My Favorite Vata Friend
Perhaps you know someone like this too... I have a friend - lets call her Sue - who seems the embodiment of Vata dosha. Sue is incredibly creative and fun to be around. Her enthusiasm for life, for nature, and art and music are infectious. She loves change and to move...
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Essential Oil of the Month: Lavender
Oil Name: Lavender Plant Part: Flowers Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Note: Middle notes normally give body to essential oil blends and have a balancing effect. The smells of middle notes are not always immediately evident and may take a couple of minutes to...
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How Fresh is Your Food?
Fresh Prana - Ayurvedic Nutrition OMG - I’m so excited! I just had an AHA moment. Well - not exactly a moment - but a new understanding of healthy eating just emerged for me over the past week or so. And the weird thing is - I already knew it! Has that happened to...
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I’m Having A Moment
I’m having a moment. We all have them - those moments of overwhelm that kinda take over your life - sometimes for the whole day, or even longer. Though these moments are less frequent than they used to be, I am no stranger to this mental state. I remember one day in...
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Its All About Balance – Mood, Hormones and Weight
When I feel ‘off’ or feel like I can’t get a handle on my symptoms on my own using methods that usually work for me, I typically turn to acupuncture. Like magic, acupuncture almost always helps me feel back in balance and back in control of my health. The goal of...
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Hey Gorgeous! What’s Your Sign?
Ok don't worry - we're not getting into zodiac signs and horoscopes here at Well Within, but we ARE interested in your DOSHA. Do you know what YOUR dosha is??? You know those fun online quizzes that promise insights into your personality? They can be silly or more on...
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5000 Years Late to the Game (Ayurveda 101)
The more I learn about Ayurveda the more excited I get. Why? Because it validates my experience - and we all love the feeling of validation! I’m sure you can relate - have you ever had a breakthrough - either big or small - that changed you? Changed your perspective...
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30 Days of Small Changes for Better Health: Day 30 – INTEGRATE
Tip #30 - Try 2 or 3 SMALL things until they become habit A "lifestyle" does not become a "healthy" one in one fell swoop. It takes YEARS to make a lot of change. The most effective way to get from where you are to where you want to be is to get there slowly. When...
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30 Small Changes for Better Health: Day 29 REST
Day 29 - Rest Set yourself up to get GREAT sleep. Sleeping - for some of us - can be very elusive. How can something so simple be so challenging?! Sometimes we just need to help our bodies remember how to slow down, unwind, unplug and get into sleep mode. With some...
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30 Days of Small Changes for Better Health: Day 28 – REFLECT
Tip #28 - Take time at the end of your day for journaling Taking some time at the end of your day to reflect on the day in a journal - celebrate your wins, process your losses, consider your feelings, express your gratitude - is a strategy to get some really awesome...
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30 Days of Small Changes for Better Health: Day 27 – SOOTHE
Tip #27 - Use a weighted blanket to sleep better A good night of restful sleep is critical to physical, mental and emotional health. Many of us really struggle to go to bed at a reasonable time, fall asleep and STAY asleep for a full night of rest. Weighted blankets...
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30 Days of Small Changes for Better Health: Day 26 – UNPLUG
Tip #26 - Turn off your screens 2 hours before bed Have you guys seen that new Screen Time app? (iPhone friends) Ummmm…..I have been shocked and dismayed to see how much time I am using my phone every day. The phone isn’t even the only screen I use! My Macbook gets...
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