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UMA's Consciously Curated Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Valentine's Day is charged with anticipation. Did you get the perfect gift? Will you receive the perfect gift? Did you make the reservation? It's can be a loaded day—which is why we say it's time to give ourselves a little break. This is a time to truly be grateful for our health, companionship, and wellbeing. In the light of Ayurveda, we're reframing this sort-of-holiday... -
Lymphatic Massage, Vedic Astrology, and Empowering Touch—Plus, Our New Additions
Self-care, for us, has always included the spiritual, the physical, the metaphysical, and the emotional. As Ayurveda points out, we are all wildly unique beings, facets of the greater universe around us. -
A Simple Kundalini Meditation for Upping Energy and Relieving Stress
This simple exercise—which takes only a few minutes or less—can help to increase energy, expand lung capacity, reduce stress, and aid in resilience. -
Honest, Accessible, and Incredibly Freeing Wellness Advice from an Ayurveda and Yoga Specialist
Yoga and Ayurveda specialist Ali Cramer offers insight into true wellness that is uplifting and encouraging. She helps us realize that living optimally, and practicing Ayurveda—which she describes as slow, gradual ever-evolving process—is accessible to us all. -
8 Truths from Ayurveda That We Turn to Day after Day
If you find yourself curious about Ayurveda or simply in search of some grounded truth to guide you, these principles from the ancient science can offer a north star. -
Why Women's Financial Autonomy Is Critical for a Sustainable Future
Discriminatory actions hinder women and children from finding and sustaining equal positioning with men—and this impacts the world at large. "Gender equality," writes UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, "remains the greatest human rights challenge of our time." -
How to Stay Healthy, Hydrated, and Balanced During Kapha Season
According to Ayurveda, the latter part of winter is the season of Kapha. The cloudy, colder days can often leave us feeling stagnant, weighed down, or even uninspired. In order to remain in balance and optimal health, it is essential to adapt to the present season by making complementary lifestyle and dietary shifts. -
Tongue Scraping: The Ayurvedic Practice That Takes a Minute—and Yields Many Wellness Benefits
Jihwa prakshalana, tongue scraping, is a prominent part of an Ayurvedic self-care routine. An easy ritual that takes only a minute or so, tongue scraping can have a profound impact on your digestion and overall wellbeing. -
Ayurvedic Extensions: Rejuvenate and Honor Your Body, Mind, and Spirit for the New Decade Ahead
The last days of December is a beautiful time when we naturally tend to work a little less and take more time to just simply be. It is replenishing to lean into this mellow time during Vata season and up our Dinacharya, the Sanskrit term for daily self-care that helps with the our alignment with nature. -
Face Oils Are the Most Beneficial Thing You Can Do For Your Skin—Here's Why
All natural botanical face oils pack in nutrients and essential fatty acids to help nourish and maintain a well-balanced lipid barrier. This helps to effectively maintain healthy levels of water and ions, keep out toxins and infectious agents, and stop UV rays from damaging DNA. -
6 Great Books for Ayurvedic Wisdom
Each of these six books offers resourceful counsel on Ayurveda. The approaches are generous, the recipes simple, and the wisdom deeply inspiring and inclusive. -
The Ultimate Guide to Vitamin C: The Miracle Antioxidant for Healthy Skin, Hair, and Body
Vitamin C sees us through it all—sun, wind, exhaustion, illness, depletion—to keep us looking dewy and healthy, and feeling our best. Which is why it's long been hailed as the key to fighting off pesky colds, enhancing immune function, and for keeping the skin bright and glowy.
