In Āyurveda digestion is Queen. CCF tea (cumin, coriander, and fennel) is Āyurveda’s go-to digestive aid. These seeds work together to improve agni (digestive fire) and relieve digestive discomfort.

Meditation is perhaps the most profound way to bring a sense of balance and peace into your life. So, why does meditation leave so many of us feeling stressed out, frustrated, or overwhelmed?

Eating a mono diet of kitchari can get boring, especially for our vata types who don’t always like regularity, and our pitta types who just really like to eat (kapha is steady and stable and can stick with the mono diet for quite some time). If you find that you are getting bored with your kitchari there are a few ways to dress it up.

Kitchari is a traditional staple of an Ayurvedic cleanse. Kitchari provides nourishment for the body during the cleansing process, while the unique spice combination aids digestion, and the split moong dal and white rice digest easily. In fact, many Indian families use kitchari in the same way we use Chicken Soup here in America - not feeling well? Eat some kitchari!

One of the most nourishing Ayurvedic self-care practices is abhyanga, or self-massage. It feels so luxurious to devote this loving attention to yourself.

An Ayurvedic diet consists of whole or minimally processed foods that are simple for your body to digest and free from harmful additives, preservatives, and other chemicals.

From an ayurvedic perspective caffeine increases the dry, and changeable (think jumpy, jittery, nervousness) quality of vata, and its highly acidic nature aggravates fiery pitta.