JenZen Living Ayurveda & Yoga

12/17/2025

Why does a warm pot of tea do more than just "warm you up"? ☕🔬

When the seasons shift, our bodies reallocate energy to maintain homeostasis. If we aren't careful, our "immune surveillance" can spread thin. That’s where Ayurvedic Medicine meets Modern Science.

I just posted a new blog sharing my go-to "Cold & Flu" tea blend. It’s built on four powerhouse ingredients that bridge the gap:

Ginger: A circulatory stimulant that helps immune cells travel faster.
Tulsi: A premier adaptogen that modulates our stress response.
Cardamom: Rich in cineole for clear respiratory health.
Licorice: A demulcent that coats and protects irritated tissues.

Healing doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes it starts with a moment of presence and a humble pot of herbs.

👇 Read the full breakdown on the blog and find out which variation of this tea is best for your specific body type! https://wix.to/l3XrD99

12/17/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭? 🤍

Sometimes the most thoughtful gifts aren’t things at all — they’re moments of rest, care, and being deeply nourished.

My digital gift cards offer an invitation to slow down and receive — whether that looks like an Ayurvedic body treatment, Reiki, a grounding yoga class, or personalized wellness care.

Perfect for the ones who give so much to everyone else… or for yourself (because yes, that’s allowed).

✨ Digital delivery
✨ You choose exactly when it’s sent
✨ A gift that lasts beyond the holidays

If you’re feeling called to give the gift of self-care, healing, and presence, gift cards are available now.

🤍 Link in bio / comments to purchase

12/15/2025

Cold days, busy schedules, and a deep need for warmth and grounding. I shared a new newsletter on Abhyanga season, a few December openings, seasonal gifts, and what’s been nourishing me lately. ❄️🌿

Hello Friend, This season has arrived with a bit more intensity than usual. With below-zero temperatures settling in and the holiday pace in full swing, many of us are feeling it in our bodies — tighter muscles, restless sleep, heightened stress, and a deep craving for warmth and grounding. It’s...

12/15/2025

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 | 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝

If you’re doing all the “right” things and still don’t feel well, Ayurveda has a different way of looking at that.

In Ayurveda, symptoms aren’t a sign that you’re failing — they’re information. They’re the body’s way of saying something is out of rhythm.

Often it’s not about what you’re doing, but when, how, and whether it’s appropriate for you — especially in the winter season when the body is asking for more rest, warmth, and steadiness.

This is why more effort doesn’t always equal better results. Sometimes the medicine is slowing down, understanding your patterns, and being supported as you make small, sustainable shifts.

This is the foundation of the work we do inside Living Aligned — learning how to read your body’s signals and respond with care instead of force.

✨ Today is the final day for the early-bird rate - use code LivingAligned2026
✨ Living Aligned begins January 5th

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12/15/2025

Discover the benefits of Abhyanga, a traditional Ayurvedic oil massage designed for deep healing and restoration. This nurturing practice is not just self-care; it's a way to reconnect with yourself. Learn more: https://wix.to/3TdvgnX

When life feels overwhelming and your body and mind seem out of sync, there is a gentle, nurturing practice I return to again and again—one that invites calm, balance, and a sense of coming home to yourself.Rooted in ancient Ayurvedic wisdom yet profoundly relevant today, Abhyanga is a traditional...

12/14/2025

I recorded this while walking the dogs in the garden during a light snowfall 🤍

If you’re doing all the “right” things and still don’t feel good, that’s often not because you’re doing something wrong — it’s because no one has helped you see the patterns underneath it all.

That’s why I created Living Aligned.

It’s an 8-week virtual program that meets Mondays (with recordings if you can’t attend live), designed to help you better understand your body and what it’s asking for — especially during the winter months when we’re meant to slow down.

✨ The early-bird rate ends tomorrow.

If this speaks to you, you can learn more here: https://www.jenzenliving.com/challenge-page/0e347c84-feee-401f-8a1d-06991b1acda6?programId=0e347c84-feee-401f-8a1d-06991b1acda6

12/14/2025

So many people I work with are doing all the right things.

They’re eating well.
They’re trying supplements.
They’re moving their bodies.
They’re cutting things out.

And yet… they still don’t feel good.

Still tired.
Still inflamed.
Still uncomfortable in their body.
Still wondering what they’re missing.

More often than not, it’s not effort that’s lacking — it’s clarity and guidance.

Living Aligned isn’t about quick fixes or rigid rules.
It’s about slowing down, learning how your body works, and creating rhythms that actually support you — physically, mentally, and emotionally.

If you’ve been feeling “off” and can’t quite explain why, this may be the support you’ve been looking for.

✨ Living Aligned begins January 5th
✨ The early-bird rate ends tomorrow - use code LivingAligned2026 at checkout

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12/13/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐙𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 🍽️

Turmeric-Crowned Swordfish in Ginger-Coconut Broth
Golden turmeric–cumin crusted swordfish simmered briefly in a silky coconut broth with fennel, carrots, green beans, spinach, fresh ginger, thyme, and ghee.

This meal was incredibly flavorful, satisfying, and nourishing — rich without feeling heavy and very easy to digest. One of those dinners that leaves you feeling truly fed in a calm, grounded way.

👉 Recipe link in bio / comments

12/11/2025

✨ 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 — 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐔𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 ✨

My grandchildren absolutely love their daily dose of winter wellness. And the sweetest part? They each intuitively reach for exactly what their bodies need most.

This morning, Madelyn grabbed her Elderberry Honey, while Jackson proudly reached for Chyavanprash — and from an Ayurvedic perspective, it makes perfect sense.

🧸 Madelyn (my little Kapha baby) is drawn to Elderberry Honey, which is warming, immune-strengthening, and gently stimulating — the perfect antidote to Kapha’s naturally cooler, slower qualities. Elderberry supports respiratory health, boosts immunity, and keeps her digestion humming.

🔥 Jackson (my fiery Pitta guy) reaches for Chyavanprash, a classic Ayurvedic herbal jam rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, and rejuvenating herbs. It nourishes the lungs, supports strong digestion, balances heat, and builds ojas — that deep vitality kids thrive on.

Kids know.
Their bodies know.
Ayurveda simply gives us the language to understand it.

If you’d like to support your family’s immunity this winter, these two are staples in my home.

✨ Chyavanprash — immunity, lung support, digestion, vitality
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✨ Elderberry Honey — warming, immune-boosting, respiratory support
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12/11/2025

🌙 December Abhyanga Gift of Gratitude

Where nourishment extends beyond the treatment room.

This time of year naturally pulls us inward. Our bodies crave warmth, oil, grounding… and the little rituals that help us soften into the darker season.

As a heartfelt thank you to everyone who books an Abhyanga session with me in December, you’ll be invited to take home a complimentary sample from my Nourish & Balance Apothecary — your choice of tea or Ayurvedic spice blend.

It’s my way of sending a bit of the experience home with you…
A quiet reminder to keep tending your body, your digestion, and your nervous system long after you leave the studio.

Choose what calls to you that day — a grounding tea, a warming spice, something hormonal-supportive, or something simply soothing for the soul.

Because nourishment isn’t a moment.

It’s a practice.
And I’m so grateful to walk alongside you this season.

Booking link in bio or DM to book.

December only. One complimentary sample per Abhyanga session.

12/10/2025

🌿 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥
(𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑-𝑡ℎ𝑒-𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦’𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛)

Here’s the thing… when I cook a chicken, I’m never just cooking a chicken. I’m building toward the broth that will carry me through the week — the medicine, the comfort, the energetics my body needs in this moment of winter, perimenopause, and deep listening.

This photo may not be flashy, but it captures the most important part of the process:
✨the layering.
✨The intention.
✨The flavors that melt into the chicken and eventually infuse the broth.

In this pot:
🌶sliced leeks
🌳a generous handful of fennel fronds
🍏crisp apples
🌶fresh ginger
✨a sprinkle of Pink Himalayan salt
💜a huge dallop of ghee

This is the aromatic bed the chicken will rest on — breast-side down — with two sticks of butter tucked inside the cavity (my secret for the most tender, fall-apart meat). I’ll add herbs intuitively just before it goes into the oven… whatever the season calls for energetically and whatever my body seems to ask for.

It will slow cook, soften, and transform — first into a deeply flavorful meal…
and then into a nourishing winter broth.

Stay tuned… this will eventually become a full recipe for both the baked chicken and the healing broth that follows. But for now, you get to see the beginning — the quiet, grounding part of the ritual.

What is your body asking for today?

12/08/2025

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫
This weekend I stepped out into the snow barefoot — something I’ve done for years because winter has a way of bringing me home to myself. The cold, the stillness, the quiet sky… it all reminds me to slow down and listen.

And as I stood there, grounding into the earth, the owls began calling from the treeline — their soft, rhythmic hoots echoing back and forth in the darkness.

Nature has always been my greatest teacher and my saving grace.
It shows me what my body is trying to say long before my mind catches up.

This time of year, I feel the whispers more strongly —
a shift in digestion,
a change in my energy,
hormones stirring as I move deeper into this menopausal transition,
sleep shifting with the darkness,
my nervous system asking for more quiet, more warmth, more nourishment.

Ayurveda helped me understand these patterns.
It taught me that the body is always telling the truth —
we just need to learn its language.

𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨:
• digestion a little off
• inflammation visiting more often
• fatigue or anxiety that doesn’t match your day
• hormones rewriting the script
• a sense that your body is asking for something different

These aren’t signs that something is wrong.
They’re invitations.
Whispers.
Wisdom.

This is why I created 𝟖-𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡.
Not as another plan to push yourself through…
but as a way to reconnect with your rhythms — the same way I reconnect every time I step outside and let the earth teach me again.

If you’re ready to start 2026 with steadiness and clarity in your body and mind,
✨ Use code 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $𝟗𝟖 — a thank-you for choosing alignment instead of overwhelm. If you are unable to pay in full, please reach out to me as I can work with you on a payment plan.

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May you hear your whispers.
May you honor them.
May nature guide you back home, again and again.
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