Breakfast for your Dosha
We’re often told how significant the first meal of our day is and how important the foods we eat are in keeping our mind/body composition in check. The science of Ayurveda recommends how to keep [...]
Finding Your Juice
Your guide to finding the perfect juice to complement your Ayurvedic Dosha by Mia Tarantini Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga, advocates three basic energy types known as Doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These energy types are [...]
Nurture and enjoy yourself this Christmas
Written by Pete Jackson It’s the festive season and many of us will celebrate the season according to our religious and cultural traditions, but perhaps not always our yogic practice. We’ll eat and drink a [...]
Ayurvedic health tonics for wintertime
Written by Brook McCarthy Our immune systems often become compromised in winter as our kapha goes into excess, according to the traditional Indian natural health system of Ayurveda. Leaning how to keep our doshas in [...]
Ayurvedic self massage
Written by Brook McCarthy While many of us anticipate and enjoy receiving a massage, few consider self-massage. The Ayurvedic art of self-massage, known as Abhyanga, is often described as being one of the most important [...]
Comfort food
Written by Brook McCarthy We choose foods for far more reasons than just fuel - food nourishes us on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Eating for comfort doesn’t need to involve whipped cream and [...]
Stoking your digestive fire
Written by Brook McCarthy Choosing what to eat is taken very seriously by many on the yogic path. But the endeavour doesn't stop there. In Ayurveda, the power of your digestion, known as agni or [...]
Rug up against the cool winds of vata
Written by Brook McCarthy When the cool winds of autumn begin blowing it is the season of vata, according to the traditional Indian natural health system of Ayurveda. Ayurveda recognises that each individual’s constitution is [...]