About us
Yoga and Ayurveda for everyday life.
Ayurveda Yoga Life is a home for yoga and the everyday side of Ayurveda: morning routines, breathwork, seasonal cooking and simple rituals. It’s run by Ellen Kinsey, a 200-hour yoga teacher and Ayurveda coach in the Austrian Alps, and her brother Greg, who practices Ashtanga and has been learning Ayurveda alongside her on their travels through India.
Who we are
Ellen Kinsey is a 200-hour yoga teacher and Ayurveda nutrition and lifestyle coach based in the Austrian Alps. She took the Foundation Ayurveda Wellness Course at the Sivananda Dhanwantari Ashram in Kerala, India, earned her Level 1 Ayurveda Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching certification at The Ayurveda Institute UK and trained as a yoga teacher with Moksha Amazonica in the Peruvian Amazon. Ashtanga and Vinyasa are her favorite styles. She has been a digital writer for 10 years. Follow Ellen on Instagram: @ellenelemental.
Greg Kinsey is the co-founder of Ayurveda Yoga Life and Ellen’s brother. He practices Ashtanga and first went to India to deepen his practice and work on his flexibility. Traveling through India, he has been learning Ayurveda alongside Ellen, and he writes about his practice and what he learns on the way.
What you’ll find here
- Daily rituals: morning and evening routines, from tongue scraping to self-massage, and how to fit them into a real day. See Lifestyle
- Ayurvedic kitchen: simple Ayurvedic cooking with spices, ghee and the six tastes. See Ayurveda
- Yoga and breath: practice notes, sequences and breathwork from Ashtanga and Vinyasa. See Yoga
- Seasons: how our routines change through the year, from Alpine winters to summers on the road.
- Learning and retreats: what teacher trainings, ashram courses and retreats are really like, from people who have done them.
How we write
We explain Ayurveda simply and clearly: where a practice comes from, how it’s done and how it fits into your normal day. When something comes from our own practice, we say so.
When a guide links to a product, we check the listing first, and what we say about it has to match it. When a listing doesn’t say what something is made of, we don’t guess.
How we make money
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Say hello
Questions about a post or working together? Email us at inquiries@ayurvedayogalife.com, or find Ellen on Instagram at @ellenelemental.