Healthy Holidays, Hanalei Day Spa Style Health is not merely the absence of disease. When we are truly healthy, we feel a certain way. We feel open, flexible and almost buoyant in our bodies, we feel emotionally clear, and mentally resourceful. In order to have health like this we need to take care of our […]
Read moreAyurvedic medicine teaches us about self-care using healthy routines as a way to create and sustain a healthy body and mind. Pronounced (eye-your-Veda) – Ayurveda is the ancient science of life from India. “Ayur” means “life” and “Veda” translates to “science, knowledge or wisdom.” Ayurveda is a 7,000-year old science of life. It is ancient, yet […]
Read moreIt is possible to maintain, and even ‘up level’ our self-care while we travel! With a little planning, you can have your vacation uplevel your self-care on your vacation and propel you towards greater wellness! Most people do not understand that the problem is that air travel is extremely dehydrating, the dry air wicks important liquid from our bodies, […]
Read moreTake some time during your vacation to cleanse and rejuvenate. We all have busy lives these days, juggling our family, children and our job, sometimes we neglect our self. There is so much we can accomplish when we turn our attention inward. Many of us are not taught self care, so we neglect our body, we neglect our emotional selves. […]
Read moreAn ‘upaya’ for mercury retrograde In the spirit of ho-o-pono pono Definition: upaya (ooh-pie-yuh) Is a Sanskrit word for planetary ‘remedy’, as is a puja, offering prayers, foods, flowers, wearing certain gemstones or colors in honor of a planet. An upaya is a remedial measure in this context for mercury retrograde. An upaya is a […]
Read moreThis short video offers some quick tips how to eliminate heat in the body. Not an exhaustive list by any means, but it is a good start and I include special cooling yogic breathing techniques. If you post comments or questions, I will answer as my time allows. If it is an in depth question, […]
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