Summer is here – and have I got some steamy summer reading for you! Some of you may already have a deep and abiding interest in Ayurveda, while others may have just been introduced to this “Science of life.” Perhaps you came across an article on Ayurveda in a magazine, or there was a reference to the three doshas in your yoga [...]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Ayurveda – Summer Blog Series Starts Next Week!
Posted in Ayurveda, Dosha, Learning, tagged Basics, Beginner's Guide to Ayurveda, Beginners Guide on June 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Weaving A Life
Posted in Herbs, History, Learning, tagged American Botanical Council, HerbalGram, May Day, Maypole dance on May 14, 2012 | 11 Comments »
In my May Full Moon Newsletter, which came out last week, I mentioned that May Day conjures up images of maypoles and children frolicking among sweet new spring flowers. Well, not a week later, I came upon the following scene at the American Botanical Council’s annual Herb Day. I snapped this shot after the interweaving [...]
My New Full Moon Newsletter
Posted in Ayurveda, Business, Learning on April 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Ah, my dear friends, it’s been a full few weeks! I have been hard at work setting up many aspects of my business – and another piece came to fruition on Friday: my new monthly Full Moon Newsletter. I hope you’ll find it to be an inspiring addition to my blog musings here. My intention with the newsletter is [...]
The Business Sensibilities of the Goddess
Posted in Business, Learning, Transition, Vision, Yoga, tagged business, divine feminine, Durga, Laura Cornell, mentoring, Yoga on March 1, 2012 | 5 Comments »
In February I enrolled in an online business mentoring program for yoga teachers designed around the many faces of the Divine Feminine. I had been looking for a “How to market your holistic health/yoga-like business” type of thing, something to inspire me and give me some tools – and as much as anything else, to give [...]
Pitta Perfection and Drive… and Some Alternatives
Posted in Ayurveda, Learning, Pitta, Vata on February 14, 2012 | 14 Comments »
As an entrepreneur stepping back into the world of figuring out how to make an income, I have been spending a lot of time these days trying to accomplish, to create outlines and spreadsheets and sequential to-do lists, and to cross things off – my Pitta energy has been hard at work. I can feel this activity in [...]
Finding Solid Ground
Posted in Culture Shock, Learning, Transition, Vata, tagged monarch butterflies, Routine, Transition on November 11, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It has been quite the season of transition. I am getting my feet nestled in the earth here in Austin, lining up my most important sources of nourishment for the winter ahead. It has been unsettling - to be expected while establishing a new home base. Add in a few unexpected curve balls life has [...]
A Word About “Being Good”
Posted in Ayurveda, Learning, tagged inspiration, motivation, wild geese on March 8, 2011 | 11 Comments »
The other day, Lynn said to me, “Ivy, you’re so good, going to prayers every morning.” It had never occurred to me that going to prayers qualified me as “good.” I just love going. I love the promise in the dark dawn air as we gather in the lamplight; I love the sense of connection [...]
The Jasmine
Posted in Learning on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In the middle of the courtyard in our building is a young jasmine plant – and it isn’t looking too good. A week or so after we arrived, I noticed it was rather crispy. I worried about it. “Do you think we should water it?” I asked Lynn. “I don’t know,” she replied. “It definitely [...]
Cultural Learning Styles
Posted in Ayurveda, Culture Shock, Learning, tagged Learning on January 27, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The day before classes began, Lynn, Ras and I reviewed some of the material we learned at the Institute, just to refresh our memories. We got into a discussion of how stressful the western academic system can be, based as it is on grades and competition and finding the right answer. In fact, pressure and [...]
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