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Fall, Food, Herbs, Recipe

Fall Lickable

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This little lickable is great for when you’ve got the ick (a.k.a. Cold and Flu season)

Add together:

  • 3 tablespoons Manuka honey 
  • 3 tablespoons Grass-fed ghee
  • 1 tsp. Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp. Licorice powder 
  • ½ tsp. Cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp. Cardamom 
  • A few dashes of Cayenne Pepper powder (*leave out if it’s too much heat for your system) 

Mix all together until a smooth paste. 

Lick a teaspoon a few times a day!

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Ayurveda divides the tastes into six categories: s Ayurveda divides the tastes into six categories: sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter and astringent. The goal is to get a little of all six tastes into your meals (unless you are working with a specific imbalance or disease). ⁠
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Each taste has a medicinal value for both the body and the mind, in the proper amounts and at the right time. Here are the energetics of each.👇🏼⁠
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🥛 Sweet: Increases kapha, reduces pitta ⁠
• Grains, breads, rice, honey, sugar, meat, milk, most fats, most fruits, nuts⁠
• Builds, rejuvenates, nourishes, satisfies, grounds.⁠
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🍋‍🟩 Sour: Increases pitta and kapha, reduces vata ⁠
• Vinegar, sour apples, raspberries, tempeh, yogurt, fermented foods, citrus fruits⁠
• Cleanses, aids digestion, creates alertness in body and mind⁠
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🧂 Salty: Increases pitta and kapha, reduces vata ⁠
• Rock salt, sea salt, seaweed, seafood ⁠
• Opens blocked channels, improves circulation, creates a sense of enthusiasm⁠
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🌶️ Pungent: Increases pitta, reduces vata when taken in small amounts, reduces kapha⁠
• All spicy peppers and chilies, ginger, garlic, basil, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, mustard, horseradish, oregano, rosemary, thyme, spearmint⁠
• Boosts appetite, purifies food, helps dissolve fat and toxins⁠
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🍵 Bitter: Increases vata, reduces pitta and kapha ⁠
• Leafy greens, green tea, mate⁠
• Antibacterial, detoxifying, the body, reduces tissues, cleanser for the organs⁠
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🫘 Astringent: Increases vata, reduces pitta and kapha ⁠
• Most lentils and beans (including green beans), green apples, pomegranate, cranberries, açaí berries, asparagus, teas high in tannins⁠
• Antiseptic, constricts channels that are overly open, holds nutrients in the body⁠
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🌙 Begin your study of feminine-form Ayurveda⁠. Comment WISDOM to get our free Women’s Wisdom & Ayurveda course and start learning.
This is your invitation to slow down and come back This is your invitation to slow down and come back to yourself. ✨⁠
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This spring cleanse is a week carved out just for you… to feel, to heal, to let go, to deeply nourish and restore.⁠
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This cleanse is for the ones who are always holding everything and everyone else, and are ready to create a little space for their own body, their own rhythm and their own breath.⁠
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An Ayurvedic Cleanse isn’t about deprivation. It’s about true nourishment… the kind you can feel in your digestion, your energy, your mood and your heart.⁠
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You’re invited to join us May 4–8 for a 5-Day Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse & Gut Reset guided by Charlotte Oddi, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Shakti Ayurveda School graduate. This gentle, supportive experience is designed to help you reset digestion, lighten what’s been building and reconnect with your natural rhythm.⁠
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🌿 Included with registration:⁠
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• 3 live Zoom calls (Kickoff on Saturday the 2nd, mid-week call on Wednesday the 6th, and Closing Call on Saturday the 9th, all taking place at 12pm Eastern US Time)⁠
• Cleanse 101 Class to learn more about what Ayurvedic cleansing is (ready for you to watch in the classroom as soon as you sign up!)⁠
• Private cleanse community⁠
• Detailed Cleanse Guide + recipe book⁠
• 1 year access to recordings⁠
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Live calls are recorded, so you can still participate if you can’t attend live.⁠
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If this is calling to you, comment CLEANSE INFO for the link to join us. 💛⁠
Level 2 is an invitation to step into your own inn Level 2 is an invitation to step into your own inner authority. To stop approaching Ayurveda as something outside of you… and begin to BE it.⁠
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There’s this idea that the flesh becomes the poem, that your embodiment holds the teachings. ⁠
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Your life becomes the expression of what you’ve learned.⁠
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It’s not about getting it perfect. It’s about letting it live through you.⁠
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The second class of the year is in session today at 2pm US Eastern Time, and it’s not too late to join us. ✨
Feminine-form Ayurveda is about connecting with yo Feminine-form Ayurveda is about connecting with your own Inner Wisdom.

You are the only authority on your mental, spiritual and emotional well-being. Ayurveda provides a beautiful and wise roadmap for understanding and navigating reality. 

But it’s ultimately up to us to take this beautiful map, embody its wisdom, internalize it and channel it into our modern, unique, individual lives.
The principle of the feminine encourages us to trust the direct experience of our bodies.

To listen to our own intuition and follow our hearts as our ultimate inner guide and healer.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend. 🌹🌸🌴🌼🐚
Your body, your mind, your spirit… they have nev Your body, your mind, your spirit… they have never been separate. We have only been conceiving of them as separate for a very short time, and only in certain cultures. ⁠
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This is the real essence of Level 2: it’s about stepping into a river that’s been flowing for thousands of years. A lineage of people who understood that our LIFESTYLES are where physical & spiritual health began. 🌊🕯️🌿⁠
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Level 2 is about becoming the one who has embodied the teachings. Not just learned them, but lived them.⁠
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Class just began this Tuesday and the opening ceremony was so special. It’s not too late to join us. Sneak into our 2026 Level 2 cohort if you feel the nudge. ✨

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