After the climate march in Brussels last weekend, I decided to make a little more effort than I was doing lately. Cutting down on plastic as one of the intentions, obliged me to make a big batch of laundry soap. I fine-tuned my laundry soap recipe a bit and picked citronella oil this time, to …
What are the benefits of taking cold showers
When I first heard about the benefits of cold showers, I was a bit skeptical. As an Ayurvedic therapist, I traditionally use warmth as therapy in about everything; food, drinks, the oil for massage, steam baths, warm baths. Too much cold aggravates Vata dosha, which can cause imbalance in the nervous system, digestion, mental state and …

A beginners guide to intermittent fasting
If you are following us on Instagram you might have noticed already; we are @casavayu in Central Portugal and started with intermittent fasting some days ago. So I got some questions from people. What is this intermittent fasting all about? Why am I doing this and is it something for you too? Is it just a hype …