It’s clear that children are quite different. Some are good sleepers, others need sensitive handling at bed-time and everything needs to be just so. Some are good eaters, with regular hunger- others are more variable and picky. Some love team sports whilst others are just not that interested. Just as Read more
Ayurveda may not hold every answer, but its depth and breadth are extraordinary. For over 5,000 years, Ayurvedic medicine has offered sophisticated frameworks for understanding health, disease, and human individuality. Today, many of these ancient principles are being revisited, and increasingly validated, by modern scientific research. “Vedic wisdom is bringing Read more
Spring in Ayurveda is considered a kapha dosha predominant season -a time when the world thaws, moisture rises and the body naturally begins to detoxify. After winter’s heaviness, we often feel sluggish, congested or mentally foggy. Ayurveda sees this not as a problem but as an invitation: spring is the Read more
Ayurveda offers a remarkably practical lens for understanding how we show up in our working lives. Each of us expresses a unique blend of the three dosha; vata, pitta and kapha, and these energies shape our communication style, strengths, stress patterns and even the environments in which we thrive. When Read more
Each season ushers in a unique set of qualities that can either balance or aggravate the inner workings of your being. Ayurveda teaches us that like increases like and that opposites balance. So, some people love the summer heat while others crave colder climates. Winter is cold, wet, cloudy and Read more
Autumn is predominantly a cool season when vata dosha dominates inside and outside our bodies. This time of transition sees many people succumbing to seasonal coughs, colds and flu. This study of the seasons is called ritucharya and is a major focus in Ayurveda (1). Modern research supports this view in Read more
Ayurvedic advice isn’t static but changes according to the time of year. As the days stay warm and bright, we can finally announce the arrival of summer. But, how can we stay cool and calm during the hot, dry summer environment? This is how Ayurveda can help with summer health. Read more
Why is caring for our five senses a KEY part of Ayurveda’s daily routine? We are constantly absorbing information via our senses. Ayurveda, the ancient ‘science of life’, understands that we can use sensory impressions to both maintain balance and treat health issues. The Ayurvedic sages understood that we’re intimately Read more