The Live to Serve Blog

Our third and final week of getting to know the doshas! This week we’re taking a closer look at Kapha dosha: the steady, nurturing force that gives the body structure, stability, and endurance. 

Kaph...

Ayurveda & Panchakarma Expert Bringing Authentic Healing to Live to Serve Academy

We’re honoured to welcome Dr. Rafeena Kidavintavida (BAMS, PG Dip Yoga, PG Dip in Ayurvedic Internal Medicine, Cert i...

Another week of getting to know the doshas! This week we’re diving into Pitta dosha, the fiery, transformative force that governs metabolism, digestion, intelligence, and discernment. 

Pitta is compo...

The best way to learn about the doshas is to understand them from a material energy point of view. While it’s fun to try and learn about them from a ‘type’ perspective, often this negates a true under...

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a yoga teacher, or simply deepening your practice, you’ve probably noticed and been tempted by a growing trend: online yoga teacher training. 

It sounds convenient,...

Ayurveda teaches us that imbalance has a pull of its own. Vata craves stimulation, Pitta craves more fire, and Kapha craves stillness. But the path back to balance usually isn’t more of the same. It’s...

Ayurveda and Yoga are often called sister sciences. Both stem from the Vedas, the oldest authoritative texts on life and spirituality, and both are rooted in helping us live in alignment with nature a...

At Live to Serve Academy, we’re growing, and that means more inspiration, more guidance, and more opportunities for our students to thrive. Our faculty is expanding, and we couldn’t be more excited to...

Join us for our next live online Advanced Yoga Teacher Training session, where we dive into what makes a yoga class functional, therapeutic, and student-centered. 

This 2–3 hour masterclass is all ab...

Each year brings its own theme and rhythm. Sometimes we move through seasons on autopilot, waiting for the ‘right moment’ to make a change. But... honestly, transformation doesn’t begin when life magi...

One thing I’ve noticed again and again is how often Ayurveda gets reduced to treatments: herbs, therapies, massages, or diagnostic tools. All of these are valuable, but they’re not the whole picture. ...