Why You Need Help with Your Ayurvedic Cleanse
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Why You Need Help with Your Ayurvedic Cleanse

It is important to have guidance through any sort of Ayurvedic cleanse because it is important to know that you are safe and that you are doing it right.

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Why You Need Help with Your Ayurvedic Cleanse

It is important to have guidance through any sort of Ayurvedic cleanse because it is important to know that you are safe and that you are doing it right.

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 7—Baby Skin and Rashes
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 7—Baby Skin ...

Stroking my baby’s soft cheeks, feet, and her soft hair is one of the most soothing and precious things to me. Not too long ago, however, her cheeks were not...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 7—Baby Skin and Rashes

Stroking my baby’s soft cheeks, feet, and her soft hair is one of the most soothing and precious things to me. Not too long ago, however, her cheeks were not...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 6—Baby Poop, Gas, and Other Digestive Issues
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 6—Baby Poop,...

We look to the baby's body language and body functions to tell us what they need and if they are doing okay. Like adults, babies’ bowel movements and digestion are very telling...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 6—Baby Poop, Gas, and Other Digestive Issues

We look to the baby's body language and body functions to tell us what they need and if they are doing okay. Like adults, babies’ bowel movements and digestion are very telling...

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12 Tips for Managing Your Pitta This Summer
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12 Tips for Managing Your Pitta This Summer

Summer is Pitta Season! Those with abundant pitta in their constitution may want to accommodate for the bright, hot, sunny days of summer. Here are some suggestions.

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12 Tips for Managing Your Pitta This Summer

Summer is Pitta Season! Those with abundant pitta in their constitution may want to accommodate for the bright, hot, sunny days of summer. Here are some suggestions.

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I Travel Well—Your Essential Traveling Companion
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I Travel Well—Your Essential Traveling Companion

Traveling, while usually fascinating and delightful, is quite taxing on the mind and body. The change in physical location, traveling at high altitudes if flying, sitting for long periods if...

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I Travel Well—Your Essential Traveling Companion

Traveling, while usually fascinating and delightful, is quite taxing on the mind and body. The change in physical location, traveling at high altitudes if flying, sitting for long periods if...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 5—General Care for the Baby
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 5—General Ca...

How can you create an environment that supports your baby as she goes through the changes? What are some practices that will nurture a newborn? You may find, as I...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 5—General Care for the Baby

How can you create an environment that supports your baby as she goes through the changes? What are some practices that will nurture a newborn? You may find, as I...

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Nadi Shodhana – The Breath of Balance
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Nadi Shodhana – The Breath of Balance

Nadi Shodhana, or alternate nostril breathing, is a type of pranayama that balances the right and left hemispheres of the brain and has a calming effect on the nervous system...

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Nadi Shodhana – The Breath of Balance

Nadi Shodhana, or alternate nostril breathing, is a type of pranayama that balances the right and left hemispheres of the brain and has a calming effect on the nervous system...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 4—Postpartum Blues and Mental Health
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 4—Postpartum...

The postpartum period is hard. Period. Consider these things to help maintain your equilibrium.

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 4—Postpartum Blues and Mental Health

The postpartum period is hard. Period. Consider these things to help maintain your equilibrium.

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Growing Shatavari
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Growing Shatavari

Shatavari once grew abundantly in the wild, but rising demand has pushed it toward endangerment. Learn more about how we're sustainably growing this beloved herb.

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Growing Shatavari

Shatavari once grew abundantly in the wild, but rising demand has pushed it toward endangerment. Learn more about how we're sustainably growing this beloved herb.

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Dosha Love—Kapha Style
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Dosha Love—Kapha Style

Kapha partners are the “Ayurvedic teddy bears” that can bring on the BEST bear hug of all time. Here are Kathryn's top six suggestions for keeping your kapha sweetie happy. 

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Dosha Love—Kapha Style

Kapha partners are the “Ayurvedic teddy bears” that can bring on the BEST bear hug of all time. Here are Kathryn's top six suggestions for keeping your kapha sweetie happy. 

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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins

 As soon as I saw rhubarb in the grocery store, I snatched as much as I could! Rhubarb is packed with good vitamins, minerals, and fiber. You really can’t go...

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Kapha-Pacifying Recipe: Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins

 As soon as I saw rhubarb in the grocery store, I snatched as much as I could! Rhubarb is packed with good vitamins, minerals, and fiber. You really can’t go...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 3—Breastfeeding
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 3—Breastfeeding

I probably have had every breastfeeding issue possible—latch issues, deep milk sinuses, blocked ducts, milk blebs, vasospasms — some of which, such as vasospasms and ductal candidiasis, even most doctors do...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 3—Breastfeeding

I probably have had every breastfeeding issue possible—latch issues, deep milk sinuses, blocked ducts, milk blebs, vasospasms — some of which, such as vasospasms and ductal candidiasis, even most doctors do...

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Neti – Cleansing the Nose for Balanced Breathing
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Neti – Cleansing the Nose for Balanced Breathing

Both Hatha yoga and Ayurveda hold that we are each born with a defined number of breaths. Making each breath long and deep can improve your health and increase longevity....

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Neti – Cleansing the Nose for Balanced Breathing

Both Hatha yoga and Ayurveda hold that we are each born with a defined number of breaths. Making each breath long and deep can improve your health and increase longevity....

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 2—Sleep and Fatigue
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 2—Sleep and ...

Nothing prepared me for the anxiety that comes with not knowing why your baby is crying. Nothing prepared me for how difficult breastfeeding can be.

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 2—Sleep and Fatigue

Nothing prepared me for the anxiety that comes with not knowing why your baby is crying. Nothing prepared me for how difficult breastfeeding can be.

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Get Blood Sugar Back in Balance with Ayurveda
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Get Blood Sugar Back in Balance with Ayurveda

Unbalanced blood sugar is a concern for modern medicine today, and was a familiar subject to the Ayurvedic sages of the past. Ayurveda may offer some support or relief to the person.

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Get Blood Sugar Back in Balance with Ayurveda

Unbalanced blood sugar is a concern for modern medicine today, and was a familiar subject to the Ayurvedic sages of the past. Ayurveda may offer some support or relief to the person.

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The Spring Diet
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The Spring Diet

Spring is the season for a lighter, cleansing diet in Ayurvedic practice. This is because the foods that nature provides during these months, just before summer, are all of the...

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The Spring Diet

Spring is the season for a lighter, cleansing diet in Ayurvedic practice. This is because the foods that nature provides during these months, just before summer, are all of the...

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Stress Ease—Life's Perfect Companion

We are beginning to understand as a culture that stress is our own response to a stimulus. By realizing that we can choose our response to a stressor or learn to modify...

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Stress Ease—Life's Perfect Companion

We are beginning to understand as a culture that stress is our own response to a stimulus. By realizing that we can choose our response to a stressor or learn to modify...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 1—Nurturing the Mother
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 1—Nurturing ...

The key to postpartum care of the mother is to calm vata (the ether and air elements). The mother is full of the mobile, light, dry, and cold qualities after the loss...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum Part 1—Nurturing the Mother

The key to postpartum care of the mother is to calm vata (the ether and air elements). The mother is full of the mobile, light, dry, and cold qualities after the loss...

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The Undigested Break Up
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The Undigested Break Up

Have you ever been in a relationship—romantic, friendship, or family—where you stayed engaged despite how much it taxed your energy and self-esteem?

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The Undigested Break Up

Have you ever been in a relationship—romantic, friendship, or family—where you stayed engaged despite how much it taxed your energy and self-esteem?

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An Ayurvedic Pizza Party
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An Ayurvedic Pizza Party

Monica B is throwing an Ayurvedic pizza party and invites three guests; vata, pitta, and kapha. How will they build their plates?

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An Ayurvedic Pizza Party

Monica B is throwing an Ayurvedic pizza party and invites three guests; vata, pitta, and kapha. How will they build their plates?

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum—Introduction
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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum—Introduction

My experience as a new mother during these past six weeks has only increased my respect for and faith in Ayurveda. They have been some of the most challenging weeks...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Postpartum—Introduction

My experience as a new mother during these past six weeks has only increased my respect for and faith in Ayurveda. They have been some of the most challenging weeks...

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Celebrating 20 Years of Serving the Ayurvedic Community
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Celebrating 20 Years of Serving the Ayurvedic C...

Banyan Botanicals was born from a love of Ayurveda. Our founders, Scott and Kevin, started the company in 1996 with the desire to support the practice of Ayurveda and the...

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Celebrating 20 Years of Serving the Ayurvedic Community

Banyan Botanicals was born from a love of Ayurveda. Our founders, Scott and Kevin, started the company in 1996 with the desire to support the practice of Ayurveda and the...

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The Key to High Energy & Fighting Fatigue
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The Key to High Energy & Fighting Fatigue

Our energy level is reflective of our health and vitality. Sometimes, the cause of low energy can be found through investigation of dietary and lifestyle habits.

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The Key to High Energy & Fighting Fatigue

Our energy level is reflective of our health and vitality. Sometimes, the cause of low energy can be found through investigation of dietary and lifestyle habits.

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Birthing Ayurveda: Week 40—Birth Rituals
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Birthing Ayurveda: Week 40—Birth Rituals

Depending on your culture or traditional background, you may have a set of rituals that happen at the time of the birth of your baby. There are religious rituals, cultural...

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Birthing Ayurveda: Week 40—Birth Rituals

Depending on your culture or traditional background, you may have a set of rituals that happen at the time of the birth of your baby. There are religious rituals, cultural...

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