Years ago, if you had told me that someday I would be able to function without my daily caffeine (chai, chocolate, and sometimes coffee), and that I would actually end up feeling more energy and mental peace without it– I would have been in disbelief. In fact, just thinking of being without it would have…

Perhaps, you too, have felt that no matter what you do, you cannot get the results you wanted. This is especially for you. I myself have done years of rebalancing and cleansing practices. Have always strived to do everything right, yet not reaching the ballpark state of health that I envisioned. Eventually excavating the inner…

Who is at the intersection of land tending, social health/upliftment, creativity and collaboration in central/West India? I wanted to find out. These are just a few of the kind souls and unique spirits of different generations that I was fortunate to meet in 2025. A glimpse into some of the lives and work of these…

This is not your standard modern ‘food fad.’ 🙂 True health comes from an approach rooted in holistic nature of all things. Ayurvedic cooking takes a set of core principles and activates it through a creative and intuitive process. In this way, it is both left-brain and right-brained; solar and lunar. Balancing. pictured: a version…

[Update Sept. 2026] I see a significant increase of Vata showing up in our modern societies from numerous evolving causes, and it particularly impacts our mental health and digestion, two things which are inseparable from the Ayurvedic point of view. What I have shared below is just a drop of illumination (not even touching shadow/trauma…

I’m sharing some Ayurvedic perspective on how these simple practices can have powerful effects! Before I had incorporated these into my own life, I had a good amount of skepticism about them, namely because I didn’t see the connections. That didn’t mean that the connections weren’t there. Once I began incorporating them into my own…

Ayurvedically speaking, spring is the time of year when Kapha dosha, the humor made of the tangible elements Earth and Water, starts to liquefy within our bodies and in our environments. Kapha gives love, groundedness, and fertility. And also commonly, mucus, heaviness, and lymph swelling. Of course, much will depend on your innate constitution and…