Ayurveda teaches us that happiness is something we can generate internally—from health, from good company, from connection to the macrocosm. And yet, ask the average person on the street what makes them happy and you might hear a very different sort of response. Success, wealth,read more

Habits are hard—to make, to keep, to break. There’s science that proves this,1 but we need only think about how we feel when January 1st rolls around, resolved to somehow change our lives or ourselves, and what happens in the interim that prevents that dream from becoming realityread more

Note: This post contains affiliate links. There’s nothing like a hug from a loved one (human or animal) to settle the body and mind in times of distress. Hugs are powerful medicine for a host of reasons, but in Ayurveda we also look at theread more