Amanda Ayurveda

08/07/2023

The BEST season🌞

New England seasonal foods you can eat to nourish and balance this pitta season 🔥

Which is your fave?

20/06/2023

𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒖𝒔🔥

Here are three tips to keep support mind and body balance during this spicy season.

07/06/2023

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥?

🌱Arugula: Spleen tonic
🌳Asparagus: Blood purifier
🥬Bok Choy: Cooling
🥬Cabbage: Cooling
🥕Carrots: Anthelmintic, diuretic
🌱Cauliflower: Slightly cooling
🌽Corn: Diuretic
🥒Cucumber: Diuretic
🌱Garlic Scapes: Immune booster
🧅Green Onion: Sedative
🥬Kale: Blood tonifier
🌱Kohlrabi: Drying
🥬Lettuce: Cooling
🌱Rhubarb: Astringent
🌱Snap Peas: Diuretic
🍓Strawberries: Cooling

Notice how many of these seasonal foods have the opposite properties of a hot and humid New England summer?

By consuming seasonal foods as medicine, you help counteract external forces such as hot summer weather.

This allows a better balance of body + mind.

Which June crop is your favorite?

I love strawberries 🫶

28/04/2023

Just picked up some nettles from the farmer’s co-op, so I will be making this delish soup this weekend. Honestly one of my favorites. (I omit the heavy cream😊)

𝕊𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℕ𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕡 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕖:
🌱1/2 large shopping bag of fresh nettle tops
🌱Salt
🌱1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
🌱1 teaspoon ghee
🌱1/2 cup chopped shallots
🌱1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped
🌱1 to 2 cups water
🌱1 bay leaf
🌱1 teaspoon dried thyme (or a couple sprigs of fresh thyme)
🌱Freshly ground black pepper
🌱1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
🌱2 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

𝔻𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤:
🌱Protect your hands and blanch the nettles for about 2 minutes.
🌱Shock the nettles in an ice bath, and remove large stems.
🌱In a pot, sauté the shallots in olive oil until soft.
🌱Add the potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, chicken stock and salt to taste. Simmer.
🌱While simmering, chop the blanched nettles and add four cups to the simmering pot. Add just enough water to cover ingredients.
🌱Simmer until potatoes are soft, about 15-20 minutes.
🌱Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and puree the soup.
🌱To taste add salt, pepper, lemon and heavy cream if desired.
🌱Enjoy.

24/04/2023

3 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘺:
💫Choose foods that look most alive and vibrant
💫Shop at your local farmer's market
💫As the weather warms up, avoid heavy fats

Wondering what's in season? See my previous post for a list of seasonal New England crops for May🫶

22/04/2023

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥?

🌱Arugula : Spleen tonic
🌳Asparagus : Blood purifier
🌀Fiddlehead : Antioxidant
🧅Green onion : Sedative
🥬Lettuce : Cooling to the body + mind
🍄Mushroom : Immune stimulant
🥔New Potato : Grounding sedative
🌿Parsley : Diuretic
🌱Parsnip : Warming appetite suppressant
🌱Rhubarb : Stimulant laxative
🌱Radish : Lowers blood pressure
🥬Spinach : Bone tonic
🌱Stinging Nettle : Builds stamina
🌱Thyme : Burns toxins

Which is your favorite?
I’m a nettle lover for life.

21/11/2022

𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓:

Enjoy this simple, cozy recipe to bring warmth to your mind and body.

🍂4 apples, cored, chopped and peeled
🍂1/4 tsp nutmeg
🍂1/4 tsp cinnamon
🍂1/4 tsp whole cloves

Add chopped apples and spices to a large pot and cover with water plus about 2 inches.

Simmer for one hour, strain and enjoy.

02/11/2022

𝑨𝒚𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 :

November is a month to call in warmth, comfort and stability as your external environment may feel cold, windy and erratic.

🍁Take time to go inward + enjoy quiet time alone
🍁Avoid cold foods, drinks and raw fruits and vegetables (These things can make you feel colder, and they decrease your digestive fire)
🍁Keep warm with blankets, hot tea, hearty soups, and plenty of warm water throughout the day

🥶

29/10/2022

𝑨𝒚𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒏
Fall is a time of transition where nature starts to release and rest, and the atmosphere is flooded with the qualities of Vata.

Vata season qualities include :
🍂Dry, windy, rough air
🍂Cooler temperatures
🍂Erratic atmosphere

Our external environmental factors influence our minds and bodies by increasing those same qualities within our body and mind. This time of year can be depleting if we aren't careful, and this depletion can trigger illness.

3 𝑻𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 : 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒚𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.

🍁Counteract the windy, rough air by using oil on your body and in your food
🍁Choose warm and nourishing foods to keep warm
🍁Stay grounded in a daily routine

How do you stay balanced during this time of year?

23/10/2022

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AYURVEDA DAY 2022
May Ayurveda Day 2022 bring health and wellness to all, and inspire all students of Ayurveda to deepen their studies!
October 23 marks Ayurveda Day 2022 as set forth by the Ministry of AYUSH in India. Reflects Dhanvantari Jayanti, the manifestation day of Sri Dhanvantari, the deity of Ayurveda and incarnation of Sri Vishnu, who is the ideal doctor and grants us the wisdom of health, longevity, rejuvenation and immortality.
May Dhanvantari awaken your own inner healer and connect you to the Cosmic Prana!

05/07/2022

THE BEST TIME OF YEAR!

What is your favorite seasonal New England food?

14/06/2022

𝔹𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕒

How can you help bring your internal fire back into balance with food?

Opposites ☯️

Consume seasonal, bitter, astringent and sweet foods to calm, cool and dry the qualities of Pitta.

Here is a list of some Pitta balancing foods 👇

𝔽𝕣𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕤 + 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕘𝕚𝕖𝕤
Grapes
Honeydew
Cantaloupe
Coconut
Asparagus
Cucumber
Leafy greens
Cucumber
Kale
Collards
Bell pepper

𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤
Basmati rice
Quinoa
Oats
Pasta

ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕤 + 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕤
Lentils
Chickpeas
Couscous
Sunflower seeds
Peeled almonds

𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣
Cook with ghee
Fresh water - stay hydrated
Digestive spices: cumin, coriander, fennel, tumeric
Rose hip tea

Stay tuned for lifestyle tips, herbal remedies, and breath work exercises to help keep Pitta in check this summer season.