Category: Lifestyle
-
Staying Cool: Balancing in the Summer with Ayurveda
As the sun climbs higher and the days grow longer, summer arrives in full force—bringing with it warmth, energy, and intensity. In Ayurveda, summer is associated with the Pitta dosha, which governs heat, transformation, and metabolism. While this season can be vibrant and invigorating, it can also lead to imbalances like irritability, inflammation, and burnout…
-
Pitta-Balancing Water Infusion Recipe
During the heat of summer, when the Pitta dosha tends to rise, staying cool and balanced becomes essential for maintaining harmony in both body and mind. This Pitta-balancing water infusion is a simple yet powerful Ayurvedic practice to help soothe internal heat, reduce inflammation, and calm fiery emotions. Made with cooling fruits, fresh herbs, and…
-
The Many Dimensions of Motherhood
As Mother’s Day approaches, I feel it is important to open a conversation about what exactly a mother is. We have ideas that a mother is someone who has given birth to a living child. Some would even specify that a mother must have to give birth to her own child in order to be…
-
The Mother Within
Denver Clark, C-IAYT, ERYT-500 Mother’s Day and the concept of motherhood can bring about complex feelings for many people. Perhaps you hope to become a mother, have fertility struggles, are a new mother searching for your own identity in a whirlwind of sleep-deprivation. Maybe you are missing your mother deeply after her passing or are…
-
I found my new home!
To my dear clients and friends, After months of searching, on Friday I finally received the keys to my new permanent office space! I’ll be moving all sessions to this new location beginning next Monday, March 18th And I hope you’ll join me in relocating just one more time. (It’s a 2 year lease so…
-
Non-attachment and the front seat
Thoughts on Yoga and Parenting By Denver Clark, C-IAYT, ERYT-500 My daughter moved up to the front seat of my car today. One of my skills just happens to be making kids who have rapid growth patterns, so although she’s still in elementary school, my eldest daughter is almost as tall as me and weighs…
-
Gardening as a Metaphor for Life
(Aka: a love letter to the A-hole who dumped rocks in my flower bed) By Denver Clark This Sunday for the first time in 3 ½ months since the birth of my daughter I finally felt inspired to do something I have been wanting to do for a long time….. replant the front garden bed…
Embodied Health 