Why Organic Matters People often ask me, “Why buy organic? It’s so expensive.” It's because I’m aware of the growing body of research showing the harmful effects of chemicals used in industrial farming methods like crop-dusting entire fields. Increasing evidence shows that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide...
Come join me in this 90 minute Ayurveda Workshop. You will learn about The Elements, The Doshas, The Principle of “Opposites Balance”, and Food as Medicine. Light refreshments will be served. When: Sunday, March 10 1:30-3:00pm Location: iYoga Studio 601 North Congress Ave Second Floor Suite 426 Delray Beach, FL 33445 Sign up: https://iyogadelraybeach.com/schedule/ Cost: FREE Ayurveda Workshop: Ayurveda...
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama or alternate nostril breathing, is a yogic breathing technique that clears the energetic channels in our body. It can be use to calm the mind, reduce vata and pitta, prepare the body for deep meditation, or simply to navigate daily life if...
Jala Neti - Nasal Irrigation I recently moved to Miami and am enjoying the warm, damp weather and clear blue skies. While this climate is super grounding for my vata-predominant constitution, the ever blooming flora is wreaking havoc on my allergies. In an effort to stop...
Ayurveda is a holistic approach to wellness that incorporates the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. I have created this one-day spring cleanse to help us do a quick mental recharge and physical reset so as to connect back to our natural state of balance. More details...
Does your morning ritual involve multiple rounds with the snooze alarm button followed by copious amounts of caffeine to turbo charge the day and clear the cobwebs from your brain? Insomnia, or the inability to sleep, can be detrimental to your health and happiness. Sleep is...
Are you seeking a magic elixir to help you look and feel amazing? It's tempting to purchase an herb and throw it in your smoothie because some celebrity or blogger is claiming it will give you super powers, clear your skin, help with menopause or shed...
"Ayurveda and yoga give me the power to understand my unique constitution and its predisposition to illness. With that knowledge, I am able to stay ahead on the wellness curve – always preventing. " ~Thank you Voyage LA for the lovely article about my journey with...
WINTER IS TIME TO NURTURE AND REJUVENATE During the winter our bodies enter “nurture and rejuvenate” mode. Emotionally, it is a good time to look inward, reflect and set intentions for the next cycle. With the shorter days, you may have noticed your bodies requesting more...
TRAVEL TIPS TO KEEP HEALTHY DURING THE HOLIDAYS ‘Tis the season of travel and everyone seems to be in a hurry to get somewhere. Whether it’s flying, driving or taking a train, travel can be disruptive to our natural rhythms and negatively affect our body and...
FEELING UNGROUNDED? In the fall, the air becomes cooler and drier and sometimes windy. These characteristics are similar to the qualities of the ayurveda dosha called “vata”. Vata is referred to as the air or wind dosha, because it is cold, light, dry, rough and mobile,...
WHEN YOUR CELLS DON'T RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER Autoimmune disorders occur when your body’s cells fail to recognize each other and mistakenly start attacking healthy cells. If left untreated, this eventually creates inflammation and can cascade into a variety of diseases such as: Rheumatoid arthritis (most prevalent),...
REMOVE STRESS & RESTORE YOUTH Ayurveda seasonal cleanses are designed to clear toxins, prolong life and rejuvenate every cell in your body leaving a radiant youthful glow. Ayurveda, an ancient system of longevity from India, has a long-established practice of cleansing in the spring and fall. Unlike...
WHAT IS CONSTIPATION Have you pooped today? If you haven’t, you may be constipated. Other signs that your bowel movements are less than optimal include: constant straining; feeling like your bowel movement was incomplete; passing dry, hard, painful “rabbit pellets”; or feeling bloated, crampy or full...
SPRING IS THE SEASON OF RENEWAL AND GROWTH Ayurveda is the original fountain of youth, a natural alternative to plastic surgery. Originally consolidated with the teachings of yoga, this sister science was left behind when yoga migrated to the west. Reunited again, yoga and ayurveda are...
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WELLNESS Have you ever called your doctor with a nagging complaint (migraines, ringing in the ears, sinus congestion, bloating, constipation, heartburn, acne, sciatic pain, etc.) and he tells you there is nothing he can do? Ayurveda, an ancient holistic science from India, believes that...
August 13, 2014 - Lois Leonhardi was interviewed on the Los Angeles radio show "Yoga Chat" at 1pm pacific/4 pm East coast time – click HERE to listen to the podcast. The infamous Joni Yung, aka "The Accidental Yogist" and a fixture in the LA yoga community, will be hosting her...
Cooling Down Pitta Dosha What do hot flashes, migraines, acne, indigestion and diarrhea all have in common? According to ayurveda, they are often indications of an imbalance related to excess heat (pitta dosha) in the body. These conditions can be exasperated in the hot summer months...
Eradicating the root cause of disease allows wellness to blossom Ayurveda is a holistic system of medicine from India. It characterizes each individual as having a unique energetic constitution. It uses five elements as metaphors to describe those energies – ether, air, fire, water and earth. If...
Your employees are your most valuable asset. Stressed employees are a liability. Stress leads to lower productivity, high absenteeism, low motivation and poor decisions which increases your expenses and hurts profits. Turn around those statistics by investing in yoga for your employees. Yoga classes will...
Review of Eat Well, Be Well: Ayurveda Cooking for Healthy Living by Nadya Andreeva A look at ayurveda, food combining and a non-vegetarian diet. The bottom line is to eat with awareness to find what is balancing to you. Nadya Andreeva of Joyful Belly interviews Lois Leonhardi...
Introduction to Ayurveda - Feeling unbalanced? Ayurveda is a holistic lifestyle from ancient India that promotes longevity. It views each individual as having a unique constitution and states that there are certain foods and activities that are balancing (and imbalancing). Focusing on food and activities that...