

How to Reset after the Holidays
First and foremost, the best way to reset is to simplify . There’s so much excess during the holidays, so in order to release that, we have to stop the constant influx of stimuli. Simplify your food. Simplify your schedule. Simplify your input. Reduce screen time as much as possible. Perhaps take a social media break. Let your body and mind digest the excess food, indulgences, experiences, and external stimulation you’ve taken in. Clear your mind: A really good way to digest
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Winter Solstice ~ Traversing the Darkness
The darkest day of the year is here (Winter solstice). Afterwards, more and more light will filter in with each coming day. W𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵? To go inward. To let go. To empty out. To purge the things in your mind and spirit that are not supporting you. Have a ceremony! Wear your most magical clothing, anoint yourself, light candles, burn herbs, sip tea, drink cacao, dance to a song (or many), sit with yours
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Emotional Eating and the Holidays
Holidays can be intense. This year has a whole other layer of intensity with corona virus and everything being on pause. If you’re lucky, maybe you have an easy breezy time with it. If that's the case, this blog post is not for you. But if you’re challenged by family triggers, feeling isolated, and/or lots of food mixed with overeating, binge eating, emotional eating, and/or purging, this blog is for you. Before discovering Ayurveda, I struggled for MANY years with emotional
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Living Seasonally: What to Eat in Fall and Winter
With the change of seasons, it’s natural that our energy levels and sleep will be impacted. But it doesn’t mean we should be exhausted all the time, or be sleeping poorly. Are you looking for a way to boost your energy naturally? Feel grounded? Experience more balance? The key is to live in harmony with the season we’re in, and that begins with the foods we consume. It’s Fall now in the pacific northwest, and as the temperatures drop, it's time to switch up our routines, the
Hillary Mendoza
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