Yoga, ayurveda and meditation
If you are somewhere in the Northern hemisphere you will have seen and felt the first signs of autumn showing its face. In Portugal the summer doesn’t seem to end and while I don’t have quite enough of summer, I am sort of looking forward to some rain and cozy […]
We are becoming increasingly aware that a big part of our health is defined in our gut (the bowels or intestines). Our immune system depends on our gut. When your gut is not ok your immune system will not work properly. So when your gut doesn’t function as it should, […]
Chocolate + ayurveda Easter is coming! And so is my birthday… so I figured it’s time to get the lowdown on chocolate + ayurveda :) Coincidentally I am also going to Belgium… (Oops. Talk about putting the cat with the milk). Ahem. First of all when talking about chocolate I […]
How are you feeling today? How are you really feeling? Have you given that some thought today? Maybe you have a headache, or you are feeling tired, or angry, or you are having digestion problems or muscle cramps. Did you ever think about where that is coming from? Can you […]
How to balance kapha in winter Thank God the days are getting longer again. In Belgium we had the darkest month of December in almost a century: only about 10 hours of sunshine all month *gasp*. Many people are having symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (‘SAD’). If you’ve been feeling […]
When visiting a string of office parties and family gatherings during the festive season it is hard to stay true to your body. The abundance of food and drinks offered at every party is difficult to say no to… Usually they are not the healthiest kinds of foods either. After […]
What is the ayurvedic view on drinking coffee? Coffee is kind of controversial in health circles. Some sources say it’s good, some say it’s bad. As always the ayurvedic answer is more nuanced: whether coffee is good for you very much depends on a number of factors. (You didn’t think […]
Autumn. It’s here already! The days are getting shorter and it’s getting colder on this side of that big orb that we live on. In ayurveda autumn is Vata season. Vata is one of the three doshas – or constitutions – that describe the human body. Related: What is ayurveda? […]
