The beginning of autumn is a crucial time to prepare your body for changes in the weather and the energy of the year begins to shift to the Vata season…. Read More→
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Yogic Lifestyle
Come explore the lifestyle of a yoga practitioner! Discover foods and recipes that support a calm and peaceful yogic life. Learn about the science of Ayurveda to strengthen and heal your body, mind and heart. Check out our seasonal yoga and diet guides to stay healthy and balanced in all four seasons.
The Best Yogic Recipes for August 2020
The end of summer is an important time to prepare your body for fall by making some small shifts in your diet. As summer fades and the weather shifts, the… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for July 2020
The middle of summer is the peak time for the fire element and the ayurvedic dosha of pitta to flare up. When the fiery energy of pitta (bio-elemental energy of… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for June
While May was a clear transition between two seasons, June is when summer really kicks in. The temperatures are higher, the humidity is higher, and our heart rates naturally rise… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for May 2020
Similarly to April, May can tend to be a soggy month. According to Ayurveda, we can combat the rainy day blues by eating plenty of refreshing and uplifting foods to… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for April 2020
They say April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring out feelings of sluggishness and heaviness thanks to increased humidity in the air. So if you’ve been feeling a… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for March 2020
While the weather can be unpredictable in the transitional period between winter and spring, in general, it tends to be wet. March is an especially “watery” month, when snow melts… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for February 2020
February is the month of Groundhog Day—a day when, according to lore, we find out whether warmer weather is ahead or we’re in store for more cold winter days. Either… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for January 2020
The cold and damp weather of January can seep deeply into your bones. The best way to warm and nourish the body’s core is through eating soups, stews and other… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for October 2019
Autumn is a big shift in the energy of the outside world as well as a crucial shift to the body’s internal energy. The changes in the weather and the… Read More→
6 Easy Ways to Make Your Diet More Sattvic
The food we eat plays a huge role in the health and wellness of our body, mind, and spirit. The ancient yogis realized the energetic and healing properties of food… Read More→
6 Easy Ways to Start a Mindful Eating Practice
When you eat with your whole mind and body, you are especially aware of the tastes, textures, colors, smells, and even the sounds of the food. On the other hand,… Read More→
The Best Yogic Recipes for January 2019
Do you eat the same way all year round or adapt what you eat seasonally? According to Ayurveda—traditional Hindu principles designed to help us maintain mind-body balance through diet, herbs,… Read More→
How to Live a Yogic Lifestyle
Each time we move into a yoga pose or practice some pranayama we deepen our ability to control our body, breath, and focus. Likewise, when we dig deeper into the… Read More→
The Best Autumn Ayurveda Skincare Advice for Yogis
As the days shorten, the weather cools, and the dry autumn winds begin to stir, we often experience similar energetic shifts in our bodies, and especially on our skin. According… Read More→
Reducing Rajas Guna: A Yogi’s How-to Guide
Rajas is one of the gunas—the three basic energetic constituents of the cosmos. The gunas are in a constant flux and they affect everything around us—energy, matter, and consciousness. Rajas… Read More→
A Yogi’s Practical Guide to Balancing Tamas Guna
Tamas is one of the three gunas—the main energetic constituents of the cosmos. The gunas are in a constant flux and they affect everything around us—energy, matter, and consciousness. Tamas… Read More→
The Best Summer Teas for Yogis to Stay Cool and Calm
Basking in the summer sun not only feels good, it’s good for you. But too much warmth from the sun can exaggerate the Ayurvedic pitta dosha, the bio-elemental energy of… Read More→
The Yoga of Food: Eating for Summer
As the sun shines hot and bright during the long summer days, agni tattva, the fire element, warms and radiates strongly inside our bodies. The fire element activates the third… Read More→
The Yoga of Food: Eating for Winter
It’s obvious how winter is a time for hibernation and inactivity—most plants are dormant, animal activity is scarce, and daytime is short. It is much less evident how to live… Read More→
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