This week in my yoga classes I am working with the theme of grounding. This is an important concept as we move into a season that holds many Vata qualities, especially if we are someone like myself, who according to Ayurveda is classified as primarily Vata. Vata holds the qualities of being airy and movement orientated,…
Journey into Ayurveda: “ Last Friday I ventured down to Cincinnati to have a one-on-one meeting with Liz, the Ayurvedic practitioner I’ve mentioned. We had a great two hours together, getting more into my personal constitution and what I can do to step more into balance. I had already determined that I hold a Vata-Pitta…
During my last teacher training weekend we had the pleasure of having Liz Stites, an Ayurvedic practitioner from Cincinnati, lecture to us on the basics of Ayurveda. I had been aware of this ancient practice for a while, but aside from glancing at questionnaires reveling my dosha hadn’t looked into it. Per Liz, and using…
Sunday Media Montage 10-2-2011: “ Welcome to October! Fun fact of the month: October 2011 contains five Sunday’s and Monday’s! Great ideas to boost your body image and get rid of all the excess and mind cluttering junk! Via Weightless. Seva. Service. Teaching yoga to those who are incarcerated. Via Yoga Modern. …
Over the past several months I’ve experimented a lot with what I put into my body. Dabbling in raw food, veganism, vegetarianism, omnivore-non-tortured animalism, and worked with eliminating gluten, soy, dairy, corn, and various beans of the harsher varieties (basically anything that wasn’t mung or adzuki). This all has taken a lot of focus but…
