Parvati Magazine May 2014 - Feeling Alive | Page 26

BEAUTY

ENLIVEN YOUR SPIRITS
With Anti-Aging Ashwagandha

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“Ashwagandha
supports our
skin tissue,
decreasing dryness
and the
appearance
of fine lines.”

ecently I went out for a friend’s birthday and
it became very obvious that I was no longer a
spring chicken. Gone are the days where I can
stay out late and feel fine the next day. Instead, I
slept through what would have been my morning
yoga class and felt drained the whole day. But I
have been feeling especially delicate lately. The
seasons have been transitioning and I have been
feeling Vata and depleted.
Season changes are characterized by the Vata
dosha. This time of change and movement accumulates air and space energy, bringing the
influences of energetic unrest and promoting