Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine + Nutrition
Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine
+ Nutrition
My Favourite Self Care Ritual :: Ayurvedic Self Massage
One of my favourite rituals I like to share with clients and students this time of year is the practice of Ayurvedic self-massage. This practice helps rid the body of wastes and is said to slow aging, nourish the skin, increase lymphatic flow, and support healthy immunity. (In Chinese Medicine, ...
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Meals in Bowls : 4 Quick and Easy Recipes
The struggle to find healthy ideas for meals is a big one. In fact, it’s one of the most common questions I get in my private practice. The thing is, eating healthy and on the go, can be easy. Oftentimes, it just means simplifying. For years I’ve been making meals ...
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Cinnamon Pear Jam
I’ve been posting a few recipes recently that I used after my Yoga Cleanse Retreat this summer. We had so much left over food that we didn’t want to go to waste! Last week I posted a recipe for pickled carrots and this week is a recipe that I used to make jam out ...
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Pickled Ginger Carrots
My team and I recently completed another Yoga Cleanse Retreat here on Vancouver Island. We had an amazing time full of laughter! During my cleansing retreats, we enjoy delicious freshly made juices, which means multiple fridges packed with veggies. It’s always a little hard to gauge how much juice we’ll ...
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Seasonal Cycles :: Expand into Summer
According to many ancient healing systems, we can look to the seasons and the natural world to fine tune our diet and lifestyle for optimal health. Watch the video and read on to learn how to attune to the summer season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhu3rDwhNXU Chinese Medicine // Ayurveda and the Summer According ...
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Why you Should Eat these 4 Grains + How to Prepare Grains the RIGHT way
It’s pretty hard to avoid all the nutrition talk about the harmful effects of gluten-containing grains. Maybe you’ve even heard of diets that eliminate all grains. So what’s the story? Are grains harmful? Or is it ok to eat grains? When prepared correctly, whole grains are a powerhouse of energy ...
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2 Powerful Herbs to Boost your Energy
One of the most common complaints I see in my private practice is fatigue. Many people feel they don’t have enough energy to get through the day or they finish their day exhausted. There are many different reasons why a person can have low energy. In today’s video I focus ...
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Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup with Coconut and Tarragon
Try this delicious recipe to enjoy a wonderful vegetable in a new way:
Wellness Wednesday :: Remedies for Stress
Today’s video is about stress and some powerful herbal medicines called adaptogens that we can use to mitigate the effects of stress on the body and mind. Remedies for Stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djeQ4BFAqs Any discussion of health and healing is incomplete without a discussion about stress and the effects of stress. By ...
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3 Ideas to Spice Up Your Morning Oatmeal
Oatmeal can be a great way to start your day. It’s warm and filling. It’s cheap and quick. It’s healthy and whole. Sometimes our routines can become, well…routine. We need some new ideas to liven up an old staple. Whether its steel cut oats or rolled oats, oatmeal is a ...
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