Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health

There is nothing more natural than change in a body, and with that, the changes that may come in how we relate to life, in what we want out of it, and where we are going next.

The shift from fertility to cosmic connectivity is magical and full of grace. More on this coming down the pipe with the April release of Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health. Pre-order now from your favorite bookseller and listen to audio chapters NOW by putting your order info in the link.

Instantpot Pumpkin Dal Recipe

INSTANTPOT RECIPE ALERT!

This Red Pumpkin Dal recipe flow is adapted from #everydayayurvedacookbook for the instantpot. It’s a favorite of mine and so easy when you put it in the pot in the AM, then eat it when you have the lunch break. Enjoy!

Red Pumpkin Dal

Ingredients:
1 cup red lentil or split mung beans
3 cups water
1 can of coconut milk
2-3 cups cubed winter squash (any and all!)
1-2 tbsp seasonal spice mix (see my cookbooks for more!)

Direction:
1. Pressure cook for 5 minutes.
2. Hand-blend if you want it to be really smooth.
3. Serve with a sprinkle of toasted coconut.

Have you adapted any of my recipes for your IP? Please share below so everyone can benefit!

Top Three Winter Self-Care Tips

I promise you I do these 4 things in winter: 

I eat homemade soup. I sip warm water, nothing cold. I take walks outside and am slightly obsessed with sunshine! I have hats that cover my ears, and I never forget to wear one. 

For a deep dive into winter self-care, including the whys and the hows, check out Deep Winter Self-Care Workshop.

Freebies for Community Members

The Ayurvedic Living Community Membership is headed into its 4th year and we are accepting new members into the crew! 

With our NEW annual member option for $33/ month, you get 

Accountability community meetings with Kate, and an ongoing discussion group with the crew. 

Deep discounts on community cleanse. 

Monthly book club on Women’s Health, Bhagavad Gita, and more. 

A huge library of seasonal self-care, cooking, and women's health workshops, plus the occasional members-only live workshop with Kate. 

January only, when you join you get access to The Everyday Ayurveda Kitchen, a video cooking course worth $400!! Access ends January 31st, so now is the time if you want to get this cooking bonus! 

Food for Thought

For more than 15 years, the dining duo of Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson has been eating their way through New England, mixing it up with top chefs, jumping behind the line of the hottest restaurants, and giving you the inside scoop on where to wine, dine and spend your time. So, get ready - it's Food For Thought, giving you something to chew on.

Listen here

Why Detox Now?

What’s the deal with a winter detox? So, we know about Ayurveda and cleansing at the juncture of seasons. Why in mid-winter???

I find climate to be an environmental factor as well as a cultural factor. Culturally, many have undergone a few weeks of holiday enjoying of heavy foods, combining foods in complicated ways, and lots of sweets! While we have discussed in this space tricks for maintaining moderation, this time can mark the beginning of ama. The program I’ve developed for the New Year’s Detox is shorter and more targeted than my seasonal cleansing programs. It is about processing holiday ama- before it gets a foothold.

Kate’s #1 Digestive Around the Holidays

I’d like to share my #1  MOST EFFECTIVE HOLIDAY DIGESTIVE PRACTICE. 

Drumroll, please. 

It’s meal spacing. You’ll be amazed what your belly can do when you find a 4-hour period throughout the festivities to NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING. OK, maybe some hot water. 

It’s not easy, it may mean skipping breakfast, or the apps, or waiting a bit longer till cocktail hour but I’m telling you (and I totally watch the clock and count the hours- and hey 3 hours are good too) I feel so much better in the day to follow. Let your hunger grow! 

Wishing you a simple and pleasing time of rest and relaxation. 

Holiday digestion Tips 2

Between meals is the time to digest. Through experience, I have noticed the importance of spacing it out. Eating even a bite, or something healthy like fruit, between big meals causes indigestion. Try these three tips through your holiday season, and drop me a comment below to tell me how it’s working!

Holiday digestion Tips

These tips are hard-won! I have long been a lover of celebration and have experimented and over-indulged enough to know when to draw the line! These tips are my non-negotiables for digesting big meals. Please let me know how they work for you!

On Milk

Milk gets a bad rap these days, but Ayurveda uses milk a lot! 

A few things about milk: 

Milk is hard to digest when taken cold. It is always served warmed up, with warming spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. 

Milk opposes dry skin, dry poops, and frayed nerves. So it's medicine in the dry season (and later in life is also a dry season). 

The milk of today is not the milk of days of old, however. Quality milk is non-homogenized, and responsibly harvested from cows who are calving in season.  

Have you noticed A2 milk popping up at your grocery? A2 (heirloom) cows may be closer to traditional cows, and I have seen A2 milk digest better for many.  

Plant milks are said to take on the qualities of the plants used. Usually not as nourishing as cow’s milk.  

I’ll field questions about milk for Friday’s live! Leave me a comment or a DM and I’ll try to address it.