Salty is one of the six tastes in Ayurveda, best known for the way salt enhances the flavor of just about everything we sit down to eat....

So much goes into the study of each sensory organ and how that sense interacts with the rest of the body, our emotions, and our...

Our entire psychology is connected with our nutrition. Salt: basis for awakening consciousness; Sour: refreshing, activating; Sweet:...

There are Six Tastes, according to Ayurveda, and they all have various affects on the body. The Six Tastes are: sweet, sour, pungent,...

According to Ayurveda, we are born with a specific constitution, or makeup, that informs our needs, physical health, and how we live our...

Yoga and Ayurveda are both parts of the Vedic system of knowledge, which is one of the oldest recorded systems of wisdom and healing on...

The concept of “The Three Gunas” comes from the Bhagavad-Gita (a Hindu scripture that discusses the nature of reality and consciousness)....

Those of us in the Northern hemisphere are experiencing the wonderful transformation of Earth, as her season blends into Autumn; the time...

Understanding Prana is key to understanding Ayurveda, as “Ayurveda is primarily a pranic system of medicine.” Understanding Prana, from...

In Ayurveda, we are looking to understand the health of the person in relationship to the whole body, the environment, the seasons, and...

Depression is caused by losing the connection between you and your Self. For some, this loss is devastating and shows up as feelings of...

“Zoom Fatigue” is a term being used to describe the exhausted feeling one has after a video conference call. During “shelter in place” ?,...

At Santa Cruz Ayurveda, we would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to those who are fighting the CZU Lightning Complex fires...

A dinacharya (morning routine) aligns us with our natural circadian clock and nature’s cycles. In this modern world of technology, our...

There is no rule in Ayurveda that says you can’t drink!  According to the Yogi Amrit Desai, people become addicted to drugs or alcohol as...

Ayurveda is all about using food as medicine.  Strong agni (digestive fire) is indicative of a healthy digestive system. Your stool...

What are the doshas? Ayurveda states that the entire cosmos is an interdependent relationship between the five elements – Air, Earth,...

1. Ahara (Optimal diet for one’s constitution) Start your day with a cup of hot water to flush out toxins coated in the intestinal walls...

Did you know that 95% of the body’s serotonin (a neurotransmitter that stabilizes mood) is located in the intestinal lining (gut wall)...

We are super inspired by hiking a long distance once a week. Therefore, we would like to share the benefits of being in nature both from...