HeyMonicaB: A Blooming Resource on Ayurveda

Simply put, the Universe is made of 5 great elements (ether, air, fire, water earth) and so are we! From outer space all the way down to the reproduction of our tiny cells, it’s all made of the same ingredients
On our first day of class, Dr. Apte showed us a cauliflower and said it was [...]

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Hey there speedy, what’s the rush? I ask myself this question all the time. And it doesn’t always slow me down, but sometimes it does. I went to a very cool yoga workshop today, taught by Kimberly Wilson (she’s one of my hero-ladies) about finding your creativity and how creativity goes hand in hand with [...]

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We all know we should eat a light dinner. Even western nutrition advices this.
Here’s why. Since dinner time is kapha time, agni is weak and the body cannot digest a lot of food. Our bodies are winding down for the evening and don’t want more tasks! How would you feel if you came home from [...]

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Dude! I have to clear this up right away. Too many times I have heard, “I’m the fat one so I must be kapha.” Stop it! That’s not true!
Just because a person is a kapha does not mean they are (or should be) fat! And just because a person is overweight, does not mean that [...]

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