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Okay guys and gallies, starting Tuesday, January 4 I’ll have a weekly radio (all internet based) show on Ayurveda! Yipee! I will be part of the wonderful You Are What You Love network. You will be able to stream the show directly from heymonicab.com by pressing play on the little blue “You Are What You [...]

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Pomegranates are worth the putz! Check it out, I’ll tell you why. Pomegranates are delicious, juicy, poppy, little seeds that have a special affinity for the blood, heart, reproductive system, and are cooling for the digestive tract. The pomegranate is tridoshic but it is especially cooling for pitta in the digestive tract to help inflamed [...]

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Merry Christmas!! Ahhh…the hustle and bustle is finally coming to an end and it’s time to enjoy this day. By now you are probably settled in with loved ones, maybe you even opened a gift or two. Maybe getting those gifts were not nearly as fun as watching someone else open the gifts you gave [...]

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Recently a loyal reader of mine had a question about drinking alcohol because she’s menopausal. She noticed she was getting terrible night sweats when she would have beer or a glass of wine. Yes, it was because of the heat in alcohol and her moving from pitta stage (heat escaping) to vata stage of life. [...]

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Look! I made chai spice mixes in a cute mug! After my quest (albeit whiny) for spectacularly spiced chai, I decided to make some myself. In addition, a while back I wrote a post about having a good morning and my friend Hollie said, “That graphic makes me happy. You should put it on a [...]

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Oh my goodness. Who else is inundated with client/vendor lunches? During my day job (not Ayurveda and yes a 40-hour grind), I service lots of clients and now is the time for end of the year reviews, i.e. lunches up the wazoo. It’s a mad scramble to try and fit everyone in during December before [...]

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Bummed about the lack of sun light lately? Light some candles in the morning while you are getting ready or during your yoga practice. Enjoy your fireplace or more candles in the evening. If you don’t have a fireplace, buy the Wellness & Harmony: Fireplace Atmosphere DVD. Haha! I used to watch this in my [...]

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Kaphas like to shop the sales. And they tend to buy multiples of the same thing because once they find something they like, they stick to it. Now as I unpack the Christmas box, I find 11 stockings (eleven!) and 6 are the same. I’ve been told there was a nice sale last year.

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Hi I feel swirly. Like my life is one big swirl and I can’t make it stop. My friend Jan, Director & Franchise owner for Ladies Who Launch Los Angeles, send me an email this past week that said, “Stop the world, I want to get off!” It’s like she read my mind. Since I [...]

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Never underestimate….food is your medicine. Good nourishments in whole food will unravel imbalance and diseases quite easily. No mystery, no tricks, just right choices. Choose wisely when filling your gracious body with fuel…and be sure to thank that bod every day ♥

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WOOOHOOOOO!!!! I’ve finally finished Seasonal Bloom for Vata. Yippee! Seasonal Bloom is an 18-page guide for each season and since we are now in vata season…let’s gooooo!!! You can DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE just in time for Thanksgiving weekend. Make a fire in the fire place, kick up your tootsies in a pair of warm [...]

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Show of hands, how many people think that eating/taking extra fiber will help them poop? Okay put them down. Show of hands, how many people eat/take fiber and it works? Okay put them down. Show of hands, how many people eat/take fiber and it makes you more bloatey, gassy, and your stomach puffs out like [...]

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Since we are in the thick of vata season now, I would like to challenge you to NOT drink carbonated beverages for one week. For some of you this will be a piece of cake. But for others, this might be tough. You might not know just how much carbonation you consume until you attach [...]

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This question was based on a comment from A Day In The Life of MonicaB. your day in the life sounds heavenly. all that time to yourself to juice up and give yourself what you need. the trick i need you to teach me is this:
 how do i incorporate these learnings and teachings when [...]

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Tip #1 If you eat a lot of candy, fast the next day and drink ginger tea until your tummy feels better and your tongue is pink! Tip #2 If you’re eating pumpkin seeds chew them up good! We don’t have teeth anywhere else and they might hurt coming out… That’s as wise as I [...]

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Hey! Recently Cate Stillman, founder of  yogahealer.com, was kind enough to contact me about doing a podcast with her on Ayurveda. Her website offers lots of online classes as well as guidance through nutrition and detoxing. Anywho, we had a great time during our podcast and I think you’d enjoy it too. She’s cool – [...]

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Feel overwhelmed, dizzied, maybe even grumpy about all that you have on your plate? Well you know some nice people, so ask them for help :) They can’t read your mind, so ask. Don’t be shy, you’d do it for them. It doesn’t make you weak, it makes you smart, strengthens relationships, and brings you [...]

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Do you all know about the daily routine?! Ooooo…if you don’t you should because it’s one of the BEST things you can do for your health. Most of it is easy because it’s just making sure you are doing the right things at the right time. No mystery! Just a switching of the clock is [...]

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HAHA! Check out the Giggling Guru. He cures by laughing! He’ll be on Brian McClure’s show for A Conversation with Dr. Madan Kataria (Laughter Yoga). Should be great!! http://conta.cc/apewDJ

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Hey fellow writers out there! I ♥ ommwriter! It’s a zen space that calms monkey mind while you get your write on. It has plunky music, pretty delicate backgrounds, and won’t let chat pop-ups and emails  bug you. Perfect for vatas who love to create, yet fall victim to distractions! Chill out, create, enjoy! http://www.ommwriter.com/

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