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Why Seed Oils Are Harmful and Ayurvedic Alternatives You Need
In Ayurveda, the choice of cooking oils significantly impacts health and well-being. High-quality oils like ghee, sesame, and coconut support digestion and balance doshas, while modern seed oils often contain harmful substances. Fresh food is essential for maintaining vitality (Ojas) and avoiding toxins (ama) that can cause imbalances.
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5 Ayurvedic Practices to Transform Your Emotional Wellness During Menopause
From an Ayurvedic perspective, menopause is a time when Vata dosha, which governs movement and change, can become aggravated. This aggravation can manifest as restlessness, anxiety, and a feeling of being ungrounded. Pitta dosha, which regulates heat and transformation, also flare up, leading to irritability, anger, and frustration. Understanding these doshic imbalances gives us a…
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Bridging Modern Science and Ayurveda: Overcoming Bias for Holistic Health
As an Ayurvedic practitioner, I’ve often encountered bias from those who place modern empirical evidence on a pedestal, dismissing traditional knowledge systems as outdated or unproven. It’s fascinating—and frankly, frustrating—how quickly thousands of years of wisdom can be disregarded in favor of studies that have only been around for a few decades. But this dismissal…
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The Secret of Ayurvedic Herbs for Yogis and Athletes: Enhancing Performance & Well-Being
both groups share a common goal: achieving optimal performance and maintaining balance in their bodies and minds. Ayurvedic herbs can play a significant role in supporting this goal. They enhance physical capabilities
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Ayurvedic Wisdom: 5 Reasons to Avoid Ice Cold Water
Ayurveda, the ancient holistic healing system from India, teaches that our bodies thrive on balance and harmony, and even the temperature of our water can significantly impact our health. This summer, explore the Ayurvedic reasons for avoiding cold water and discover how embracing these principles can lead to greater well-being. We’ll uncover why cold water…
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The Potency of Ojas in Ayurveda & Yoga
How do we explain the unexplainable? One thing that Ayurvedic practitioners are constantly trying to build in their clients is Ojas. Ojas is a sanskrit word that does not directly translate to english. We describe it and why it’s importance but many of these subtle eastern concepts are difficult to understand. Ojas is the subtle…
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Ayurveda and Caffeine
Is coffee good, or bad for you? You know me, if you’re here then you know I don’t shy away from unpopular opinions. So here goes… Caffeine is a socially acceptable addiction, from memes to throw pillows to yoga practices, it’s everywhere. While there are some health benefits to caffeine we mostly benefit from moderate…
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Ayurveda and Leftovers
I began studying Ayurveda, the oldest medicinal system, in 2001. One of the first things I learned is that leftovers are considered toxic and bad for your health. At the time the explanation was that it was “dead food”, that it was lacking Prana, the Sanskrit word for life-giving force/energy. It wasn’t until 2018 when…
Magnolia Ayurveda
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist & Yoga Educator
