Living, and eating, in harmony with the seasons is a fundamental act of love and nourishment, central to living the Ahimsa principle of practicing non-harm to others and to ourselves. The path of healing starts with self-love in ourselves and the innate desire to want to heal. In Ayurveda, all physical things are created by the same five elements of earth, fire, water, air and space. The five elements in our foods are the same five elements in our bodies. The elements of Mother Nature’s seasonal foods are energetically and nutritionally designed to feed us, nourish us and heal each of the vital tissues of the body, mind, and senses according to their needs. By imbibing nature’s foods in harmony with the seasons we are able to foster enormous strength within the body and develop a kinship with the seasonal rhythms. Below you’ll find a section with nature’s seasonal foods; use this list as a guide as to help choose foods what will bring your body nourishment, nurturing and healing.