Ayurshakti

Emotional Constipation

Emotional Constipation

One of my favorite parts of Ayurveda is the understanding that there are deep correlations between our emotional health and physical health.  Emotions result from chemicals released in the body which enlist the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to carry...
Joyful Surrender

Joyful Surrender

Surrender is a theme I have been circling in ever wider circles for the last 20 years.  I believe I first started noticing that the word had another meaning that did not equate ‘laying down and giving up’ in my early 30’s.  At least this is the best my 30 year old...
Art of Daily Devotion

Art of Daily Devotion

Since being in Bali I have been in awe of the art of daily devotion. Waking early in the morning and walking the streets you see men and women drifting from their homes and courtyards in a cloud of incense placing canang sari. These are small woven baskets with...
Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Today marks my second week in magical Bali.  My senses are inundated with the colors, sounds and smells of my new reality.  I find myself wide eyed and wandering, captivated by the colorful stream of humanity whirring by.  Some days are marked by coffee, walking a few...
Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye.  I have said goodbye a million different times.  The casual, non committal. The heart wrenching.  The hurried. The final. Sometimes the goodbye is new and comes too quickly.  Other times it drags on over time in the form of a million letting go...