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Rose Honey

by Sri Lalita • July 19, 2011 • Health, Herbs, Recipes • 1 Comment

Just raw, local honey and sweet-smelling, pesticide-free rose petals. There’s not much to say in this post, other than the obvious: yum. Heirloom pink roses. Fragrant and lovely. They are taking over the hedge. Oh, the hedge. The old lady who...
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Infants Starting Solids

by Sri Lalita • November 15, 2010 • Ayurveda, Health, Parenting, Perinatal • 0 Comments

Ayurvedic and traditional approaches to the introduction of solid foods for infants.
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Making Birth Sacred: Protecting the Postnatal Period

by Sri Lalita • November 5, 2010 • Ayurveda, Health, Parenting, Perinatal, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

Motherhood is not something that a woman gives to just her child; it is a capacity that opens within her to serve the whole world. A protected, supported postnatal period is essential to having a relaxed...
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Workshop: Traditional Cooking 101

by Sri Lalita • November 13, 2009 • Ayurveda, Events • 2 Comments

Traditional Cooking 101: Bone Broth and Jook Nutritive bone broth is the foundation of cooking. It is the basis for simple, low-budget, health-conscious meals and complex, gourmet cuisine alike. In this workshop, we will discuss the benefits of bone...
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Cooling Tea

by Sri Lalita • September 2, 2009 • Ayurveda, Recipes • 1 Comment

The “last dog days of summer” have their own steamy, sultry character. With the high temperatures we had over the weekend, it is hard to believe that fall is already knocking at the door. Though the Qi Node has already switched...
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Soaking Grains and Beans (plus a Soup Recipe)

by Sri Lalita • July 25, 2009 • Ayurveda, Recipes • 3 Comments

Last time, I discussed structuring mealtimes for optimal digestion and questioned our digestive capacity as humans to handle whole grains and beans. Today, we discuss soaking grains in the traditional manner to make our meals...
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Braving the Beans (and Whole Grains)

by Sri Lalita • June 15, 2009 • Ayurveda, Recipes • 0 Comments

In Russia, they say “Eat your breakfast yourself, share your lunch with your friend and give your dinner to your enemy .” This saying points to the importance of eating light and not sleeping on a full...
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Digestive Pickle Recipe

by Sri Lalita • February 1, 2009 • Ayurveda, Recipes • 8 Comments

Part of the Ayurvedic tradition is cooking so that all six tastes–sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent–are present in each meal. These tastes answer different needs in the body and mind. Therefore, the presence of all six in your...
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