How to Nurture Yourself & Why It Matters
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How to Nurture Yourself & Why It Matters

As adults, we sometimes need to relearn how to nourish ourselves every day, how to find a balance of self-care, and how to receive nourishment from others. 

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How to Nurture Yourself & Why It Matters

As adults, we sometimes need to relearn how to nourish ourselves every day, how to find a balance of self-care, and how to receive nourishment from others. 

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Body Oiling and the Skin Microbiome
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Body Oiling and the Skin Microbiome

Just like the gut is teeming with beneficial bacteria, our skin is also home to essential microorganisms. Learn how using oil can support the skin's microbiome.

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Body Oiling and the Skin Microbiome

Just like the gut is teeming with beneficial bacteria, our skin is also home to essential microorganisms. Learn how using oil can support the skin's microbiome.

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Ayurveda’s RPM: the Channels of Love
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Ayurveda’s RPM: the Channels of Love

Many things can pull us out of our hearts. Learn how the pathways of rasa, prana, and manas can expand your ability to experience more love and joy in your...

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Ayurveda’s RPM: the Channels of Love

Many things can pull us out of our hearts. Learn how the pathways of rasa, prana, and manas can expand your ability to experience more love and joy in your...

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Finding Inner Stillness and Healing with Ahimsa
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Finding Inner Stillness and Healing with Ahimsa

The first cosmic law of ahimsa, the practice of non-harm, teaches us that to fulfill our humanity as a person we must strengthen our capacity to gain awareness.

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Finding Inner Stillness and Healing with Ahimsa

The first cosmic law of ahimsa, the practice of non-harm, teaches us that to fulfill our humanity as a person we must strengthen our capacity to gain awareness.

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Why You Should Sit in Nature and Do Nothing [video]
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Why You Should Sit in Nature and Do Nothing [vi...

Sitting in nature gives us the opportunity to connect with cycles and rhythms that are inherently a part of us, as well as all of the elements of nature.

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Why You Should Sit in Nature and Do Nothing [video]

Sitting in nature gives us the opportunity to connect with cycles and rhythms that are inherently a part of us, as well as all of the elements of nature.

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Simple Mindfulness Tools to Work Through Fear
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Simple Mindfulness Tools to Work Through Fear

While there’s no way to live a life completely free of stress and fear, these mindfulness tools are powerful and effective ways to help us manage and digest fearful emotions...

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Simple Mindfulness Tools to Work Through Fear

While there’s no way to live a life completely free of stress and fear, these mindfulness tools are powerful and effective ways to help us manage and digest fearful emotions...

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Cultivating Ojas with Ayurveda
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Cultivating Ojas with Ayurveda

In the Ayurvedic tradition, ojas has everything to do with immunity.  Because it is the superfine essence of kapha, it shares desirable qualities of this dosha, such as strength, nourishment,...

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Cultivating Ojas with Ayurveda

In the Ayurvedic tradition, ojas has everything to do with immunity.  Because it is the superfine essence of kapha, it shares desirable qualities of this dosha, such as strength, nourishment,...

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A Breathing Practice for the Next Time You’re Stressed
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A Breathing Practice for the Next Time You’re S...

Stress happens. Recognizing it in the early stages and finding tools to cope when a stressful situation arises, such as this pranayama, can make all the difference. 

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A Breathing Practice for the Next Time You’re Stressed

Stress happens. Recognizing it in the early stages and finding tools to cope when a stressful situation arises, such as this pranayama, can make all the difference. 

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Why Self-Care Is Not Optional—It’s Crucial
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Why Self-Care Is Not Optional—It’s Crucial

The goal is not to give everything of ourselves away to everybody else so that we are left a tired, sloggy, irritated, burnt out mess. Nope. Because then we bring...

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Why Self-Care Is Not Optional—It’s Crucial

The goal is not to give everything of ourselves away to everybody else so that we are left a tired, sloggy, irritated, burnt out mess. Nope. Because then we bring...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
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A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

Meditation may seem simple, but in truth it is the hardest thing for most of us to do. Why? Within that answer are three tips for folks who are new to...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

Meditation may seem simple, but in truth it is the hardest thing for most of us to do. Why? Within that answer are three tips for folks who are new to...

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The Deeper Causes of Fatigue
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The Deeper Causes of Fatigue

When we tire, the first message is from our body, a warning that we must rest and restore. When we become chronically fatigued, the message is from a deeper source....

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The Deeper Causes of Fatigue

When we tire, the first message is from our body, a warning that we must rest and restore. When we become chronically fatigued, the message is from a deeper source....

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3 Practices to Cultivate Contentment
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3 Practices to Cultivate Contentment

Contentment consists of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects. These four aspects can be consciously cultivated by following simple Ayurvedic and Yogic guidelines.

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3 Practices to Cultivate Contentment

Contentment consists of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects. These four aspects can be consciously cultivated by following simple Ayurvedic and Yogic guidelines.

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The Spirituality in Self-Care
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The Spirituality in Self-Care

“How can I be more spiritual?” is a question I hear regularly. I hear it from the mouths of some of my clients and students, and I sense it from...

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The Spirituality in Self-Care

“How can I be more spiritual?” is a question I hear regularly. I hear it from the mouths of some of my clients and students, and I sense it from...

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5 Ayurvedic Power Boosts for Radiance
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5 Ayurvedic Power Boosts for Radiance

Because the ancient teachings of yoga and Ayurveda didn’t view the mind and body as separate entities, they created nutritional and lifestyle techniques that helped boost our satisfaction and joy...

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5 Ayurvedic Power Boosts for Radiance

Because the ancient teachings of yoga and Ayurveda didn’t view the mind and body as separate entities, they created nutritional and lifestyle techniques that helped boost our satisfaction and joy...

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Ayurveda’s Daily Ritual for Delicious Self-Care
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Ayurveda’s Daily Ritual for Delicious Self-Care

Do you wanna know the best way to super-charge your dreams? Start taking care of your body. Your mind will thank you. Here is my basic Daily Ritual.

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Ayurveda’s Daily Ritual for Delicious Self-Care

Do you wanna know the best way to super-charge your dreams? Start taking care of your body. Your mind will thank you. Here is my basic Daily Ritual.

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Ayurvedic Oils Help You Feel More Content
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Ayurvedic Oils Help You Feel More Content

Thankfully, Ayurveda equips us with many helpful tools to help access feelings of contentment—including the practice of abhyanga, or self-massage with oil.

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Ayurvedic Oils Help You Feel More Content

Thankfully, Ayurveda equips us with many helpful tools to help access feelings of contentment—including the practice of abhyanga, or self-massage with oil.

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Self-Care Ideas

As a holistic system of self-care, Ayurveda offers guidance on how to establish a supportive, healthy routine, build meal plans just for you, manage stress, prioritize sleep, cultivate relationships with loved ones, and much more.

Ayurveda is all about living in a way that supports your well-being, reconnecting you to the rhythms of nature and to your spiritual self. Its timeless, ancient wisdom offers many rituals and practices you can incorporate into your daily routine to embrace self-care.

These blogs are dedicated to the subject of nurturing and celebrating self-care. Think of them as bite-sized self-care books, full of tips on how to uplift yourself spiritually, emotionally, and physically throughout your daily life. Many of these tips are simple, only taking a little time each day, but they offer profound benefits.

For example, abhyanga, or self-massage with oil, is a delightful self-care practice and is a great way to show your body, mind, and spirit some love. Ayurveda recommends massaging yourself daily to melt away muscle tension, soothe the nervous system, and promote healthy circulation.

Another calming ritual you can implement into your Ayurvedic lifestyle is pranayama, or helpful breathing practices to reduce stress, soothe the mind, and allow you to draw your attention and energy toward your breath and energy.

A supportive meditation practice can also be incredibly beneficial for your Ayurvedic lifestyle. It calms the mind, cultivates a greater ability to concentrate on goals, and can benefit your yoga practice as well, especially if you meditate right after your yoga practice.

Written by Ayurvedic experts, wellness professionals, and dedicated members of the Ayurvedic community who have a passion for helping others feel their very best, these blogs will cover tips for morning, evening, and daily rituals to support your health.

We'll also share recommendations for Ayurvedic self-care products that you can use to support your physical and emotional health from a place of love, as well as self-care gifts you can treat yourself with on special occasions, or whenever you feel like pampering yourself.

When making a self-care commitment, it's important to check in with yourself and understand which part of your lifestyle you want to focus on. Once you've identified the areas of your life that feel out of balance or that you'd like to change, you can begin making more informed choices to support that intention.

Whether you make drastic changes on your journey to commit to self-care or only make a small step, know that any time you make a change to better serve your well-being, you're on the right track.

Every person's track is different, but Ayurveda can help you navigate it. You can think of Ayurveda as a helpful resource that can be fine-tuned to your needs. In fact, its unique adaptability is one of the reasons that Ayurveda has endured for thousands of years.

With these resources, our hope is that you become inspired to form your own self-care routines, rituals, and checklists to help you pay attention to the aspects of your life that need some extra nourishment.