by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 8, 2021 | Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, nourishment, Self-love, The Nest
(audio version below) The first time you scoop a date out of a jar of ghee in which it has been resting, you will feel like a sinner. But go ahead — pop it into your mouth. Enjoy it with all the bliss that is rightfully yours and claim your place at the table of...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 7, 2021 | Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Self-love, Wisdom Bites
I practiced as an intuitive healer for 13 years before I began studying Ayurveda. This means I apply Ayurveda to my client work quite differently from other practitioners. My experience diving into the energy of people — seeing the ways that their bodies carry...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 3, 2021 | Journal, Playfulness, Self-love, Wisdom Bites
Do whales get anxious before their treks across the ocean to their winter homes? Do the mountains tremble as the first flakes of snow dance around their peaks? And the trees…do they cry out in pain when the winds blow their branches bare? No, I think it is just...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 1, 2021 | Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Tradition, Wisdom Bites
As I said in this post, Ayurveda is meant to be contemplative. This is my contemplation on the wisdom of kapha dosha. There is not a woman alive who could not benefit from kapha dosha. Come to think of it, all people will benefit from befriending this principle made...
by Sonja Semyonova | Aug 25, 2021 | Journal, Self-love, The Nest, Tradition, Yoga at Home
(audio version below) It seems we have a new tradition in yoga. It sounds like this: You don’t have enough certification to call yourself a yoga teacher. How can you say you’re a yoga teacher when you drive that car? You actually eat meat? You can’t even do...
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