April 2023 As soon as I turned the corner, I knew my weekly shopping budget was going out the window. For weeks at the farmer’s market, the vendor on the corner had buckets of tulips—little things, barely buds, for sale at a premium, premature price.read more

Presidents and pirouettes. Herbal formulas and quadratic formulas. How to read and how to listen. Shame, courage, forgiveness. These are some of the things I’ve learned from teachers over the years, lessons that have taken me by surprise by how tenaciously they’ve stuck in myread more

Online & in person! Ayurveda, the ancient medical science rooted in India, views all beings as part of nature, including us humans. This means that as the seasons change in their qualities and personalities—dry and cold autumn, damp and heavy spring, and hot and sharpread more

July 14-18, 2022 I don’t do cleanses. And yet, my body—the miraculous thing that it is—is always cleansing all on its own, through the natural processes of detoxification and digestion it’s been designed to do to stay alive. In Ayurveda, facilitating the process of cleansingread more

While Western culture approaches menopause like a disease, stifiling “symptoms” with drugs and shaming them with cultural taboos, Ayurveda sees is as a normal stage of life that doesn’t have to overwhelm you with discomfort, and even be a source of joy and reflection. Inread more

January 13-17, 2022 3 live zoom sessions (orientation, yoga, and closing) led by Jennifer (recordings will be provided and available for replay until March 1) Beautiful handouts with recipes, prompts for self-study, and written and video/audio instructions for sense-care and mindfulness rituals Curated resources forread more

There’s something magical about the seams of the day—morning and night, sunrise and sunset, waking up and drifting off to sleep. While the energetics may feel different, these transitions in our day are equally powerful times to reflect on the meaning of rest. Our days,read more

January 13-17, 2022 I don’t do cleanses. And yet, my body—the miraculous thing that it is—is always cleansing all on its own, through the natural processes of detoxification and digestion it’s been designed to do to stay alive. In Ayurveda, facilitating the process of cleansingread more

Ayurveda and Thanksgiving go together like cumin, coriander, and fennel. Both are very food-focused, and both can get more complicated the deeper you dive—whether it’s into anatomy and physiology or into a few bottles of wine . . .  This congruence also means it’s quiteread more

There’s one gift that’s guaranteed to suit everyone’s size, taste, and budget: the gift of health. Over the past several years, I’ve been moving away from the commercialism of typical store-bought holiday gifts that lack a personal connection to their makers. While I succeeded forread more