Glowing health usually requires balance, moderation, and routine. But variety is the spice of life— travel enlivens the spirit and new adventures feed the soul! However, many travelers find it difficult to happily hop around the country (or the world) without feeling some common travel woes, like disturbed sleep, poor digestion , constipation , or mild anxiety . From the perspective of Ayurveda (yoga’s sister science), most travel discomforts are due to increased vata dosha, the energy governing all movement in the body-mind. Despite constitutional differences, everyone has vata dosha, which supports movement in the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and digestive systems (and elsewhere). When vata is in a healthy state, these systems run smoothly—breath is fluid, elimination easy, thoughts well communicated, etc. But when the momentum of external travel increases the momentum of internal vata, the emotional result is feeling wound up, scattered, forgetful, or anxious, while the p...
The New Year is bursting with the energy of opportunity. Why? Because fresh starts are sexy, second chances make us feel alive, and who doesn't want to refocus their attentions on creating a happier body, a healthier diet, and more abundance? Thing is, while we're in love with the idea of making resolutions, the execution…Well, that can get a little sticky. Because the truth is resolutions don't go deep enough. See, resolutions are life's surface dwellers. They take detours around our motivations for living, loving, or being, and go straight to action. And action works fine...Until things start to get a little shaky. When that happens, without a clear connection to what really matters, or some inspired driving force to keep us engaged and moving forward, our resolve waivers and the wheels fall off. Sound familiar? The good news is you have choices. So why not make this year different? Wisdom from the Past for Your Brightest Future This year, rather than swimming around ...