Kitchen

27 Mar

17 Must-Eat Foods For This Spring

Posted by ashley in Ayurveda, Raw Food, Cleansing, Seasonal Rituals, Kitchen
Are you totally into eating more naturally, but wondering where the hell to begin with a system as big as Ayurveda?

For starters, if you're feeling an urge to detox and get rid of the heaviness and stagnation from winter, you're not alone. In fact, you're already on the right track.
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07 Mar

3-DAY DETOX | WORKSHOP

Posted by ashley in Ayurveda, Raw Food, Yoga, Cleansing, Seasonal Rituals, Beauty, Kitchen, Food As Medicine
I'm so darn excited to tell you that I just opened up registration for a live online juice cleanse, called the 3-DAY DETOX | WORKSHOP.

My heart has been pouring into this project for the past few weeks because, let's face it, it's easier to cleanse with a group!

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02 Mar

I Am Energized: a 1-day menu + grocery list

Posted by ashley in Raw Food, Daily Practices, Beauty, Kitchen, Food As Medicine, Recipes
I've been getting lots of emails from readers lately. I'm proud to say I'm blessed with a lot of kind words and kudos. Many people also let me into their world by telling me what they're struggling with or what they'd like to learn more about.

As I was reflecting on these emails I realized that every person on my list wants the same exact thing. More energy.
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20 Feb

Current Love List: Tea, Truffles & Tantra

Posted by ashley in Raw Food, Yoga, Personal Branding, Kitchen, Entrepreneur
Buying habits change when your diet shifts.
 
There's no question about it. We start getting more responsible with our money, we begin to care about the products and processes that go into making our stuff, we realize we can make a different with our choices. I like to think of it as voting with our dollars.
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11 Feb

3 Valentine's Day Sweet Treats

Posted by ashley in Relationships, Kitchen, Recipes
When I want to express love to someone through food I make chocolate. Well, I make raw chocolate.

Gifting someone a treat with rejuvenating, stimulating, heart chakra opening and anti-aging properties truly expresses you care about them in my book.
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18 Jan

Why You Want to Avoid Agave

Posted by ashley in Raw Food, Kitchen, Food As Medicine
It's a question everyone who switches to a plant-based, vegan or raw food asks.

What's the best way to sweeten things up?

All the sugars and processed sweeteners I grew up using are out of the question....white sugar, splenda, brown sugar, refined honey. So now what do I use?
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11 Jan

I Am Beautiful: A 1-day menu with food that enhances beauty

Posted by ashley in Beauty, Kitchen, Food As Medicine
If you're looking for health and beauty, don't look in your medicine cabinet, look on your plate. What you eat truly is the ultimate beauty product.

The connection between food and beauty is incredibly powerful - just by changing the foods you eat, you can drastically change the way you look and feel.
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09 Jan

The Best Foods to Eat in Winter

Posted by ashley in Ayurveda, Seasonal Rituals, Kitchen
Have you noticed yourself wanting different foods now that we're in the heart of winter? If so give yourself a little pat on the back for being tuned in.

Ancient Ayurvedic wisdom reminds us that winter is Kapha season. Kapha season embodies moist, cold, dull, soft, sticky and static qualities.
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21 Dec

Juicing vs. Blending

Posted by ashley in Ayurveda, Raw Food, Kitchen, Food As Medicine
Without a doubt, the best way to increase your body's alkalinity and detox those nasty toxins setting up camp in your bloodstream is to consume a diet full of liquid chlorophyll.
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16 Dec

How to Make the Perfect Green Juice

Posted by ashley in Raw Food, Cleansing, Kitchen, Food As Medicine
Are you noticing the green juice movement happening around you? 

People are catching on to the fact that juicing helps reverse aging, reduce inflammation in the body, boost energy levels, regulate the bowels and can even help you shed a couple of pounds.
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