http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/lisa-munger Lisa Munger's Posts on MindBodyGreen http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7527/ok-seriously-what-is-ayurveda-a-primer.html Trying to explain Ayurveda in an “elevator pitch,” that is to say, in one or two minutes, is nearly impossible.  But as an Ayurvedic teacher and practitioner, I’ve been asked to do so many... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7527/ok-seriously-what-is-ayurveda-a-primer.html Lisa Munger 2013-01-25T20:51:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6102/How-to-Find-Your-Voice-with-Your-Throat-Chakra.html Whether it’s a rebel yell or a soft whisper, our voice is our primary outlet into the external world.  Visuddha is our throat chakra. It radiates a blue vibrant energy at the base of our throat... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:57:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6102/How-to-Find-Your-Voice-with-Your-Throat-Chakra.html Lisa Munger 2012-09-11T23:57:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5182/How-to-Bust-Open-Your-Heart-Chakra.html A few weeks ago one of my closest friends and I had a misunderstanding that quickly blew into a big, fat storm of an argument. Over what, you may say? Neutral pelvis, and how to find it. Talk about a... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5182/How-to-Bust-Open-Your-Heart-Chakra.html Lisa Munger 2012-06-18T20:40:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4987/Ayurveda-for-the-Summer-What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Pitta-Season.html My normally down-to-earth, calming husband walked in the door yesterday after a couple of hours in 90-degree, humid heat, wrestling with the lawnmower to cut the grass in the boil with a flushed... Thu, 31 May 2012 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4987/Ayurveda-for-the-Summer-What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Pitta-Season.html Lisa Munger 2012-05-31T20:40:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4028/Finding-Your-Inner-Power-The-Solar-Plexus-Chakra.html We're more than a month into New Year’s resolution season. How's it goin'? Need a little more oomph in your resolution? Here comes Manipura, our Solar Plexus chakra to the rescue.   Manipura... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4028/Finding-Your-Inner-Power-The-Solar-Plexus-Chakra.html Lisa Munger 2012-02-15T20:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3567/Sinking-Into-the-Sacral-Chakra-Finding-Your-Creative-Center.html When I was in my early-20s, my doctor discovered a benign tumor on one of my ovaries. Though my health was fine after surgery to remove the growth, with my doctor chalking it up to "one of those... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3567/Sinking-Into-the-Sacral-Chakra-Finding-Your-Creative-Center.html Lisa Munger 2011-11-30T20:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3559/PostThanksgiving-Detox.html After a weekend of yummy holiday indulging it feels like my gut could use a break and a nice detox. Enter millet. Besides being a common component of birdseed and filler for juggling beanbags, this... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3559/PostThanksgiving-Detox.html Lisa Munger 2011-11-28T19:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3474/Finding-Your-Base-Working-with-the-Root-Chakra.html In the next seven weeks here at MindBodyGreen, I'm going to be taking a closer look at each of our chakra centers. The chakra centers can easily sound inaccessible, regulated to the circles of those... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3474/Finding-Your-Base-Working-with-the-Root-Chakra.html Lisa Munger 2011-11-10T17:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3421/Chakras-Primer-Make-Your-Energy-Centers-Sing.html As Westerners, it's important to apply a healthy degree of skepticism when considering Eastern practices, making sure we filter ideas from cultures other than our own through our own filters, rather... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3421/Chakras-Primer-Make-Your-Energy-Centers-Sing.html Lisa Munger 2011-11-02T19:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3290/3-Ayurveda-Tips-to-Settle-in-for-Autumn.html Picture it: you sit on your mat, intent to get through your yoga practice, and before you get to your first downward dog, you're off -- chasing the dust bunnies from under the couch, glancing through... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3290/3-Ayurveda-Tips-to-Settle-in-for-Autumn.html Lisa Munger 2011-10-12T15:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3014/Playing-Hide-and-Seek-with-Your-Inner-Teacher.html We Westerners love doing. Our culture rewards it -- lauding those who log the most billable hours; making "keeping busy" a valued response to one of our more popular small talk questions. "'What have... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3014/Playing-Hide-and-Seek-with-Your-Inner-Teacher.html Lisa Munger 2011-08-24T20:30:00Z