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Dorset Ayurveda, Dorchester (2026)

22/12/2025

HAVE A COOL YULE ✨️🎄

That's me done until 2026!

As per usual, I've returned back to my other 'home' (Cornwall) for the festive season.

I wanted to thank each and every one of you for your continued trust and support with me at Dorset Ayurveda. You truly are the most fantastic clients one could wish for and I couldn't do it without you! Feel free to email me for future bookings or anything else over the holidays, and I'll do my best to reply when I get chance.

In the meantime, I'll be topping up my nervous system nourishment with lots of beach walks, fresh air, rockpool finds, family time and plenty of soulful food 👌

Sending love, gratitude and good health, and wishing you all the most wonderful yuletide.

Sam 🎄🌟

20/12/2025

BLESSING FOR THE LONGEST NIGHT 🌟

"The longest night descends, a blanket of quiet that invites us to pause and consider.
It's a time to think about how much we can handle and how far we've journeyed, both in body and spirit.

A gentle feeling of thankfulness warms us as we remember good times and lessons learned.
We look back at the path we've travelled, noting the distances overcome, the love shared, and the challenges bravely faced.

Even with shadows around us, hope flickers like a warm flame, promising brighter days ahead.
On this special night, we offer a silent wish for the blessings we cherish and remember with peace that which we've lost.

This past year, a testament to our strength and resilience, becomes a beacon of hope for the future."

✍️ C.E. Coombes
🎨 Unknown

02/12/2025

IT'S THE SMALL THINGS 🎄✨️🎄

As a small token of my appreciation, I'll be handing out these little homemade treats to my clients throughout December. It's a tiny gesture compared to how grateful I am to all of you. Thank you for returning, referring friends and family and trusting me with your body's ✨️

🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄✨️🎄

01/12/2025

Touch in Cancer Care 💛

This beautiful plaque arrived in the post today from 🙏🏼

My clients will spot it sitting proudly in my treatment room from now on, as I continue flying the flag for cancer awareness and touch therapy 💛 SATCC are a wonderful charity, inspiring, encouraging and creating a very special community in the wellness sector. They also work hard dispelling myths that used to surround massage and cancer, so that no-one is ever turned away from being treated when they need it the most.

What SATCC approval means 👇🏼

"The SATCC is dedicated to setting the gold standard for oncology in the spa and wellness industry, bringing training providers together to make sure we’re delivering the best possible support to one another and to our clients."

Grateful 💛

01/12/2025

GIFTS OF WELLNESS 🎁

I have a few lovely ideas for your stocking fillers this year. Enhance someone's wellbeing this Christmas.

• Chyawanprash herbal jam
• Organic teas
• Tongue scrapers
• Wellness vouchers

Feel free to contact for more info or to purchase 🎁

24/11/2025

SENSORY TOUCH THERAPY 🪷

After completing my Cancer Touch Therapy certification with Made for Life Organics, I am very proud to be able to support clients at all stages throughout their cancer journey and beyond. Touch therapy is an extremely gentle form of sensory touch, using organic oils and balms in a very relaxed setting. The effects of these movement techniques are akin to a period of meditation, allowing the mind to disconnect from excess stress and anxiety you may be experiencing. The heart rate reduces, the breath softens and deepens, leaving the nervous system beautifully soothed.

Your 60min, 75min or 90min session with me can include sensory touch therapy, a facial, a soothing hand, feet or scalp treatment, or all of the above. I totally understand that we are all unique beings, so a thorough consultation is completed prior to treatment before discussing what you require on that day.

This form of Touch Therapy treatment is also beneficial for people with conditions such as long covid, fibromyalgia, MS and those suffering from excessive stress, anxiety and PTSD.

If you wish to book in or know anyone in need of this individualised touch therapy treatment, please don't hesitate to reach out 🪷

LOCATIONS:
📍Wednesdays -Poundbury 9.30am - 6.30pm
📍Thursdays - Poundbury 9.30am - 6.30pm
📍Fridays - Bridport 9.30am - 6.30pm

03/11/2025

REFLEXOLOGY ✨️

This beautiful, non-invasive therapy uses the feet as an anatomical map to treat you as a whole. Everything in the body is connected, and by manipulating and pressing certain areas on the feet, correlating parts of the body will feel the benefit. There are over 7,000 nerve endings in our feet. So in a treatment, these are used as a 'messaging service', rebalancing you from the inside out.

👣• Stimulates the body's healing process
👣• Encourages flow of 'prana' (life force)
👣• Mental and physical relaxation
👣• Supports all systems of the body

TREATMENT TIME: 55mins
PRICE: £54

If you are interested in receiving this wonderful
treatment, wish to book or have any further questions, please contact me on one of the below options 👇🏼

Tel: 07410 979694
Email: dorsetayurveda@gmail.com
www.dorsetayurveda.com

👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣 👣

14/10/2025

SHARAD RITUCHARYA (autumn routine) 🍁

The science of Ayurveda encourages aligning ourselves with the rhythms of nature. With each season, our mind and body require slight adjustments in diet and lifestyle to sustain homeostasis. We`ll soon be transitioning into the season which gifts us the most stunning array of colours in nature, and what's also known in Ayurveda as the 'Vata phase' of the year (autumn - early winter).

Space and Air are the most prevalent elements this time of year, which can invite drying and cooling energies to our body inside and out. It may present itself as increased dryness in the skin, agitated mind, disturbed sleep, gas, bloating, irregular bowel movement, or anxiety. You can balance these symptoms by adopting a few of these simple yet effective suggestions:

🍁 Tastes to favour; sweet, sour, salty

🍁 Foods; warm, nourishing soups, stews, kitchari, ghee, cooked spiced apples, rice dishes, dates, squash, root veg, oats, bananas, oranges, beetroot, turmeric milk. Avoid ice cold beverages, raw salads, and fridge cold food

🍁 Spices; cloves, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric. fennel, nutmeg, cardamom

🍁 Before you shower; give yourself a full body
self-massage with warmed sesame oil. A simple tummy massage (clockwise motion), scalp, foot or hand massage are also beneficial

🍁 Yoga; gentle sun salutations, cat-cow, warrior l, warrior Il, tree pose, legs-up-the-wall, child pose, savasana, nadi shodhana pranayama

🍁 Wrap up; sounds obvious, but popping on a hat, scarf and gloves works wonders. Massaging a little oil onto your ears also soothes and protects from the elements

Enjoy the grounding effects of being out in nature this autumn, and be sure to consume as many of the seasonal, restorative foods Mother Earth has to offer!

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13/09/2025

TIME OUT 👩‍🎨 🇫🇷

I'm taking a break until the 21st of September.

We're basing ourselves in Sarlat la Canéda for the next 10 days, a stunning medieval city steeped in history and surrounded by fantastic vistas. From here, we'll be pootling around on mini adventures through the Dordogne region.

Please feel free to email any booking requests or inquiries (they're filling up fast this side of Christmas already). I shall respond to messages at the first available opportunity on my return.

Au revoir 😘

🇫🇷

30/08/2025

TONGUE SCRAPING - JIHWA PRAKSHALANA 👅

Tongue scraping is a traditional Ayurvedic practice, suggested as part of your daily routine (Dinacharya). Ayurveda looks at the tongue as a map of the body and is used to indicate the state of our health. The back of the tongue is where the intestines and kidneys are located, and the tip is the head, lungs, and heart region. Once you begin incorporating this 30-second practice into your morning routine, it will become as habitual as brushing your teeth - and your body will thank you for it!

WHY DO IT? 👅
You'll notice that when you wake, there is a layer of coating on your tongue. This is known to be bacteria and toxins, which build up throughout the night during the body's natural detoxification process. Scraping your tongue each morning helps remove toxins that have bee expelled by the body while we sleep. Removing this 'ama prevents the reabsorption back into your system. It also removes excess dead bacteria in the mouth, which can cause bad breath. On a deeper level, stimulates the internal organs and bodily channels and helps kick-start the digestion.

HOW TO DO IT? 👅
After brushing your teeth, hold onto the two ends of the scraper and gently 'pull' the curved blade down your tongue from back (as far as is comfortable) to the front. Do this a few times until all the coating is removed, rinsing it under the tap between scrapes. Use lemon and
salt on your scraper for a natural antibacterial clean ever few days or when the scraper becomes discoloured.

Note: Unfortunately, using a toothbrush to do this is not the same. This simply pushes the toxins back and forth, not 'out' 😝

If you wish to purchase a gorgeous copper tongue scraper like the one in the photo (complete with pouch), contact me on one of the below options 👇🏼

Tel: 07410 979694
Email: dorsetayurveda@gmail.com

27/08/2025

THE 6 TASTES OF AYURVEDA 🌿
Sweet • Sour • Salty • Spicy • Bitter • Astringent

'Rasa' is the Sanskrit word for taste. Ayurveda recognises that each rasa plays a vital role in feeding our mind, body, and senses in their own unique way. From a modern nutritional perspective, they cover all the dietary building blocks like protein, fats, carbs, sugars, etc.

Here are a few examples of the 6 tastes;

🌿 SWEET (builds and nourishes tissues, calms the nerves)
Bananas, beetroot, carrots, almonds, milk, rice, jaggery, cinnamon, grapes

🌿 SOUR (cleanses tissues, activates the mind)
Citrus fruits, alcohol, vinegar, fermented foods, yoghurt, sourdough breads

🌿 SALTY (encourages hunger, relieves congestion)
Celery, seaweed, cured meats, salts, soy sauce, olives

🌿 SPICY (stimulates digestion and nerves)
Chillies, garlic, onions, radishes, ginger, black pepper, cloves, wasabi

🌿 BITTER (detoxifies tissues, purifies the blood)
All leafy greens, rhubarb, coffee, dark chocolate, aloe vera, turmeric, cumin, parsley

🌿 ASTRINGENT (tightens tissues, reduces lymph congestion)
Black + green tea, chickpeas, pomegranate, cranberries, beans, okra, most raw vegetables, chicken

Incorporating all the 6 tastes into your meals wherever possible will encourage satiety, reduce cravings, and decrease the urge to snack between meals.

So give it a go. Bon appetit 😋

08/08/2025

SOME GREEN FOR YOUR SCREEN 🌿

As always, I leave this place feeling like I've been on a retreat myself! My shoulders soften, and my mind has beautiful serenity I can't quite describe. The energy here is like a meditation in itself 🌿

I was very grateful to offer massages to the guests at this heartfelt sound healers retreat yesterday. Also blessed to meet the 2 lovely souls and who were hosting it. Thank you 🙏🏼

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