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Coconut-Lime Baked Sweet Potatoes | A Recipe from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Coconut-Lime Baked Sweet Potatoes | A Recipe from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

A Recipe to Relax and Calm Rajas SERVES 2–4 These twice-baked sweet potatoes are divine and a feast for the eyes. They are easy to make and offer a calming mixture of digestive spices, along with the smooth, sweet taste of sweet potato and coconut milk. Serve them open-faced, sprinkled with cilantro and mustard seed.
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Yoga, Fascia, and the Feeling of Being Me

Yoga, Fascia, and the Feeling of Being Me

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body What is Fascia? In the same way that a fish swims in water and a bird flies through the air, fascia is the way we move. Every time you practice triangle pose or the camel, you stretch an entire network of cellophane-like tissue (“cling-wrap” if
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Self-Care | An Excerpt from Be Mindful & Stress Less

Self-Care | An Excerpt from Be Mindful & Stress Less

Self-Care As the well-known columnist Ariana Huffington notes, “We take better care of our smartphones than we do ourselves.” When you take care of yourself, you are saying to yourself that you matter. Engaging in self-care doesn’t mean you are selfish. You can’t care for anyone else until you first take care of yourself. Then
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Everyday Ayurveda Cooking Sampler | Free Download

Everyday Ayurveda Cooking Sampler | Free Download

Enter your email to receive your beautiful, printable PDF. Start reading Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind by Kate O’Donnell! This sampler includes an introduction to Ayurveda (its history, the power of digestion, how the five elements combine into the three doshas), plus recipes for a calming drink, nourishing lunches, and a wholesome dessert! Email
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Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

by Nina Zolotow, author of Yoga for Healthy Aging Asana works to steady the mind through a focus on physical sensation, breath, or drishti (gaze). If we can bring that same focus into our Accessible Yoga practice, we quickly realize that the outward appearance of a pose is not a sign of whether or not
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Busy Days | An Excerpt from Relax and Renew

Busy Days | An Excerpt from Relax and Renew

We have excerpted the chapter “Busy Days” from Relax and Renew by Judith Hanson Lasater. This chapter describes three series that bring restorative yoga into your busy life. The first one you can practice at home or on vacation; the second is for the office; the third is for when you’re on the go. Click
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Everyday Ayurveda: Maintaining Balance Through the Change of Seasons

Everyday Ayurveda: Maintaining Balance Through the Change of Seasons

The following article by Taylor Sumner draws from The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook by Kate O'Donnell The first days of autumn have come. With the help of Ayurvedic practice and recipes from Kate O‘Donnell‘s Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, we explore valuable adjustments to our everyday routines that can help maintain balance through this transitional time.  As the mornings grow cooler
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