by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 15, 2021 | Journal, Self-love, Wisdom Bites, Yoga at Home
I’m not being rude; this is an actual mudra. Mudras are gestures used in yoga and Ayurveda, ways to harness the direction of prana (energy) in the body. This one is called Tattva mudra, and it invokes truth. The truth is sometimes sharp and cutting. It is...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 11, 2021 | Journal, Self-love, Wisdom Bites
The Nest is waiting. Last December, in a surge of creativity, I wrote an essay about the power of honesty — the way that being honest destroys shame like sunlight to mold. I finally published it on my blog last week. But you can’t see it unless you’re a member...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 10, 2021 | Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Nourish Ayurvedic (un)Recipes, Self-love, Wisdom Bites
Spices are the reason good food tastes good. In my childhood home there was a decorative spice rack on the counter. Based on the font, it likely dated back to my parent’s wedding. That rack of spices used solely as decoration was the reason our house was not scented...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 9, 2021 | Creative Sparks, Journal, Nourish Ayurvedic (un)Recipes, The Nest, Uncategorized
I confess that I have had a confused relationship with cow milk. It began when I was diagnosed as lactose intolerant at a very young age. I was the girl who showed up to a friend’s sleepover with a carton of goat’s milk for my breakfast. It is a history like this that...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 8, 2021 | Emotional Digestion, Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Self-love, Wisdom Bites
Why do we think that the path to health must come through torture? For example, I had a roommate once who never ate grain. She also ate standing up for every meal because it burned more calories. As far as I could tell she survived on nuts, triple Americanos, and...
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