Preventing Autoimmune Imbalance Through Ayurveda

Preventing Autoimmune Imbalance Through Ayurveda

I wanted to share some reflections from a recent webinar conversation I had with Dr Ramanandan, who works closely with us during our longevity detox programmes. We spent a long time talking about autoimmune conditions, why they are becoming so common, and how...

Longevity Notes – Toward Lasting Vitality

Longevity Notes – Toward Lasting Vitality

I was recently invited to speak about detox, but in the middle of winter it didn’t feel quite right. Detox on its own is never the goal. In Ayurveda, detoxification is only meaningful when it creates the ground for regeneration, rejuvenation, and a longer, more...

You Are Safe

You Are Safe

In 2025, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow, and Fred Ramsdell for their work on immune tolerance. Their research showed that the immune system relies on precise regulation to know when to respond and when not...

Intergenerational Repair

Intergenerational Repair

A regulated nervous system may be one of the most valuable forms of generationalwealth.Many women carry stress that is larger than one lifetime. It can feel as though we areholding not only our own experiences, but also the unresolved trauma of those whocame before...

All Things Garlic

All Things Garlic

Years ago, during my yoga teacher training at Sivananda Ashram, we were advised notto eat garlic. Our teachers explained that garlic can overstimulate the nervous system,making meditation more difficult.At the time, I did not take it very seriously. I love Italian...

Be realistic, plan for a miracle

Be realistic, plan for a miracle

I want to tell you a story.This September, during our Parkinson’s retreat, something extraordinary happened.One of our participants had needed support to walk for the past ten years. Then, quitesuddenly, he began to hop. Truly. He was smiling from ear to ear, his eyes...

Clarity in the mind starts in your gut

Clarity in the mind starts in your gut

In Ayurveda, health is never defined as the absence of disease. It is measured by howalive, grounded, and appreciative you feel in your life. Each of us is unique, shaped byour constitution, environment, and daily habits, and each of us needs differentconditions to...

Autoimmune is a bad word!

Autoimmune is a bad word!

I do not appreciate the term autoimmune. It suggests that the body somehow turnsagainst itself, as if one day it wakes up and decides to self destruct. This is not how lifeworks.The body is designed to live, to heal, to regenerate, and to reproduce. Its intelligence...

Why you need this Chocolate

Why you need this Chocolate

Lately, I’ve been feeling a little more bloated than usual and suspected a touch ofcandida overgrowth. That got me thinking about how to gently support my system andbring chaga mushrooms back into my routine. From that reflection, this simple,nourishing hot chocolate...

A Personal Letter

A Personal Letter

As I find myself almost half way through my fiftieth I want to share something personalabout womanhood, purpose, and change.During the progesterone years, which begin to decline in our late thirties, our biologysupports giving, pleasing, holding, and doing for others....