HeyMonicaB: A Blooming Resource on Ayurveda

Ok, we don’t normally tend to overeat fruits or veggies, do we? But quite often we mindlessly grab salty snacks and sweet candies just because they are hanging out (like at the office), regardless of hunger. Then as we’re all jacked up on sugar, we might get jittery, extra chatty, feel restless and lose our [...]

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Ok! More goodies about our mental state and whether the quality of our mind is living in sattva, rajas, or tamas. If you haven’t read about the three qualities of the mind (or trigunas) give it a quick read and this will make more sense. A quick reminder, sattva is purity, rajas is activity, tamas [...]

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You might be wondering why I talk about the mind all the time when mostly, it’s our bodies that we focus on being healthy and balanced. Because! If the mind is not healthy the body won’t be either. It starts with the mind first!
In addition to the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha), there are three [...]

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Dude! Pineapple makes a great face mask, especially for sensitive pitta skin. If you have other fruit hanging around, banana is good for dry vata skin, and strawberries are good for oily kapha. So fun!
Just mash up the fruit and put it on clean skin. Fling your feet up above your heart and rest for [...]

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Hey! I just wrote about pitta season but I realize I’ve never mentioned the rest of the year and how it is governed by specific doshas. And that’s really important! So, voila! Below is a crash course of the doshas, what seasons they relate to, and how they affect the body and mind. If you [...]

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PITTAS! Where are you? Gimme a show of hands!! Hey guess what? It’s early June…which means it’s almost summer and Ayurvedically speaking, it’s pitta time! Remember, pittas are made of fire + water and the sun relates to pitta. In fact, the sun stays out much longer now as we crave fresh fruits, salads, ice [...]

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