blog – Goldfinch Wellness

pause. reset. refresh.

Emily Cooney March 10, 2023November 12, 2024 Blog, cleanse, habit change, habits, healing, health, making space, medicine of nature, nature, progress, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged Ayurveda, cleanses, cleansing, energy, fall reset, habit change, healing, lifestyle change, reset, resilience, seasonal cleanse, Self care, simplicity, spring cleanse, spring reset, transformation

if you have fabric you want to dye, the first step is always to wash it. i learned this simple, powerful truth from Dr. Vasant Lad, as guidance for...

why i cleanse

Emily Cooney March 20, 2022November 12, 2024 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, healing, health, inside job, making space, nature, nourishment, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged accumulation, Ayurveda, clearing space, digestion, fall cleanse, fall reset, intuition, lightening up, making space, natural intelligence, nervous system, optimal health, seasonal cleanse, seasonal reset, simplify, spring cleanse, spring reset

Why I’m doing a cleanse/reset this spring (and every spring thereafter, until further notice): Our physiology is primed to clean house at this time of year. Our species consistently...

Homemade Vegetable Broth

Emily Cooney October 4, 2021February 10, 2024 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes Tagged cleanse, clear soup, soup recipes, vegetable broth

A simple vegetable broth is one of my all-time favorite things to make. It’s a ritual that I return to every week or two, and it fills my...

digesting vs. consuming

Emily Cooney October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Blog, Coaching, healing, health, inside job, making space, nourishment Tagged consumerism, consuming, digesting, digestion, expression, gifts, inner gifts, inner wisdom, meaning, process, purpose

What’s the difference between digesting and consuming? This question has been on my mind a good deal recently. If you’re new around here, or in case you missed...

working with the seasons ~ reflections from last fall

Emily Cooney September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Blog, Coaching, habit change, habits, healing, health, making space, medicine of nature, nature, nourishment, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged Ayurveda, cleanse, goal-setting, goals, growth, habit change, health, health coaching, nature's cycles, nature's rhythm, nourishment, rhythm, seasonal cleanse, seasonal eating, seasonal living

using the seasons as my guide has had a powerful impact on my life and health ~ and that of my family as well. the Ayurvedic model of health...

insights from the road… 2023 edition

Emily Cooney August 24, 2023September 7, 2023 Blog, Coaching, habit change, habits, healing, health, progress, travel Tagged goal-setting, goals, growth, habit change, healing journey, health, health coaching, journey, road trip 2 Comments

a few weeks ago i hit the road with my family. we essentially made a beeline from Albuquerque, NM to Western Mass. plenty of time for reflection in those...

deluxe peanut sauce recipe

Emily Cooney August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings, simple meals Tagged cilantro, coconut, garlic, ginger, peanut, peanut sauce, protein, raw, summer meal, vegan, vegetarian 5 Comments

deluxe coconut peanut sauce… the kind you want to drink. the kind Everyone asks the recipe for. (the kind I don’t have a set recipe for) but here goes:...

sunday supper improv ~ grounding springtime soup

Emily Cooney May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged beets, blended soup, blended soups, farmer's market, parsley, quick soup, rosemary, simple dinner, simple soup, supper, sweet potato, turnips, vegan soup, vegetable broth, vegetarian soup

another trip to the farmer’s market this weekend filled my house with this rainbow of fresh local goodness, and new ideas to play with! i’d made vegetable broth a...

white bean fennel soup

Emily Cooney February 2, 2023September 21, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged blended soup, blended soups, fennel, quick soup, quinoa, simple soup, vegan soup, vegetable broth, vegetarian soup, white beans

i invented a new soup this morning. i’d already been thinking about making a super simple winter soup this week, with white beans and greens and homemade broth. but...

happy hair days

Emily Cooney December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Blog, habit change, habits, healing, health, nourishment Tagged abhyanga, Ayurveda, daily habits, habit change, hair care, headaches, medicine, migraines, oil massage, scalp, scalp oiling, Self care, self-massage

(caption: when you’ve thoroughly oiled your head and still want to get out for an afternoon walk…) self-massage, also known as Abhyanga, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice with impressive...

time to try something new

Emily Cooney December 2, 2022December 3, 2022 Blog, Coaching, habit change, habits, healing, health, progress Tagged aging, antiaging, circadian rhythm, Einstein, habit change, health, Ikigai, inquiry, longevity, personal growth, rest, self-study, small changes, transformation, willingess

there’s a story i came across last year that had a big impact on me. studying sleep cycles and circadian rhythm, i read of an older couple who was...

foundation of love

Emily Cooney October 21, 2022November 4, 2022 Blog, Coaching, forgiveness, habit change, habits, healing, health, inside job, love, making space, nourishment Tagged Ayurveda, balance, brené brown, change, compassion, epigenetics, growth, habit change, habits, healing, love, massage, practice, rumi, self-love, self-talk, stress, thich nhat hanh

i sit at the head of the massage table. dropping into stillness. emptying out. listening with my hands to the body of the client before me. listening with hands...