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Favorite Color Calling! Have you ever felt pulled towards a specific color when getting dressed or making design choices? Be it your clothes, decor or choice in everyday items, having a favorite color is no accident! Everyone is born with an inclination towards one color, and the one you choose says a lot about your personality and tendencies. In Ayurveda, color connects to your subconscious, including feelings and memories, and can have powerful effects on the mind. Thats why each dosha, or mind-body type, has certain shades that help balance out your internal energies, which is the key to well-being! If you don't know...

The Monthly Monster Every month, you dread your period and all of the awful symptoms that come along with it, especially those heart-wrenching, stomach-churning, pain-inducing menstrual cramps. Each month, as your uterus sheds its natural lining, it contracts, and the blood vessels that supply the uterus become constricted. This reduces blood flow and ultimately resulting in pain. Before you run off to your local pharmacy to purchase over-the-counter pain-relief medications, try these natural remedies instead or in supplement with medication. Heat Applying heat to your lower stomach will help relax your muscles. Your blood vessels will begin to open and...

Fall is always such a relief after the hot and hectic summer months. The cool breezes, the changing colors, and the cozy sweaters make autumn one of the best times of the year! Though we're usually excited for this time of year leading up to the holidays, most of us tend to feel totally under the whether when seasons change.  The Effects of Autumn: Ayurveda may be able to explain why these changes throw us off kilter. When moving from one season to another, the three Doshas, or life energies, called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, are affected by fluctuating conditions.  Since the Vata...

When people recommend you to detox, they’re telling you it’s best to remove all of the harmful and toxic substances from your body. Your body actually naturally neutralizes and gets rid of all the toxins in your body. When you detoxify, you’re trying to improve and optimize your body’s natural detox functions. All these toxins come from around us—food, water, environment, household items, personal care products, stress—and it’s important to cleanse your body of these toxins to stay healthy. Here are some additional benefits you may enjoy from doing so. Boost your energy. In short, you’re happier and more upbeat!...

As we go through our normal lives, we constantly become busier and busier. Our minds are wrapped around our own schedules as we hurry from one place to another. With this fast-paced and enclosed life style, it’s incredibly easy for people to get left behind. Take time to slow down your life. Give some thought to the people around you. You’ll learn that a little kindness can make a heavy impact. Here are a couple easy ways to be more thoughtful in our daily lives. Be Humble. Simply stop caring so much about your own worries and consciously take notice...