A real mixture of writing on many topics, including Ayurveda and Yoga as well as life issues such as women’s empowerment and grief.
I hope it sparks creative thought and debate as well as feeling helpful.
The way we eat affects how we digest our food. How we digest impacts upon our overall health. The Ayurvedic approach to food is all about optimising our agni or digestive fire. This includes timings and size of meals plus combinations of foods eaten together. When we don’t digest fully we accumulate toxins (ama) and…
Ghee is a type of clarified butter fat that has been produced and utilised in India for thousands of years. It is used in Ayurveda as food and with medicines. It is also for spiritual rituals. Ghee is considered a completely sacred food. Modern science has now verified what Ayurveda has said for thousands of…
In Ayurveda we categorise food differently to the western approach. If you have looked at the Ayurvedic view on food you may have noticed for example that we don’t talk about proteins and carbohydrates. Instead we use a system of different tastes. All of the various foods available to us have different tastes. The way…
Ever since we came into existence we have had a connection with the moon and the lunar cycles. The moon is a feminine energy, strongly connected to water, emotion and the ebb and flow of life. Life comes from water and it isn’t possible to create life without it. When we are in the stage…
We all use ritual to some extent in our lives, whether we recognise this or not. What is ritual and why do we do it? Wikipaedia says – A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious…
The process of change is not straightforward or simple. Oftentimes we have behaviour or habits which we understand are not helpful or nurturing for us and yet we choose not to change them. Why is this, and how can we begin to make positive changes? Having worked in addiction services for over 22 years I…
We need to understand that although ayurveda can appear very structured and full of rules and natures cycles can seem very fluid and flowing, they are not different, they are the same. It is our way of viewing them that can make these things feel separate.
How often should we poo? Ayurveda says at least once a day, maybe more. But why? To fully understand this we also need to understand how digestion works.
Somehow breasts have become something to be covered up, or if we choose to display them too much (not even fully) we can be seen as irresponsible, too free and easy. Seriously, what is going on? As women we are expected to be virtuous. And yet even if we manage this quality, it is still ok for others to be voyeuristic.
This blog is a little different from my usual offerings. I hope that it’s helpful for some of you to read. for almost 20 years I lived with a partner who was addicted to various substances. I am sharing this now because I have only…
I recently completed an ayurvedic cleanse with my teacher. the name of this very specific process is ‘panchakarma’, meaning five actions. originally, in the ancient texts, the five actions were…
In fairly recent times there has been a definite increase in people experiencing being burnt out and overwhelmed. this may manifest itself as a chronic ‘diagnosis’ such as Fybromyalgia…