PranaBeing

09/09/2026

Have you ever felt lonely in your commitment to self-care?

I was talking with a colleague recently, an herbalist, who shared that some of her clients have told her they feel lonely when they’re doing their castor oil packs.

It struck me because natural healing practices are rarely quick fixes. We have to carve out the time, make space in our lives, and sometimes miss out on other things happening with our families or friends in order to tend to ourselves.

Once we finally get everything set up and settle down to rest, all the worries, unfinished thoughts, and even the feeling of isolation can come pouring in.

Self-care can be nourishing, but it can also be lonely.

I know I’ve felt the sting of having to say “no” to social outings, fun food, and enjoyable activities that are simply scheduled at a time that doesn’t serve my health, in the name of committing to self-care.

Our culture is not built around health. Chronic diseases now affect approximately 60% of Americans (https://nihcm.org/publications/the-growing-burden-of-chronic-diseases), and many individuals are living with more than one chronic illness. If we want to shift toward a way of living that truly builds health, we may often feel like we’re swimming upstream.

For years I’ve held a vision to contribute to a shift toward connection, attunement, and living in support of real health—not fads and hacks. Finding our way back to our natural rhythms. Building self-remembrance into our daily lives. Generating a culture that can carry humanity forward into a new era of well-being.

In August, I was offered a grand opportunity: the chance to open a physical location for PranaBeing. A space to host group gatherings and one-on-one sessions. A resource to share with colleagues and the community. A literal physical container for building this work.

And I’ve been full-on since then, birthing this vision.

This is why I created Love Season.

This fall at PranaBeing, we’ll gather in community to practice snehana—the Ayurvedic practice of oiling the body as an act of nourishment, protection, and soothing. We’ll learn practices that can become part of our lives beyond these six weeks, while having the support of others alongside us.

When we receive oil, warmth, touch, and rest together, we aren't simply learning another self-care practice. We’re creating the conditions to settle out of constant activity and into deeper rest, nourishment, and connection.

Love Season begins September 16 and runs for six Wednesdays in the PranaBeing space in Salida. The group is intentionally intimate. You can join the whole journey or individual sessions.

Learn more about Love Season → pranabeing.com/love-season

You’re invited to be part of a movement to take the “missing out” out of self-care.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is the time to make your decision.

Love Season: An Ayurvedic Journey of Deep Nourishment & Connection in Community
September 16–October 21
Wednesdays, 5:30–7:00 PM
PranaBeing • Salida, Colorado
Registration is open.

09/09/2026

In Ayurveda, the skin is understood as a sensory organ, a protective boundary, and a pathway through which we receive nourishment. Snehana – the practice of oiling the body—is one way Ayurveda suggest to work with the skin to benefit the whole body. Through oil, warmth, touch, and attention, we create conditions for nourishment, protection, and deep settling. Will explore some of these precious practices together in Love Season, a six week journey of deep nourishment and connection in community. Sometimes the practices that nourish us most deeply are easier to receive when we don’t have to do them alone. Love season begins September 16. Registration is open for the full journey and single sessions. www.pranabeing.com/love-season

09/06/2026

How do you know you might benefit from snehana?

Maybe you can hear your joints cracking. Your eyes feel dry or itchy. You have late summer allergies. Your sleep has changed with the shift in season. You feel more anxious or restless lately. You recognize emotional swings and irritability—often attributed to perimenopause or hormonal shifts. These qualities can become more pronounced with the shift from summer to fall, and Ayurveda offers simple practices that can help bring balance.

Now imagine soaking your hands in warm oil.

Imagine the warmth slowly sinking into your skin. The feeling of being held. Allowing a few moments to let everything you have to hold just melt. The quieting of the mind as you give your attention to sensation, breath, and the simple rhythm of receiving.

Imagine sharing this experience with good company—where together we can soak in the nourishment of self care. Where the work of setting up and finishing the treatment becomes time in connection rather than a chore you must do alone.

Oil is heavy and unctuous—moistening, nourishing, and grounding. It can be used to seal and protect, to replenish what has become depleted, and to bring a sense of softness and steadiness to the body.

When oil is warmed and applied mindfully, snehana becomes more than skin care. It can be a deeply soothing practice for both body and mind.

This is the heart of Love Season.

Six weeks of slowing down, nourishing deeply, and exploring the many ways we can offer ourselves—and one another—more warmth, tenderness, and care as we move into autumn.

We still have space available in our intimate group. Register now. Erin and I would love to share this journey with you.

Get all the details at: https://pranabeing.com/love-season

08/29/2026

Why did I call my fall offering “Love Season”?

Because in Ayurveda, one of the primary practices used for nourishment and recovery is called snehana—the application of oil to the body.

The Sanskrit word snehana comes from the root sneha, which means oil, love, affection, tenderness, and connection.

In Ayurveda, snehana is the practice of bringing oil and unctuousness into the body—both externally, through practices such as self-massage, and internally, through specific dietary and therapeutic practices.

Oil is heavy, moistening, grounding, and spreading.

These qualities are traditionally understood to support nourishment and recovery, helping to facilitate circulation and the movement of fluids and nutrients through the body.

In this way, snehana can be understood as love for the body.

But snehana is about more than oil.

It is an invitation to soften, nourish, and receive.

The practices suggested in Ayurveda call us to slow down enough to actually feel what is happening when we mindfully and lovingly apply oil to the parts of our body that work for us, day after day, without asking for anything in return.

And when we zoom out to the bigger picture, the teaching becomes even more relevant.

As we move through the seasons of life, there are times when we need to do less, to soften our edges, and replenish what has been depleted.

Life is not about expansion and activity alone. There are times to turn our attention toward recovery rather than continued output.
Snehana offers practices that support this shift:

Deep nourishment
Giving the body and nervous system a sense of being cared for and replenished.

Softness and ease
Countering the dryness, tension, and rigidity that can accumulate through stress, activity, exposure to wind and sun, and the passage of time.

Groundedness
Cultivating a felt sense of stability, warmth, and connection within ourselves.

Vitality through the seasons of life
Ayurveda traditionally includes nourishing, oil-based practices within rasayana—an approach to sustaining vitality, resilience, and the qualities that help us thrive as we age.

Perhaps most beautifully, snehana reminds us that nourishment is not something we have to earn. It is something we can choose to give ourselves, and something we can learn to receive.

This fall at PranaBeing, we’ll explore snehana as a seasonal practice of deep nourishment, connection, and love—through Ayurveda, embodied practice, self-care rituals, and community.

This is a different way of thinking about self-care, a different way of thinking about community.

Less about fixing ourselves.
More about loving what is already here.
Harnessing our collective energy toward recovery and rest.

That is why I call it Love Season. ❤️

"One who regularly receives sneha is endowed with strong digestion, a clear and well-functioning system, freshly nourished tissues, strength and vitality, resilient senses, graceful aging, and a long life.”

- Ācārya Vāgbhaṭa, Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam, Sūtrasthāna 16.46

Love Season begins September 16 at PranaBeing.

Twelve spaces are available in each session.

Register for the whole journey or join for individual sessions.

Get all the details at pranabeing.com/love-season

08/25/2026

I’ve experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to practice the recovery you need most.

I’ve been fascinated by Ayurvedic practices for longevity and health-building for more than a decade.

Equally fascinated by human potential, I’ve explored my inner and outer worlds—seeking out extraordinary teachers of Yoga and venturing into the wilderness on foot, on skis, and through bikepacking journeys, stretching the limits of what I could physically and financially sustain.

After riding my bicycle more than 4,600 miles around the Rocky Mountains in the summer of 2021, I knew my body needed to be nourished and replenished.

In recent years, the instabilities of perimenopause and other stressors compounded to put me in a place of depletion.

I knew the traditional practices I’d been taught could support me. I knew what to do.

But sometimes I simply didn’t have the energy to gather the supplies, receive the practice, and clean everything up afterward.

Sometimes knowing what to do isn’t enough.

Sometimes we need support to receive.

That’s when the idea for Love Season was born.

What if we could gather in community to learn and share the precious practices of recovery?

What if we could bring the same commitment we give to our work, our training, and the people we care for—and devote some of that energy toward caring for ourselves, together?

What becomes possible when we support one another in deep nourishment and care?

I’m curious to find out!

That’s why this September and October I’m teaming up with my dear friend and colleague Erin McIntire to offer a six-week exploration of the Ayurvedic practice of snehana—working with oil to nourish and replenish the body and support the nervous system—through teaching, hands-on experience, giving and receiving, guided rest, reflection, and community.

What if caring for ourselves doesn’t have to be something we do alone, in addition to—and sometimes in opposition to—all our other commitments?

This fall, choose the adventure of deep nourishment and recovery in community.

Love Season begins September 16 at PranaBeing.

Details at pranabeing.com/love-season

08/11/2026

The new PranaBeing space is open for individual sessions by appointment and group practice by registration. I am so grateful for this space. Already it feels amazing to have a space dedicated to exploring ourselves and the nature of being. I hope you'll find something that calls to you as I begin sharing the many treasures that I've received and been carrying for years.

You can find all the details of what's happening at PranaBeing.com. I'll be updating it in the coming days with many new offerings. This week, we begin group practice with August Community Yoga, starting tomorrow. Get details and register here: https://pranabeing.com/events/2026/8/11/august-community-yoga

This Sunday, I'm offering a deeper dive into asana. If you've ever had an experience in yoga or another physical discipline that left you curious about your own body, mind, and potential, this session will light you up!

Looking forward to being with all of you. Online offerings coming soon!!

08/07/2026

I’m astounded at what this opportunity is inspiring in me and I can’t wait to share this beautiful space. Classes at PranaBeing begin August 11th. Visit the website to get all the details and reserve your place.

08/04/2026

A new chapter is about to begin.

Can you guess the new location?

I give thanks every day for this new space: an opportunity to create and share in new ways. Join the newsletter list to be the first to know about all the new offerings coming both in person and online!

https://pages.pranabeing.com/website-contact

08/04/2026

A new chapter is about to begin.

Can you guess the new location?

I give thanks every day for this new space: an opportunity to create and share in new ways. Join the newsletter list to be the first to know about all the new offerings coming both in person and online!

https://pages.pranabeing.com/website-contact

04/29/2026

https://pranabeing.com/events/2026/2/3/may-yoga-with-chanda-3hx48-9kalb

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