Spring Foraging

It’s springtime in the Rocky Mountains, and I’m so happy to see my favorite local plants popping up everywhere! From dandelions to thistle to plantain, there are so many nutritious plants right in our backyards. Harvesting your own wild foods expands your connection to the natural world around you, and provides you with deeply nutritious […]

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Curious about our Autumn Ayurvedic Cleanse?

Shannon’s Ayurvedic Cleanses are simple, gentle, and designed to help you release toxins and leftover waste from your cells and digestive tract.  This year she’s offering a 15-day program: 5 days to prepare, slow down, and gently ease in, 5 days of cleansing, and 5 days to ease out and focus on rejuvenation. With daily emails and live […]

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ayurvedic tips for a healthy spring!

Ayurveda teaches us that Spring is the season of Kapha – the dosha that favors cold, damp, and congestion. Kapha is associated with earth and water, giving us stability and strength. During springtime it can become aggravated, causing sleepiness, excess phlegm, water retention, weight gain, lethargy, and even depression. We often find ourselves feeling heavy […]

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A Gentle Ayurvedic Cleanse

Our bodies are amazingly adaptive, taking whatever we throw at them and making it work. When we give them what they need – good nutrition, plenty of water, and deep uninterrupted sleep, they thrive. But these days, our bodies are inundated with a never-ending barrage of stressors: environmental toxins, processed foods, and psychological stress, to […]

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What is Ayurveda, anyway?

Ayurveda is an ancient, natural medical system developed alongside Yoga. It looks at each person as an individual – you won’t find a “one size fits all” diagnosis or treatment here. Instead, we start by looking at specific aspects of your physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral makeup to identify your native constitution (Dosha). Next, we […]

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