For many of us, the holiday season is approaching. If your festivities are laced with unhealthy customs, you risk aggravated doshas, weakened agni and tricky family dynamics. (Think sattva, rajas and tamas.) But with a little imagination and a sprinkling of courage, you can make wiser choices. You can create new traditions and make sattvic memories that you will cherish for years to come. Let’s face it: when we think about what we ate or drank, or the gifts we opened last year, we might be unable to remember what they were. We are more likely to have lasting impressions of special activities ..read more

With the holiday season looming, you might be searching for yummy festive food to delight your guests. Creating delicious Ayurvedic twists on traditional classics is fun and a whole lot easier than you might think. Take this gravy for instance. Brown lentils have a grounding, earthy flavor that adds depth and oomph to the entire meal. Try it with roasted sweet potatoes and cauliflower for some beautiful colors, tastes and textures. Pour this warm lentil gravy over the top, garnish with fresh herbs and enjoy! SERVES: 2 PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes YOU’LL NEED: 1-2 tbsp ghee ¼ tsp mineral salt ..read more

A nourishing and delicious meal which is great for grounding vata dosha. This is a particularly nice recipe from autumn through spring. If you are feeling creative, you could try adding different combinations of 60% augmenting and 40% extractive vegetables. The vegetables may be mixed into the kitchari (the rice and mung mix) or had as a separate side dish. Make sure to keep the 60/40 augmenting to extractive ratio. Check-in with an experienced practitioner if you feel you have a special condition to address. Avoid rajasic and tamasic vegetables, such as onion, garlic, radishes, potatoes, to ..read more

Are you hiding in your comfort zone? If you are, learning and growth stop. Nothing will change and you will not evolve. So what exactly is your comfort zone? It’s a place of ease. Nothing is testing or challenging you and there is no grit in your oyster shell. Nothing new is happening, and nothing is unfamiliar. You feel in control of your situation and you avoid uncertainty. You are reluctant to leave this safe bubble. Your comfort zone is sattvic (serene, harmonious, and balanced.) Sounds nice, but if you stay here too long to avoid the discomfort of change, it will become tamasic (stagna ..read more

Practicing Ayurveda doesn’t mean you have to give up cookies! It means you can learn how to bake in new and life-enhancing ways. Ayurvedic baked goods are delicious, nourishing and leave you feeling satiated. They free you from the addictive effects of refined sugar, processed ingredients, and chemicals in most commercial products. Instead, you will delight in the natural sweetness of ingredients like maple syrup and honey. This recipe calls for oats which are a grounding grain. Their heavy quality and naturally sweet taste keep you nourished and satisfied for hours while balancing vata ..read more

Ayurveda is a joyful way of life, especially when you belong to a community with other people who are on a similar path. In Ayurveda and Yoga, the Sanskrit word for spiritual community is ‘sangha’, which inspired the name for our own private community The Hale Pule Sangha is a community of individuals from around the world who practice Ayurveda and Yoga to raise awareness and grow in understanding and love. It’s a sweet, sattvic, and safe space.  Being part of a sangha is essential in the healing journey. Without it, you can feel lonely, separated, and disconnected. It’s become common to ..read more

Here at Hale Pule, we love to inspire everyone - including children and teenagers - through experiential education. We see when we are living examples of what we teach, the people around us are inspired to expand their perspectives and develop a powerful connection with themselves, all of nature, and the universe. People often ask us about how they can get their teens to follow the principles of Ayurveda, especially when they are exposed to so many temptations. And we say, be the change. Walk the talk. Glow from within. Actions speak louder than words. This strategy is working beautifully f ..read more

Here at Hale Pule, we love to inspire everyone - including children and teenagers - through experiential education. We see when we are living examples of what we teach, the people around us are inspired to expand their perspectives and develop a powerful connection with themselves, all of nature, and the universe. People often ask us about how they can get their teens to follow the principles of Ayurveda, especially when they are exposed to so many temptations. And we say, be the change. Walk the talk. Glow from within. Actions speak louder than words. This strategy is working beautifully f ..read more

Ayurveda and Yoga have been around for more than 5,000 years now, but for much of this time, women were completely excluded from practicing. This has changed now and it’s our mission to share these sacred wisdom teachings with women from all around the world.  We’ve been able to reach and teach thousands of people how to reclaim their natural state of health, find balance and become their own healers. So what are these transformative  practices of Ayurveda and Yoga? Yoga: Calms your mind includes asanas, pranayama, meditation, mudra, mantra, and more.  You only need a Yoga ..read more

  In Flow with Ayurveda and Yoga*, our monthly membership, we took an exploratory dive into the ways we can nourish ourselves. The result was, Kitchen Quests, a playful way to discover how cooking and being in the kitchen can be creative and fun.  Before beginning these quests, we recommend taking some time to declutter the space in your kitchen where you’ll work. This not only reduces tamas and sets the intention for a calm cooking process, but also brings ritual to the meal creation. The result: a nourishing meal for both the body and mind. Start with just one cupboard or one dra ..read more