Hello and Welcome!
I’m Cathy
I’m a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Herbalist, Chef, wellness educator and founder of Balanced Body Ayurveda.
Although I see a wide range of clients with various health issues, my practice specializes in digestive, reproductive and nervous system imbalances. I have personally struggled with issues tied to my physical health for most of my adult life including IBS and endometriosis. I know the frustration of being let down by conventional Western medicine or being overwhelmed at trying to figure it all out on your own.
Through my own trial and error and years of studying Ayurveda, herbalism, and using food as medicine, I have discovered tools to help overcome these chronic imbalances.
At Balanced Body Ayurveda, we focus on the unique needs of the individual, recognizing that no two people are alike. Together we will develop a plan to restore your body’s natural state of balance, focusing on dietary changes, lifestyle practices and the use of herbal preparations.
An important, but often overlooked part of addressing imbalance in the body involves honoring the natural rhythms of nature. When I started to live in tune with these natural cycles, I began to see profound shifts in my energy, immunity and digestion. At Balanced Body Ayurveda, we are here to guide you in discovering how to live more harmoniously with nature, while discovering your own true nature. In other words, what makes you uniquely YOU!
Whether you are looking for a preventative approach to supporting the body or suffer from chronic imbalances or stubborn health issues that haven’t responded to diet or conventional treatment, I invite you to book a one on one Ayurvedic health consultation.
The human body has the amazing capacity to heal, when you have the knowledge to give it the right tools.
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic practice that originated in India over 5,000 years ago. It focuses on prevention of imbalance and the manifestation of health by creating balance in the body on a physical, emotional and physical level. Knowledge of Ayurveda allows one to create balance of the mind, body and spirit according to one’s unique constitution. Many factors, both internal and external, can disrupt this natural balance, which leads to disease in the body. The teachings of Ayurveda helps us to gain a greater understanding of the factors that disrupt this natural balance. Once these factors are understood, we can eliminate or minimize the causes of imbalance, bringing the body back to a state of health.
Ayurveda uses several techniques to assess the health of the individual by evaluating the signs and symptoms of discomfort and their relation to the origin of the imbalance. This is done through questioning, observation and physical examination. There is no “one size fits all” approach to healing in Ayurveda, rather we look at your unique mind-body type, diet and surrounding environment to assess your needs and identify what is needed to regain health and vitality.
Once an assessment has been made, you will be educated on specific dietary and lifestyle practices including movement, breathwork, self massage, yoga, meditation, and seasonal cleansing to help bring the body back into balance.. Herbs are often recommended in conjunction with dietary and lifestyle modification to aid in the healing process. Ayurveda helps to ease discomfort and correct imbalance by addressing the root cause. The practices of Ayurveda are designed to strengthen your body, ease discomfort and promote optimum health by addressing the root causes of imbalance.