Colder days, different diet? Are you hungrier during winter? What is it that winter does to our digestive fire: Agni that both Ayurveda...

Winter Solstice and Health according Ayurveda A well-known saying in Ayurveda is: we are a micro cosmos - body, mind and soul - affected...

Agni our Digestive Fire Did you ever hear of Agni; Sanskrit for digestive fire? Eight years ago I came across this word. Back then not...

Inner Harmony: Ayurveda and Yoga retreat Are you looking for some time and space in nature to indulge yourself in some Ayurveda and Yoga...

Silver fir: modern science versus Ayurveda A month ago I was harvesting resin from the Silver fir (Abies alba) in California. Like...

Better known as ‘black gold,’ this fungi seems to pop up everywhere in infusions, teas, powders, elixirs, health shops, and yoga shalas....

Ayurvedic snack: Apricot-Almond Energy Balls Although I love everything that has to do with food and nutrition, it is sometimes tricky to...

Urban Yoga Retreat + Ayurveda in Lisbon The two power ladies from Foodprintz, Karo Tak and Lisa Dickmann, combine the best of two worlds...

10-Day Ayurvedic Detox - Get Well Do you want to revitalise your mind and body in the countryside of Portugal? Get Well is a 10-day...

21-Day Ayurvedic Detox - Get Better Do you want to relax and improve your health during an Ayurvedic retreat in a peaceful surrounding?...

An introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition Do you want to get a better understanding of what Ayurveda can mean for your personal health? I...

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake To celebrate the new year I baked this Chocolate Hazelnut Cake for my friends. It is not a cake that contains...

Ayurvedic Flat Thyme Bread In Ayurveda (whole) grains and cereals should be the basis of a balanced diet. For Vata and Pitta types they...

Beetroots: an Ayurvedic Perspective A phenomenon that fascinates me a lot is the "Doctrine of Signatures" which appears as well in...

Food allergies Nowadays many people suffer from food allergies and unfortunately I belong to this group as well. According Ayurveda the...

Re.new Yoga and Ayurveda Retreat Mafalda Mourão, Vinyasa Flow Yoga teacher and owner of Hotpod Yoga Lisboa, and Susan Van Daal, Ayurvedic...

Ayurvedic Tonifying Chestnut Pie This Tonifying Chestnut Pie I only make for special occasions since it takes some time and dedication to...

A personal diet Since a few weeks I am living with my dear friend who is an Ashtanga yoga teacher. Up until now no day has passed without...

Special action 'Prabhava' of Milk Thistles: Rasayana What if we would look to food as pieces of art? These Milk Thistles, contain a...