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Breakfast. Sets the tone for the day. Food in the AM creates your vibe in the late afternoons. Do you crash at 2 or 3 PM? That is your breakfast failing you. Sugar and caffeine cravings come from a body crying out for a quick energy boost. Protein and fat will go the distance. #caloriesforendurance Typical American breakfasts are mostly sugar and leave the whole country flat and brain dead in the afternoons. If you are a cold cereal lover, why not do a bowl full of seeds, nuts, dried berries, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Slivered almonds, walnuts, and pecans do really well here. Drizzle some honey or maple syrup if you still have that sugar tongue. #eatbreakfast #eattomakeyourday #thisisketo #thisispaleo #thisisayurveda

Sometimes all it takes is a different view. In the self-inquiry, spiritual practice world, there is a lot of talk about lower self, higher self.. insinuating that one is somehow less than, or greater than. That some how the soul is more majestic than the animal. I find that most people have rejected some part within themselves, put it down as less than. Giving it insults and labels, like weak, dirty, or wrong.... This i think is a misinterpretation of terms. Think not of the "qualitative" measurements of lower and higher as a value.. less than/better than etc. . . but more as a position on a chart. For example.. This Valley floor in the image sits lower than the mountain tops. The valley is majestic because of the mountain tops. Just as the scene from up high reveals that the tops are majestic because of the valley below. The whole scene could not exist without the other. Your mind is not greater or more vaulable than your emotions, it is made stronger because of it. Your body is not lesser than the soul, they are both majestic because they both exist. What is the place within you that feels weak, less than, etc. What is the part of you that you try to erase and supress? THAT is where the work is. That is the root site of disease. THAT is were we must begin. #unitetheclans #getwhole #mindbodysoul #emotionalanimal #unrulywoman #thisisayurveda #ayurveda #vedas #sivasutras #healthcoach #thenewhealthcare

Another weekend of these two, sitting side by side. From the subtle body all the way to the bones... we study. It all matters. The journey is to care for, love, and nourish this vessel, this physical body of tissue and bones, so that our souls can better enjoy the ride. #thisisayurveda #holisticmedicine #mindbodysoul #skeletonANDnadiis

Actual image of how the body works. ..... Your body is unique. YOU are like no other who has come before, nor like any to come. Yet the anatomical functions are the same, the nature of the expression is individual. Just as your organs do not function separately from the other organs, you human, do not function separately from other humans. .... So how to we heal this world? First heal thyself. To heal thyself is to know thyself. To get in touch with yourself, to find the self, the I, the eye, your true nature... is the the journey. Meet the edges of self and other, cultivate your singular place of balance within the system. Because my friend, while you are you, and I am I, we are also one. We are all parts of a single being. Organisms within the organism. We must heal and strengthen our own little spot in the fabric. For that is how we can nourish the system as a whole. You are the atoms. You are the ether. There is no hard line of where I end and this chair I sit on begins. Separate yet one. .... I see honor and acknowledge the light that shines in you, for it is the same light that shines within me. #namaste .... #mondaymotivation #yougotthis #wintersolstice #jaijaiganesha #thisisayurveda #sankhya

F L A V O R M A K E R S . I love my mies en place (or things in place. Spelling? ). All the details if my life are cultivated around stress management and efficiency. Cooking can get really stressful when i feels like you need to make a fabulous spread, like the ones seen on old Family Circle magazines. It can also get crazy when Im trying to follow a recipe, and cut up the ingredients fast enough to get them into the pot on time. I measure, cut, and prep all of my ingredients before I even start to heat the pan. This gives me time to enjoy the process and connect to the ingredients. I also like to cook for lots of people even when it is just me. I portion and freeze my leftovers, and PLAN on eating the same few things all week. When your food is you medicine, you body loves it and will not grow tired of the simple delight of a meal made on purpose. A meal full of flavor from simple ingredients. #eatsimply #likewhatyousee? #gofundme Look for my post tomorrow about tricks to get the most flavor out of your ingredients. #thisisayurveda #foodismedicine #cookingispower #takeyourlifeback

Pumpkin Soup. In honor of the last few days of fall. My body is still seeking warm, hydrating foods, to off set the drying out and cooling off that occurs in autumn. I am going to add lots of good FATS like butter, coconut cream, and chicken based bone broth filled with collagen. I will add more warmth with ginger and cayenne. I will add tummy soothing spices to increase my metabolism during the holiday sweet treat onslaught, like coriander, cumin, and fennel seed. This is how I think about foods. You dont need recipes. Sure look up how to roast said pumpkin, but truly think first about what qualities your body needs. If you want to continue the drying pattern because it feels good to you body, nix the coconut and add cinnamon and lots of black pepper. If you are hot and feel good to be cool again, keep the coconut nix the ginger and bone broth, add in apples and top with yogurt and cilantro. Maybe enjoy as a chilled soup ohhhh... Listen to your body, for it is a genius. #bodywisdom When it gets cold tonight I am gonna pop this pumpkin whole into the oven and let it roast for an hour. Then Ill turn the oven off and prop the door open. By tomorrow it will be cool enough to handle and i can pop all the ingredients in a pot blend with my immersion blender and simply warm it all up for a fantastic breakfast in under 30 mins. #itisntthatcomplicated freeze half in single portions for those busy days. #autumnwinterecipes #thisisayurveda

Food is medicine. Like increases like. Opposites heal. .... Yesterday I was cold, all up in my head, felt weak, anxious mobile mind, dry - Vata, I felt full on Vata. So we sought out food that held the opposite qualities. What resulted was not the cheeseburger and fries from the take out joint down the street. Nor was it pizza, or Chinese. Twice Baked potatoes. Enormous hot, heavy, soft, smooth, oily, dense, static, gross. The opposite quality if everything I was feeling. ..... Now if you are like most Americans who are already over heated, yeasty sedentary, oily, and stuck in a rut. These will only deepen your discomforts. ..... Much love. #studythegunas Its all about quality. #thisisayurveda #thesearemassive #bigboys

I started craving meat. Day 3 Mono-fast, Kitchari Fast. Instead of going for what i was craving, and slamming a cheese burger... I listened to what my body intelligence was trying to say. You see the mind is dumb, and impulsive. Learning to listen to the messages from the genius within, is paramount to healing. So I listened. Was it fat? I added more ghee and oil. Nope not quiet right. I needed more protein, maybe choline...? I needed animal... I needed rich and savory. I tried an egg. Good protein. Good cholesterol. BOMB that was the trick. Satisfied the craving with out derailing my cleanse. 3 days completed. That's enough for me. Damages from Thanksgiving are gone. Sweet tooth cravings gone. Poop regulated. Energy good. Waist band once again loose. Excited to go for a run in the AM. Cheese burger would have sunk the whole thing, and left me just a pimply and bloated as before. #listen #thebodyknows #kitcharifast #monofast #thisisayurveda #bodywisdom #liveseasonally #callme #thiscouldbeyou