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The Ayurvedic Reasons You Feel So Emotional Before Your Period
You’re not crazy. You’re just in the luteal phase. If you’ve ever felt like a completely different person the week before your period (more sensitive, more anxious, more overwhelmed by everything from your inbox to the sound of someone chewing) you’re not alone. And you’re definitely not broken. In Ayurveda, there’s a deeply compassionate explanation…
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Ayurveda 101: What the Heck Is a Dosha Anyway?
If you’ve ever taken an online dosha quiz and ended up wondering if you’re a spicy wind goddess or a sleepy earth muffin… welcome. You’re not alone. Ayurveda is an ancient system of holistic medicine from India, and it has gone totally mainstream, but for many, the language still feels like a different planet. Let’s…
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Thinning Hair and Ayurveda: Daily Habits, Foods & Rituals That Actually Work
Hair loss isn’t just about genetics or shampoo, it’s a signal from the inside out. In Ayurveda, thinning hair is often the result of imbalances in vata, pitta, or kapha and can be influenced by stress, trauma, digestion, seasonal shifts, and even your daily routine. But here’s the good news… there are simple Ayurvedic habits…
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Ayurvedic Herbs & Spices for Summer: Cooling Your Body from the Inside Out
Summer is here and with it comes heat, sweat, and that unmistakable Pitta energy (elements of Fire and Water). According to Ayurveda, summer is ruled by the fiery Pitta dosha. When this energy goes unchecked, it can show up as irritability, inflammation, acne, acid reflux, or just feeling hot and bothered all the time. The…
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How to Calm Your Nervous System Naturally (Without Meds or a Glass of Wine)
Feeling constantly overstimulated, anxious, or like your fuse is getting shorter by the day? You’re not alone, and you’re not broken. You’re just dysregulated. The modern nervous system is under near-constant assault: – Alarms jolting you awake – Back-to-back notifications – Emails, to-do lists, overstimulation – Constant doom scrolling on social media – And let’s…
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Ayurvedic Hydration Hacks for Summer Heat: Stay Cool & Balanced This Season
Summer is here and with the rising temperatures, you might be feeling thirsty, sluggish, or even irritable. According to Ayurveda, summer is Pitta season, ruled by the elements of fire and water. While a bit of heat is natural and even energizing, too much can leave us feeling overheated, dehydrated, and out of balance. The…
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The Power of Cycle Syncing: How Eating and Moving With Your Cycle Can Transform Your Health
If you’re a woman, you’ve probably been taught to treat every week of the month the same…same workouts, same foods, same expectations. But the truth is, your hormones are constantly shifting throughout your menstrual cycle, and ignoring these shifts can lead to burnout, mood swings, and even hormonal disorders like PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). This…
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Seasonal Living Ayurveda: How to Live Authentically Through Nature’s Cycles
Authenticity is often portrayed as a fixed, unchanging state, as if there’s one “true self” we must discover and maintain. But Ayurveda and yoga remind us that true authenticity is cyclical, fluid, and deeply connected to the rhythms of nature and our own bodies. In Ayurveda, seasonal living means recognizing and honoring the changes within…
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How Ayurveda Helped Me Fall in Love With Summer Again
I was born in Puerto Rico, I grew up in Florida… and honestly, I used to hate the heat. The sticky humidity, the relentless sun… I couldn’t wait to get away from it. Then I moved to New York, spent a few long winters there, and let’s just say now I can’t get enough of…
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…if we must
Hi friends, two emails in one day (sorry I know…) It’s Amazon Prime Day… aka the Super Bowl of online shopping. While I’m not a fan of overconsumption (the environmental impact of fast, impulsive buying is no joke… hello, landfills and carbon emissions), I also get that this can be a helpful time to stock…
Ayurveda with Bianca 