10 Ways to Melt Away Winter’s Excess
By Katie Silcox Recently a friend told me that the holidays had sent her on a “downward-cookie-spiral-of shame.” Like many of us, she was having a hard time recovering. There’s a reason that January...
View ArticleEat Well
by Katie Silcox That you are what you eat may be standard wisdom, but according to Ayurvedic tradition, the state of your mind, emotions, and your environment while you eat also has direct impact on...
View ArticleFeel Your Best This Season
by Katie Silcox I look outside at the first tell-tales signs of Virginia fall. What was once a juicy water-plumped green leaf has now turned vibrant orange. The breeze, once unnoticeable amidst...
View ArticleStay Warm and Nourished
by Talya Lutzker Not all of us are created equal. Some of us run hot, while some of us run cold and dry. When the winter season is upon us, nature levels the playing field by providing us with freezing...
View ArticleCleanse from the Inside Out
I don’t see cleansing as a sacrifice; I see it as a profound (and albeit challenging) opportunity to look closely at my cravings and habits in regards to food–not to mention as a tool for feeling...
View ArticleSpring Clean
In the timeline of life according to Ayurveda, spring—and all new growth—is kapha. More specifically, since spring falls between the sleepy, damp kapha season of winter and the hot and passionate pitta...
View ArticleTo Cook or Not To Cook?
by Talya Lutzker To cook, or not to cook, that is the question in Ayurveda. And the answer depends on whom you ask. Some say yes (always), some say no (never!), and some – like Goldilocks – say you...
View ArticleAyurvedic Snacks for Kids
by Talya Lutzker Ayurveda isn’t just for adults. But because it has an exotic or foreign ring to it, it might sound as if it’s too complex to apply to children. But the very fact that children are...
View ArticleGrounding Foods For Fall
One thing I truly love about fall is that it represents dusk, the Western direction, or, the time of day just beyond sunset, when light is neither bright nor dark. It’s a time for reflecting on what...
View ArticleAyurvedic Superfoods You Should Be Eating
Tumeric is one of the most powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory superfoods around. by Talya Lutzker According to Ayurvedic medicine, food can and should be taken as treatment for what ails you....
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