I love the summer. Being a vata-predominant, not-well-covered body type, I find myself cold for 90% of the year in the UK. So come summer, my whole body relaxes and I feel like a basking lizard absorbing all the warmth and sunlight to keep me going for the rest of Read more…
With Christmas around the corner, you’ll be pleased to know that a traditional roast with accompanying root vegetables, a few brussels sprouts and some herbs thrown in, fits in very well with the ideal foods to eat in winter. Enjoy it with impunity. By eating what nature offers up with Read more…
Given my usual fascination with digestion, you’d be forgiven for thinking I mean that kind of wind. But, for once, I don’t. In this instance, I refer to vata, the ‘wind’ (or air and space) principle in your body and mind. It is one of the three doshas (vata, pitta Read more…
Wow, it’s lovely to see the sun out. Out comes the sun and out come the smiles. Have you found that this winter’s dreadful weather has been making you a bit sad? Or indeed, quite a bit S.A.D.? With the lack of sunlight in the winter months, many people start Read more…
At the end of winter and beginning of spring, we often feel sluggish and heavy like we are coming out of hibernation. Kapha in our bodies is at its peak. It’s good to know this so you can ward against the problems that can come with it such as allergies Read more…