The Ayurvedic Lifestyle

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...

Ingredient Spotlight: Sesame Oil for Vata Dosha

Sesame is traditionally used in Ayurvedic body oil formulations due to its warming, grounding and calming effects on the nervous system. Additionally, it is highly nourishing, moisturizing and abso...

Ayurvedic Tips to Keep Calm this Holiday Season

This time of year certainly has many gifts to bestow upon us - holiday cheer, the warm and fuzzy feeling of being curled up by the fire, quality time spent with loved on...

Healthy Vata Digestion for Fall & Early Winter

During the fall and early winter months, the light, cold and dry qualities of vata dosha have the potential to disrupt the body and mind’s equilibrium. In fact, out of a...

Flavors of Fall! Ayurvedic Pumpkin Spiced Cider Recipe

No matter how you celebrate this festive time of year, we think that cozying up with the flavors of fall is a must! Here we share with you a recipe for Ayurvedic Pumpkin Spiced Cider. This autumn-i...

Vata Balancing Self-Care for the Dry, Mobile Energy of Fall

Fall asks us to cultivate lifestyle choices that will keep us feeling grounded and stabilized as the light, cold and mobile energy of vata dosha begins to increase. Here we share some of our favori...

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...

Gone Vegan! Meet our New Vata Cleanser & Mask

We are proud to formally announce that all of our skincare offerings are now vegan and PETA certified cruelty free! As a company that supports, “Ancient Ayurveda for the modern world”, we have deci...

Ayurvedic Milk Recipes for Restful Sleep

Although much of dinacharya is recommended to do first thing in the morning, there are also evening rituals (ratricharya) one can do to nurture and support the natural rhythms of the body and mind....

5 Yoga Postures to Calm Vata Dosha

Have you noticed any shifts in your body since the winter solstice? Maybe you are moving more slowly in the morning hours or maybe during your yoga practice, you are feeling called to embrace a mor...

Triple Gingersnaps: An Ayurvedic Holiday Cookie Recipe

An Ayurvedic cookie differs from your typical cookie because it does not rely on white, refined cane sugar for its sweetness. Instead, Ayurvedic cookies commonly opt for minimally processed, natura...

Ayurvedic Ojas Ball Recipe for Balancing Vata Dosha

This Ayurvedic Ojas Ball Recipe is best utilized when you are feeling deficient in ojas and/or experiencing excess vata dosha. We love preparing this tasty recipe in the cold fall and winter months...

Respiratory & Immune Support Syrup Recipe

This Elderberry Respiratory & Immune Support Syrup is appropriate for all doshas and is designed to nourish the lungs, pacify coughing, reduce congestion, alleviate inflammation and overall boo...