The Ayurvedic Lifestyle

Pitta Balancing Foods List

Our Pitta Balancing Foods List for balancing pitta dosha has an emphasis on foods and spices that are cooling, heavy, dense, mild and slightly dry in order to counterbalance the hot, sharp, light a...

Impress Your Friends with a Rose Petal Lemonade!

The heat is on now that pitta (summer) season is in full swing and we’ve got the perfect cooling, heart-opening beverage to help you beat the summer heat- Rose Petal Lemonade!

3 Ayurveda Inspired Recipes for Your July 4th BBQ

If you are searching for the perfect, delicious yet healthy summertime recipe to prepare and share with your loved ones, we’ve got you covered! Today, we are sharing 3 Ayurveda-inspired dishes that...

DIY Ayurvedic Churna for Healthy Summer Skin

If your skin is experiencing a pitta imbalance, you may notice redness, oiliness, sensitivity, irritation, dryness &/or blemishes. Ayurveda provides tremendous support to keep the skin feeling ...

Summer Solstice Meditations to Honor the Sun

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the first day of summer. A day to celebrate the energy of the sun and set intentions for the new seas...

A Secret Skincare Ally: Black Cumin Seed Oil

Black Cumin Seed Oil is produced from the seeds of the Nigella sativa plant which has been used for over 3,000 years as a medicinal plant to heal an exorbitant number of ailments. Here we share wit...

Happy Earth Day! Guided Nature Meditations to Balance Each Dosha

Ayurveda, meaning the ‘science of life’, is truly an earth-based medical system. Informed by the elements and cycles of the earth, Ayurvedic medicine utilizes herbal plant wisdom and the energetics...

10 Ayurvedic Ways to Infuse Dried Rose Petals into Your Life

The ‘Queen of Flowers’, rose, is an aromatic delight to your senses. Both cooling and calming, rose is regarded in Ayurvedic medicine as the most essential flower for re...

How to Use our Digestive Spice Blends

Dipanas are herbs that increase agni, the digestive fire located in the stomach. When agni is strong and working optimally, the body’s ability to break down, absorb and assimilate nutrients from fo...

The Queen of Flowers: Magnificent Rose & It's Benefits

Like all PAAVANI products, our Rose Water is made in our Northern California apothecary in small batches by our dedicated team of Ayurvedic herbalists. We developed our organic Rose Water with the ...

Pranayama for Balancing Pitta Dosha

One Ayurvedic ritual that we especially love to utilize during the long, hot days of summer is cooling and nourishing pranayama, or yogic breathing exercises. These exercises are helpful tools that...

Wishing You a Glorious Summer Solstice & a Happy Father’s Day!

With the summer solstice, the long hot days of summer have officially arrived and it is certainly a symbolic day for us to also be celebrating and honoring all fathers everywhere. The summer solsti...

Ayurvedic Skincare Remedies for Unruly Skin

Are you looking for simple, non-toxic, DIY herbal remedies to naturally hydrate, clear and balance your skin? Ayurveda, the 5,000-year-old traditional healing system of India, has all-natural, eart...