or stand comfortably and become aware of your natural breath.  Notice where your breath lands in your body and just track the sensation of your breath. Stay with your breath for 3 minutes or moreSit, lay down or stand comfortably Place one palm on your chest and the other on your abdomen.  Feel the breath expand the body into your hands as you inhale and the hands gently reach into the body as you exhale. Stay with your breath for 3 minutes or moreSit, lay down or stand comfortably. Become aware of your breath. Visualize a sliver of light at your heart center.  With your breath grow this light to eventually fill up...

Balancing Guide: Vata Season

For me autumn is one of my favorite times of the year.  I love watching the leaves change their color from luscious green to a spectrum of yellows, oranges and reds.  But as much beauty the fall brings, it can bring many disturbances in our body and mind.  The fall season is associated with vata dosha in Ayurveda.  Vata dosha consists of ether and air.  Thus vata attributes are dry, rough, light, cold, subtle, mobile and clear.  The qualities of autumn mirror those of vata therefore it is the time when vata is increased.  During this season we can experience constipation, nervousness, anxiety, dry skin, insomnia, mental instability, muscular and nerve disorders, indigestion, bloating and gas. It is important to follow a seasonal routine to help balance...

Balancing Guide: Kapha Season

As we move out of the late winter into the spring we notice a shift from drawing inward by the heaviness and darkness of the colder months into the new beginnings and rebirth aided by the increase of the sun light.  In Ayurveda, the time of late winter and spring belong to the Kapha Season.  Kapha dosha is the most stable one and provides structure to things.  Its qualities are moist, cold, heavy, static and liquid.  We can observe all of these qualities in the surrounding nature through this time of the year.  I often find myself feeling lethargic around this time.  Here are some of the ways to dispel the heaviness in your body and mind and prepare yourself for a spring awakening. wake up before...