Lisa Bermudez Yoga & Ayurveda, 297 Bruynswick Rd., Gardiner, NY (2026)

02/12/2026

Day 1 of your period + cramps?

This is not the day for cold smoothies, salads… or pushing through like nothing is happening.

According to Ayurveda, menstruation is a Vata time. Vata is cold, dry, and mobile. Cramps are often a sign that Vata is aggravated in the pelvis.

So what do we do?
We add the opposite qualities.
Warm. Soft. Oily. Grounding.

Think kitchari, root vegetable soup, stewed fruit with ghee, ginger tea. Foods that are easy to digest and gently supportive of downward flow.

Now let’s talk about the trending steak thing….

Is it “bad”? No.

But on Day 1, digestion is usually a little lower. Steak is heavy and dense. If you’re already cramping, bloated, or feeling stagnant, it may make you feel heavier instead of more supported.

If you’re deeply depleted or anemic and your body truly wants it, have it at lunch, add warming spices, and keep the portion moderate. Cook it well in a stew if you can.

On Day 1 with cramps, ask yourself:
What qualities does my body need right now?

If the answer is warm, soft, and gentle… you know what to do. 🌿

Vegans, don’t come after me. I’m not telling people what to do - people are already doing things and my hope is to create clarity around popular I formation.

Ladies if you want more information like this, we learn this all in my women’s immersions. DM me RHYTHM for info

02/08/2026

Visibly dry skin is often considered a clear sign of Vata aggravation, not something to “scrub away.”

Multiple people have been telling me how they love their dry skin brushing practice lately because it’s taking off their dry skin - that’s NOT what it’s meant to do 😅

If the temps are freezing and your hair and skin are feeling extra dry, think about how you can cultivate more warmth and moisture instead.

02/06/2026

Do you have a “full feeling” in your stomach all day?

02/04/2026

My brain hurts and my eyes are on fire!

I’ve been on the computer all day prepping for my women’s immersion kicking off Friday (and… there are still TWO spots 👀)

I also missed Pilates and had to get Theo out of a snowbank. Soooooo, I wanted a fun drink that still felt supportive.

My go-to: pomegranate + aloe 🌿

Pomegranate is great (especially for women) because it helps
• Nourish blood and reproductive tissues
• Support digestion without weakening agni
• Build ojas for energy, glow, and resilience

Aloe can:
• Support hormone balance and the reproductive system
• Cool excess heat, inflammation, and irritability
• Gently support liver and detox pathways

Yes, men can have this too 🙋‍♂️
Aloe supports the liver and digestion. Pomegranate supports circulation, heart health, and vitality. Hormones and digestion aren’t just a women’s thing.

But winter matters (Ayurveda reminder)
Winter is Vata season - cold and dry.
Pomegranate is grounding and slightly warming, so it works well for many people right now.
Aloe is cooling, which can be helpful if there’s excess heat, but aggravating if you already feel cold, dry, or depleted. This combo works for some in winter, not all. Ayurveda is about discernment, not trends.

If you want to learn how to actually read your body, your season, and your cycle and stop guessing…
✨ My women’s immersion starts Friday
✨ Only 2 spots left
Message me “RHYTHM” for details 💫

And save this one for when you need it ❤️

01/31/2026

Let’s talk about it:

Almost every morning before work, I made a smoothie packed with everything.
Frozen fruit, greens, nut butter, seeds. All the “healthy” things.

What I didn’t know yet was that starting my day with cold, raw food and poor food combinations was quietly weakening my digestion. The daily stomachache I felt every morning? I thought that was normal. The awful PMS? I didn’t connect the dots.

Ayurveda teaches that digestion is a fire. Cold, raw foods first thing in the morning can dampen that fire, especially over time. When digestion struggles, hormones often follow.

Then there was the fruit yogurt granola phase. Fruit digests quickly. Dairy digests slowly and is heavy. Mixing the two regularly left me bloated, tired, and wondering why my “healthy lunch” made me want a nap.

Intermittent fasting is controversial. Some people feel amazing with it short term, and I’m always about listening to your body. But Ayurveda looks at long term rhythm. Many people struggle to re establish regular meals, or the original issue comes right back.

Ayurveda actually teaches a daily fasting window already. We stop eating a while before bed, sleep before 10pm, and eat again at breakfast. That overnight window is when the body naturally cleanses and repairs, supporting hormone health without stressing the system.

Juice cleanses were everywhere when I lived in NYC. They were trendy because they promised quick results. But flooding the body with cold liquid and removing chewing weakens digestive fire. Over time, that can disrupt metabolism, hormones, and energy rather than support them.

And exercise! I used to take a spin or bootcamp class, then yoga, then run all over the city teaching classes. I thought exhaustion meant I was doing something right. Instead, I was inflamed, bloated, and disconnected from what my body actually needed at different points in my cycle.

Ayurveda isn’t flashy. You don’t always feel an immediate payoff. And that’s why most people ignore it. But big changes happen when you stick with small, supportive practices over time.

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01/22/2026

I spent years guessing about my body.

Wondering:
Why my energy crashed some weeks.
Why motivation disappeared out of nowhere.
Why doing “all the right things” still didn’t feel right.

Ayurveda is what helped me stop guessing and start listening.

Three ways it changed everything for me:
• My cycle became information, not a problem
• Symptoms became communication
• Rhythm replaced restriction

This is just some of the work I guide women through inside my women’s immersion Living in Rhythm, beginning February 6!

If you’re ready to stop guessing about your body and start trusting it again, message me RHYTHM 🤍

01/20/2026

Morning joint movements before coffee anyone?

There’s something called: Dasha Chalana… it’s a gentle joint-mobilization practice used to wake up circulation, support lubrication of the joints, move lymph, and clear stagnation from the body. We move the wrists, ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, and neck to help the body feel steady and spacious before the day begins.

This is a little variation 🙈
…some of my mornings are quiet and intentional, and some mornings are just doing what I can.

Ayurveda was never meant to be rigid. It was meant to meet you where you are.

Even a few minutes of joint movement can calm the nervous system, support joint health, and help vata settle. Start small. Let it be enough.

(Oh.. and this beautiful space is where I teach every Tuesday morning in the Hudson Valley! Join me at 9:30am every Tuesday for vinyasa yoga. You may see some of these movements weaved into your morning practice!)

01/15/2026

I’ll jump on this trend. 2016 was the year I started skydiving and the year I remembered what it was like to actually HAVE FUN.

When I came down from my first skydive, I spent a week asking myself “when did you stop having fun?”

On paper (and on social media), I was living the dream, working as a full time yoga teacher in Manhattan and around NYC.
And that WAS my dream for a long time, but I started to grow out of it.

I was doing what a lot of people might say is “impossible” to do on its own…
But I never got my head out of the clouds or kept my feet on the ground 🤣

2016 was a vibe. But 2019 was better. And 2026 is going to be the best one yet! 🥳

#2016

01/14/2026

Acne is not random. Any skin issues are conversations your body is trying to have with you.

Ayurveda does not see skin as a surface issue. It sees skin as a reflection of digestion, hormones, stress, and how supported your nervous system actually feels.

Breakouts often point to heat, congestion, or imbalance in the gut and liver - depending on the person!

Different root causes.
Different support.

Same wisdom:

When we stop chasing products and start working with the body, skin care becomes self care. And that is where real change happens.

If you are tired of reacting and ready to understand your body’s patterns, my women’s immersion is where we go deep into hormones, digestion, skin, and cyclical care through Ayurveda and yoga.

Message me RHYTHM when you’re ready to commit to yourself.

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