Hey! We’re in it! In the thick of the holiday season with plenty of socializing, shopping, baking, traveling, rushing, maybe even stressing. While you’re in the mood to give to others, let’s not forget to give to ourselves too! We are only as good for others as we are for ourselves. Nourishing ourselves first will [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Skin'
Massaging Holiday Tissues
December 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Body · Physical Imbalances · Skin
Food Influences Skin
November 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Still on the kick with my favorite book, Absolute Beauty by Pratima Raichur. Our skin is a direct reflection about what’s happening on our insides. She talks about how we cannot hope to have nice skin if we don’t change our eating habits because on a cellular level, our bodies are composed of the food [...]
Tags: Body · Nutrition · Physical Imbalances · Skin
Natural Face-Lift
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Hooray!! I have more goodies from my favorite book, Absolute Beauty, by Dr. Pratima Raichur. This little ritual is super fun and I think all the ladies will especially enjoy it. The book discusses some simple techniques for a natural face-lift to raise droops and erase any lines. “Sign me UP,” you say? Right on, [...]
Nourishing Oil Massage
October 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Pineapple Mask
June 17th, 2009 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Skin
Hair Retention Plan
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Ah, unfortunately (or fortunately – many people look better with no hair!) one of the obvious places excess pitta shows up is on the head, resulting in hair loss or prematurely gray hair. Pitta type people are constantly thinking, planning, organizing, stressing, competing, strategizing, gettin’ angry (haha), all these things that require lots of brain [...]
Tip: Dry Winter Skin
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Winter skin can have many of us itching and scratching. I recommend putting the lotion aside and giving oils a try. If you are high vata (naturally dry all the time), use sesame oil. If you are a pitta, use almond or coconut oil or ghee (but you’ll smell like buttery goodness). Kaphas are naturally [...]
Tumeric for Zits
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
*** Tumeric turns things yellow. Hands, Towels, Tea Cups, Skin, etc., Be mindful.***
Yesterday I had a hearty zit on my upper lip. Very hearty. And it was angry. Not only that but it was like the 3rd one because I kept squishing them and then they would reappear about 1/8″to the left. TMI?
Anywho, on this [...]
Tags: Skin · Spices & Herbs · Tips

