Two Rivers Ayurveda

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

Did you know that your mind needs to 'digest' your thoughts and experiences? This digestive process happens every night during our sleep, which is why a good night's sleep is so important. Undigested thoughts and experiences can accumulate as mental ama (toxins) and may lead to symptoms such as brain fog, confusion, irritability, insomnia, and depression. Unfortunately, in today's society, we are often overloaded with negative news, and many of us engage in endless scrolling on our phones, or watching hours of violent TV shows.

Consider the type of impressions you are taking in throughout the day and if you might be accumulating negative impressions through: your environment and surroundings, your electronics, relationships with others, and any significant life events. Having an awareness can help us to limit the negative impressions within our realm of control (e.g., limiting TV) and to substitute positive impressions where possible (e.g., taking a walk in the forest). Essentially we want to feed our brains a healthy 'diet' of positive impressions as much as possible. 😄

10/08/2025

Scent can invoke strong memories and emotions. As a Registered Aromatherapist, I work one-on-one with clients to understand their scent preferences, any contraindications, and preferred methods of use. All of my products are custom made for each client. When using aromatherapy for mental health, it's important that the scent makes the client feel good 😄🌹

10/08/2025

Dates and ghee - yummy, nutritious, energy bites 😋

10/07/2025

It has been understood that mental health can affect your gut health, but did you know the opposite is also true? In fact, the gut has been called the 'second brain' as it has the largest collection of nerve cells in the body, and plays a major role in sending signals to the mind. The gut contains 90% of our receptors for serotonin, which is the mood and sleep-regulating hormone, and these receptors are constantly in contact with our gut microbiome. An imbalance in the gut can directly impact serotonin levels and lead to mood disorders. If you want to support your mental health, then you also need to consider your gut health as they are directly related.

Ayurveda encourages practices like eating a constitution-specific diet, eating at certain times of the day, eating seasonal foods, and incorporating digestive herbs and spices.

Please contact me if you'd like to learn more, or consider signing up for my workshop series starting on October 25th in Smithers.

10/05/2025

Learn more about Ayurveda and its many health benefits at my Winter Wellness Ayurveda Workshop Series starting on October 25th in Smithers. Contact me to register.

09/30/2025

Hi All - I'll be making aromatherapy refills this week, so if you're an existing client and love the aromatherapy I made you, ask for a refill so you're stocked up for this fall/winter. All you have to do is contact me and let me know what you want - no appointment is necessary. 😀🌿