If I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot Fall hasn’t always been my favorite season. As a kid, I loved Summer, when school was out, more than any other. (Maybe that’s true for everyone?) As I got older, vibrant colors & cooler temperatures started having aContinue reading “Aspects of Autumn”
Tag Archives: Ayurveda
Essential Oils: A Primer
If you’re like me, you’ve been using essential oils for as long as you can remember without a clear understanding of how they work. Over the years, I’ve read a little about them here and there and been inspired to try them for various issues. The more I’ve used them and learned about them, theContinue reading “Essential Oils: A Primer”
Adieu, Covid Weight
Over the past 2 1/2 years, our lives have changed dramatically. We’ve been subject to higher levels of stress & fear, experienced unprecedented loss, and spent more time at home. In this post, I shared that internet searches for weight loss info increased significantly just months after covid became prevalent, at the same time salesContinue reading “Adieu, Covid Weight”
Can the 6 Tastes Improve Your Health?
This is my third post on Ayurveda, a health system that originated thousands of years ago and is still in use by over 75% of the populations of India and Nepal. This approach to wellness is holistic in its entirety; emphasis is placed on finding and maintaining balance of mind, body, spirit, & environment. MyContinue reading “Can the 6 Tastes Improve Your Health?”
5 Tips for Eating Based on the Science of Life
The healing system of Ayurveda (meaning knowledge or science of life), dates back thousands of years and is still widely practiced in India. A primary focus of Ayurveda is to find and maintain balance of mind, body, and consciousness through lifestyle, including environment, activity, and diet. According to this ancient medicinal system, poor digestion isContinue reading “5 Tips for Eating Based on the Science of Life”
The Sweetness of Spring
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~Rainer Maria Rilke For the past few days, I’ve noticed the birds are back and making their happy presence known. I took time out this morning to admire the black, white, and vibrant red of two acorn woodpeckers out a back window. InContinue reading “The Sweetness of Spring”
Micro of the Macro, Explained
Humans are a part of the biological system called Nature. Mother Earth, all living things, every mountain, drop of water, and grain of sand are made of the same elements that we are, and together, we exist within the same Universal Fabric. Quantum physics shows this Universal Fabric, even the part we see as empty space, to be conscious and interdependent.
Micro of the Macro 