Larissa Hall Carlson

Kripalu Schools faculty Larissa Hall Carlson offers instructions and videos for three of her favorite breath-awareness practices to promote ease, steadiness, clarity, and presence.

Do you have essential oils, incense, bath salts, or sugar scrubs at home that have been collecting dust? Time to put those aromas to good use!

When you sit down to savor a meal in a comfortable environment and relaxed manner, the parasympathetic nervous system takes over—supporting healthy digestion and enhanced satisfaction.

If you’ve been searching for a sustainable meditation technique but haven’t found a good fit, consider the qualities of each technique and match that to your doshic state.

When it comes to connecting with intention, a little goes a long way. Kripalu Schools faculty Larissa Hall Carlson offers simple yet potent practices for tuning in to our essential oneness.

Ready to make your bathroom an Ayurvedic oasis? Check out recommendations for nourishing products.

Energizing breathing practices, such as Kapalabhati, the Skull-Shining Breath, are excellent for stimulating circulation—leaving you feeling warm, light, clear, and alert.

As a traveling teacher for almost 15 years, Kripalu faculty member Larissa Hall Carlson has found that Ayurvedic principles make her journeys more enjoyable and nourishing.

Have you noticed that your mental and physical energy levels, strength, mood and cravings change throughout the day? If the day feels like a rollercoaster ride of peaking and crashing prana (life energy), you may be in need of dosha balancing.

Need a refresher course in establishing, or reestablishing, a pranayama routine at home? Here are some practical approaches.

Part of what’s so beneficial about both music and mindfulness is their ability to quiet the wandering mind and bring us deeply into our experience of the here and now.

Support your constitution with these nutritious, dosha-balancing elixirs from Larissa Hall Carlson, Kripalu Schools faculty and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda.

Try this practice at the hottest times of the day to leave the bodymind feeling spacious, calm, cool, and relaxed.

Are you eating healthy and exercising, but find yourself occasionally covering up bad breath? Ayurvedic self-care techniques can help keep you smelling sweet morning to night.

In this edition of Ask the Expert, Larissa Hall Carlson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, answers your questions on Ayurveda for better health.

Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, offers wisdom for prioritizing self-care and reducing discomfort during your period, says Kripalu Schools faculty Larissa Hall Carlson.

Many travelers find it difficult to happily hop around the country (or the world) without feeling some common travel woes, like disturbed sleep, poor digestion, constipation, or mild anxiety. Ayurveda can help.

As the temperature drops, we naturally crave sweet, liquid warmth. To satisfy that yearning all winter long, Ayurveda recommends delicious herbal teas to keep you hydrated, nourished, and satisfied.

Pranayama (breathing) practices are a great way to cultivate inner heat during the winter. Here are three of Larissa Hall Carlson's favorites.

An oasis above the bustling city of Tokyo, Kripalu Japan feels like an extension of Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, writes Larissa Hall Carlson.

Ayurvedic daily routines can help prevent tossing and turning, and support us in establishing a good relationship with dreamtime.

These practices from Kripalu faculty and presenters will smooth your transition into spring and help you take advantage of the longer days.

As autumn arrives, so do cold and flu viruses. The ancient health science of Ayurveda offers wisdom for keeping the bugs at bay.

These meditations can help you drop into the present moment, contemplate your interconnectedness with the earth and all living beings, and honor the planet.

Relaxed, alert, inspired, uplifted, content. Those are words you might use to describe how you feel after a great yoga class—or after an amazing concert.

Feeling overheated this summer? Ayurveda can help you keep your cool.

One of the best things about summer is eating fresh produce in season. When it's local and organic, that's even better.

Get ready for the road with yoga and Ayurveda tools that can counteract some of the common physical and emotional issues that often come with travel.

If you find yourself sniffling, sneezing, or coughing—or if you’re down for the count with the flu—try these all-natural remedies.

Coffee: Is it good for you or bad for you? The evidence is stacking up in favor of that morning cup o' joe, but according to Ayurveda, it all depends on your dosha.

A commitment to kindness can be the thread that twines throughout our various successes, disappointments, delights, and traumas, giving us ballast in a world of change, says Sharon Salzberg.

Portland Helmich talks with former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda Larissa Hall Carlson about pranayama and its numerous physical and emotional benefits.

Here are tips for boosting your immunity, especially as the weather becomes cooler.

Practicing self-care is particularly important during the holiday season so we can show up at our best.

It’s hot! Changing your yoga routine; adding certain herbs, fruits and vegetables to our diet; and wearing particular colors can minimize overheating.

Why is it that we often know what we should do (go to bed early, meditate, exercise), but we don’t do it? And we know what we shouldn’t do but we do it anyway?

A safe way to detox is an elimination diet, in which you eliminate sugar, eggs, grains, dairy, meat, and caffeine for five days, and observe what happens.

Kripalu has developed collaborations with arts and nature organizations throughout Berkshire County, which offer unique opportunities for practicing present-moment awareness.

Studies show that focusing on gratitude helps lower stress and alleviate depression. We can cultivate gratitude year-round, and Thanksgiving is one of the most natural times to do so.

Kripalu Yoga teacher and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda Larissa Hall Carlson can immediately spot when a student is not practicing ahimsa.