Bodhi Ayurveda

03/31/2025

Hi all! I'm starting to share my experiences and learnings in Ayurveda on Substack. Here's a post about a mild episode with Pink Eye I had last week. If you have a topic you'd like me to cover, drop me a comment, DM or subscribe.

Natural Ayurvedic home remedies to alleviating the symptoms and support healing from pink eye.

01/24/2025

Hey! Can you spare 2 minutes? I've created a survey to learn more about you and how I can serve you in 2025 related to Ayurvedic Cooking.

My wish for you in 2025 is to inspire you to cook flavorful and healthy Ayurvedic meals as an enlightened act of self-care and self-love.

Copy the URL for my 4-question survey:

12/03/2024

It's Giving Tuesday - a day to extend your boons with organizations that help others. This is especially needed in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Healthy, whole food based meals can be a foundation for good health and healing. Beginning in November, I've been volunteering at least once a week at a few different organizations in WNC, all associated with preparing meals or providing food to those who struggle to put a healthy, home cooked meal on the table. 🥘

Some of these locations are taking me through some of the hardest hit areas and it's still hard to imagine how much destruction remains in the main streets. Turned over vehicles, collapsed building, fallen trees and debris piled about. Still, everyone is banning together to help, creating amazing gourmet meals in tiny kitchens and food trucks.

One organization that I've been spending more and more time with is ​Equal Plates ​. Founded during Covid, they focus on providing healthy, homemade meals to lower income and Medicaid recipients.

Since Hurricane Helene, they've gone from serving 1,200 meals a week to that many a DAY! And, this need doesn't show signs of slowing down.

During this season of thanks and gratitude, I'm reminded again of how fortunate we came out of this situation, allowing me to offer my gifts to others.

With the support of my community, I continue to offer hours of service each week and a sizable financial contribution to Equal Plates.

Please join me in your own way in giving back to your community. 💞

11/29/2024

Is saving money a high priority this holiday gift giving season? It is for me all year round!

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11/26/2024

Stop! Put that canned Cranberry Sauce back on the shelf!
Instead, consider trying whole cranberries this year's Thanksgiving table!

Working with fresh or frozen whole cranberries is not just easy, it's tasty and healthier too!

Fresh cranberries taste tart and sour, which helps activate your digestive juices, support your eyes, cardiovascular health and urinary tract. Also known as a power-packed antioxidants which protects our cells from damage by oxidative stress and free radicals, damage that can lead to serious conditions like cancer and heart disease.

Canned cranberries often have excess salt, sugars or preservatives added to the processing, which also means it lacks prana too.

I hope you enjoy these recipes!

https://bodhiayurveda.ck.page/60016ed8c0

11/20/2024

After being a bodyworker and massage therapist for over a dozen years, I've experienced first-hand truth in this quote. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Creating a place for someone to relax and reconnect with themselves through the sense of touch, you are not just touching their arm, leg or face, you are touching them on a subtle level as well. The level of healing, awakening and rest is profound.

In Ayurveda, the sense of touch is associated with the air element, Vata dosha and the intellect of prana - Marut.

Our skin is an entire network of prana receptors alongside the hair follicles, a Nadi (energy channel) called Loma Rhandra. Interconnected with our 72,000 Nadis, touch circulates Prana back to our heart center, the seat of our soul. Any gentle, loving form of touch will positively affect the physical, emotional and spiritual whole of ourselves.

Three forms of touch therapy, Sparsha Vigyan, in Ayurveda includes abhyanga, marma chikitsa and Kansa. Each of these therapies can be administered to yourself or enjoyed as a treatment in a spa or Ayurvedic center.

I've offered hundreds of these services in my years of owning an Ayurvedic Wellness Center and now I'm sharing these ancient services with you for yourself, your loved ones and clients.

Join us at Villa Ananda in March 2025 for an all-inclusive retreat in an oceanside Ayurvedic Retreat Center and Spa to experience, practice and learn these ancient healing touch practices.

Comment TOUCH for more details.

11/17/2024

Discover Villa Ananda, the most blissful retreat center in Mexico! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​With daily oceanside yoga, Ayurveda sessions and meals, you may never want to leave! Every where you look and listen, there’s the ocean.

Your complimentary spa treatment is in an ocean view room with the gentle waves as your relaxing spa music.
Daily Yoga on the oceanside deck give you a perfect view to watch for baby whales and dolphins playing in the bay and the waves guide your breath with nature’s own ujjayi pranayama.

Experience daily ayurvedic meals from the modern, well equipped kitchen and staff. We’ll even play in the kitchen, exploring the healing tastes of the local foods and spices. All meals can be modified for dietary needs and guaranteed to leave you feeling nourished and satisfied.

Learn Ayurvedic self care practices, ayurvedic aromatherapy and a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas, the universal laws of conduct. Certificates of completion and continuing education awarded to all.

During your free time, relax in the pool or wander the beach, or lounge in the sun. We highly recommend the sunsets!

And, if after all that, you still want to explore the area, you can take a taxi in to Sayulita or Puerto Vallarta for shopping, dining and ocean adventures.

This week is all about taking a journey back to a state of joy. Come find your joy with us for this all inclusive week, March 15-22nd 2025.

Join us by December 1st for a special rate (starting at $3,400 for double occupancy).

11/14/2024

Where you learn can be as important as what you learn. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

was introduced to me during an Ayurvedic Spa training retreat in 2017. Since then, I've been back leading my own retreats multiple times. Now it's your turn!

There's something magical about this place. The peaceful white onsite spa, the ocean waves playing perfect spa music and ocean views from the treatment rooms. 🌊

Imagine learning how to integrate Ayurvedic services into your existing menu in a setting like that! Gentle, relaxing and sought after Ayurveda add-on services of Marma, Kansa and Aromatherapy will be taught oceanside in an all-inclusive week at the most relaxing Ayurvedic Spa on the planet!

Also included is Yoga for the bodyworker, Conscious Based Living discussions based on the Yama and Niyamas and daily Ayurveda practices and meals.

How many credits can you earn?

NCBTMB Approved Credits
🎓 14 Ayurveda Spa Service Credits
🎓 3 Ayurveda Aromatherapy Credits
🎓 11 Ayurveda and Yoga Self Care Credits

PACE Professional Ayurvedic Continuing Education Credits
🎓 22 Topics in Ayurveda Credits
🎓 10 Topics in Sister Science Credits

Program open for all, including all bodyworkers, reiki practitioners, estheticians, care providers or self-care enthusiasts. Everyone earns a certificate of completion!

Join us by December 1st for a special rate.