Last week, we began our journey through the Yamas — the ethical foundation of the eight-limbed path of yoga. These five guiding principles help us cultivate harmony in how we relate to others and to ourselves.

This week, I invite you to take a deeper look within.

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras offer more than postures — they offer a roadmap to inner peace. This path begins not with movement, but with ethics. The first limb of yoga is called the Yamas, five gentle restraints that guide how we relate to the world around us.

The seasons remind us that renewal is natural.

Nature does not rush. Like the trees that dot the hillsides that surround us, we, too, are allowed to emerge slowly from dormancy. Lately I’ve been craving a fresh start — not a dramatic one, but something that feels like clearing out stale energy, stale thoughts and emotions, in order to see things from a fresher, newer, perspective.

Breathing consciously is a powerful act. Nadi Shodhana, in particular, is extremely helpful in balancing the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (rest-and-relax) branches of the nervous system. Calm the mind, balance the nervous system, by simply breathing? Yes!

Invite lightness and mental clarity with this simple 3-Day Ayurvedic cleanse involving one of my favorite foods: Kitchari. This is a monodiet consisting of nutritious whole grains and good quality, easy to digest protein.

Nature and spirituality are profoundly enmeshed.

I am always astounded when people try to think of themselves as separate from nature. We are interwoven in this beautiful and complex system of mutually interacting biological organisms.