Laura Plumb

Laura Plumb is a practitioner and teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga and Jyotish. She is the writer of the book, Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners, and the writer and host of the international 58-part TV series VedaCleanse, with recipes and daily practices for seasonal wellness. She is also the writer and host of the 12-part series Divine Yoga. Laura leads trainings and retreats internationally, and offers online seasonal cleanses and courses. You can learn more about her at LauraPlumb.com and get more Ayurvedically inspired recipes on her blog: Food-ALoveStory.com.


Laura Plumb

6 Ayurvedic Foods to Cool Pitta

Foods like limes keep a cooling balance so we can stay strong, maintain energy, …

A Recipe To Maintain Your Cool: Tofu with Snap Peas and Pumpkin Seeds

This Ayurvedic recipe takes just minutes to prepare, is substantial enough for a…

Detox with this Gingery Lemon Soup

A clear vegetable soup with the warmth of ginger and the brightness of lemon add…

5 Reasons To Cook With Cumin + The Simplest Recipe For A Potent Digestive Tea

Cumin has a robust flavor and an equally robust medicinal profile. Try a simple …

Stinging Nettles: Queen of Spring’s Edible Wild Weeds

Nettles, abundant in spring, offer many health benefits and are a delightful gre…

Edible Beauty

Two recipes for your skin from the food you eat.

Nectar of Love: Rose, Saffron, Lime Coconut Cream

A love tonic dessert for love day.

​3 Ways to Heal the World with Food and Self-Care

Learn why Ayurveda is the healing you, and our planet, need now.

Eating The Sun: A Soup for the Darkest of Seasons

Celebrate the return of light with this sunny and bright soup.

Sleep Glorious Sleep

Foods to Help You Rest and Renew, plus a recipe for Moon Milk

Holiday Snowball Truffle Energy Balls

Get an energy boost with these Ayurvedic holiday treats.

Immunity Spice Blend for Autumn

This mix combines zesty warming spices that boost aroma, flavor, healing wisdom,…

Sweet and Grounding Makes Autumn Sing

Stay in balance this Autumn season.

Dosha-licious: Kaphalicious

Kapha, we may not say it often enough, but we need you.

Dosha-licious: Pitta Radiant

Pitta, you are the light of the world. You bring us color, vision, clarity, focu…

Dosha-licious: Vata Inspired

Life is never boring with a well nourished Vata.

The Chocolate Pudding Blues

How does chocolate pudding beat the blues?

Are Smoothies Healthy? 4 Ways to Make Them Work

Plus, a peaches 'n cream smoothie recipe.

The Ayurvedic Medicine of Taste

The health benefits of balancing different tastes, plus a recipe for Coconut Alm…

Arugula Pesto Summer Salad

Green Is the color of cool.

3 Cool Drinks for Summer Inspired by Ayurveda

Discover the medicine in your kitchen.

5 Ways to Summerize Your Meals

Plus a recipe: Spring into Summer Salad with Berries, Peach and Rose

What I Learned From My Mother

Enjoy chocolate cake strewn with rose petals and a wisdom poem for Mother’s Day.…

Ayurveda in the Garden

There is no better time to synchronize with the rhythms of our cosmos than in la…

Lighten Up Tea

Try this recipe, perfect for lightening up during Spring.

Spring’s Wake Up Soup: Barley Asparagus Bowl

Soon your garden will be turning up asparagus, chard, basil, and spring onions—p…

Setting Up Your Ayurvedic Kitchen

“Let food be your first medicine and the kitchen your first pharmacy.” —Taittiri…

Cooking by the Pinch and the Handful

Our senses are our own perfect signaling instruments, our hands are our own per…

Rose Petal Truffles: A Gift of Love

Try this recipe for an afternoon boost of energy or a gift for one you love.…

Breakfast Crêpes with Cinnamon-Orange Honey ​

An excerpt from Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners: An Ayurvedic Cookbook to Balance…

Lemony Ginger Winter Immune Tonic

This simple recipe is a formula to kindle the inner fires, promote healthy circu…

Sunshine Soup: A Bowl of Radiance

This soup is a warm break from winter’s toil, and another good reason to celebra…

Gentle Winter Cleanse: A Mid-Holiday Reset

Take these classic Ayurvedic autumn meals and turn them into an early winter cle…

Healthy Holidays: Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Enjoy this bright and healthy tart for the holidays.

3 Ways To Keep Your Digestive Fires Burning Bright for the Holidays

Try these three recipes for better digestion.

Kindle Your Inner Fire with Comforting Kichari

Balancing and fortifying, light and purifying, healing and nurturing, in many wa…

Deep Sleep Tonic

Try this ayurvedic fix for a better night’s sleep—great for calming vata, or any…

My Practice: Morning Pages and Ayurveda

Learn how a renowned Ayurvedic and yoga practitioner moves through her day.…