Erin Casperson

Ayurveda, the ancient system of holistic healing originating from India, emphasizes the interconnectedness of the mind, body, spirit and senses. In Ayurvedic…

During the holidays, maintain the practices that keep you well-rested.

As August rolls on, pitta aggravation is in full force if your constitution is primarily pitta—one of the three Ayurvedic doshas.

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, loved everything about coffee—except how it made her feel.

There is no "Ayurvedic diet," says Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. The key to health is to eat what grows in your region—in season, and…

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, offers some basic principles for adjusting your diet to balance the qualities of the season.

This is the time of year to indulge in a slow, rhythmic, fluid practice that evokes the water element, with lots of grounding poses that connect to the earth…

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, offers a slow, rhythmic, fluid practice for fall that evokes the water and earth elements.

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, offers tips for balancing the qualities of pitta dosha, which rules the summer season.

No matter how often you get it on, at any time of year, you can use Ayurveda to enhance your sex life and to preserve and build your ojas (vitality). Here’s…

The colors you choose for your walls can either balance or intensify the qualities associated with your dosha, affecting your mood and energy. Kripalu's Erin…

With the stress and anxiety we’re all experiencing, it’s natural for the libido to take a hit. The wisdom of Ayurveda can help you navigate through the sexy…

Do you find yourself responding to anxiety by filling your time with distractions and long to-do lists? Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda,…

Ayurveda is based in the five elements, and follows the rhythms of the sun and moon, inviting us to live in closer attunement with nature. Here are four ways…

In a world that wants to sell us Botox, facelifts, and miracle cream, and considers us irrelevant once the bloom is off the rose, how can we take back the…

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, shares how our graduates have carved out unique career paths in this burgeoning field.

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, counters the media's assumptions about the "science of life," and offers a deeper understanding, plus…

Just as we adjust our diet in the springtime, we can adjust our yoga practice to balance the heavy, damp, cool qualities of the season.

This vegetable-packed soup is a great way to eat light, so you can reset your digestion and cleanse out the weight of winter.

Learn tips on how you can bring the wisdom of this ancient health science into your life.

The Paleo diet made bone broth trendy, but it's long held a place in Ayurvedic medicinal cookery. The Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda shares the health…

Ayurveda recommends eating seasonally so, in the fall, if you live where apples grow, eat apples. Lots of them.

Ayurveda offers practices that will balance out the heat, so you can get a decent night’s rest.

This simple, accessible practice can be broken down into 15-minutes segments; the entire sequence takes about 45 minutes to complete.

Ayurveda is our guidebook for attaining lifelong health and self-realization, says Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga.

You may already be practicing aspects of Ayurveda, but not using the language of this 5,000-year-old Indian health science, according to Erin Casperson, Dean…

Ayurveda teaches that imbalance causes disease, and that there are three main causes of imbalance—two of which originate in the mind.

The ancient health science of Ayurveda offers clues into how we spend and save, according to our dosha.

A perfect wintertime comfort food, with the added benefit of health-promoting herbs and spices.

When you cook water, its qualities are transformed, making it more warming and easier to assimilate.

Are you a dyed-in-the-wool night owl? It might be time to make a change. According to Ayurveda, your happiness depends on how much sleep you get.

From cooking to cozying up with your sweetheart, coconut oil is all the rage. If you’re ready to take coconut oil to the next level in your daily life, here…

Ayurveda can help us build healthy emotional boundaries that create a sense of freedom, personal space, and empowerment.

Ayurveda, the “science of life,” emphasizes diet and lifestyle choices to maintain health and bring balance to the body and mind, while living in harmony...

Ghee—especially when made from local, grass-fed, organic, unsalted butter—offers a wide range of benefits, ranging from clarity of mind to better digestion.

The practice of feeling into the connection of shared emotions can create a sense of greater connection with the larger web of humankind.

The silence of meditation holds infinite power to soften and heal.

With the growing season comes opportunities to plant, sprout, and grow—in our lives and in the earth. The Ayurvedic herb garden at Kripalu is a sacred space...

The eightfold exam is a thorough process that reveals places of balance and imbalance in a client's constitution.

Adjusting our daily self-care rituals to seasonal changes helps us maintain balance and reminds us that we are a part of the natural world.

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, shares how to boost your ojas—the life-sustaining vitality that promotes immunity in the body.