Claire Ragozzino

Updated 2022

Ayurvedic Counselor, Yoga Teacher, and Natural Foods Chef

Constitution: Pitta-Vata

Claire Ragozzino is a certified yoga instructor and Ayurvedic counselor with a background in holistic nutrition and natural cooking. Her work is dedicated to bringing yoga, Ayurveda, and nutrition to a modern lifestyle. She is the author of the popular site, Vidya Living. Her first book, Living Ayurveda, offers a comprehensive Ayurvedic cookbook and lifestyle guide. Claire works with clients around the globe and leads immersive workshops and retreats.

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Articles by Claire Ragozzino

- Routines and Rhythms
- December 20, 2021
How to Honor the Winter Solstice and Find Inner Stillness
Solstice can be a powerful time to pause and create an intentional timeout for yourself. This simple solstice ritual helps you turn inward to deeply rest, reflect, and recharge.
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- Food and Cooking
- September 14, 2021
Honor the Fall Transition with 5 Food Practices and 4 Cleanse-Friendly Recipes
With fall’s arriving energy, here are a few helpful ways to prepare for a cleanse and honor the transition from summer to fall with conscious food practices.
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- All Recipes
- April 15, 2021
Seasonal Recipe: Sattvic Green Soup for Spring
This simple sattvic soup blends spring’s vibrant asparagus, bright bitter greens, and hints of warming spices to leave you feeling light, clean, and energized.
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- Fall Recipes and Health
- March 03, 2021
5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Cleansing
When done correctly, cleansing can rebuild your body from a place of nourishment and love. Here are five mistakes to avoid for a better cleansing experience.
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- Food and Cooking
- February 09, 2021
An Ayurvedic Approach to Meal Planning
How do you eat well in our busy, modern world? Planning meals for the week ahead can set you up for success and save time, money, and food waste along the way.
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- Health and Wellness
- November 23, 2020
How Ayurveda Can Make You More Adaptable
Ayurveda teaches us how to listen, how to observe, how to feel, how to identify our feelings and needs, and what to do to nurture balance and inner stability.
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- Yoga, Meditation & 8 Limbs
- August 15, 2019
10 Gentle Yoga Stretches You Can Do in Bed
Find out which poses you can practice in your very own bed! Whether you’re just beginning your day or unwinding before sleep, these ten easy postures can help to stretch and strengthen your hips, back, and belly, support your nervous system, stimulate digestion, and bring awareness to your breath.
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- All Recipes
- July 14, 2019
The Perfect Snacks for Each Dosha
Knowing which snacks are balancing for you can be helpful, and so can building healthy routines around our eating habits. In this article, we'll explore both.
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- Ayurvedic Herbalism
- November 13, 2018
DIY Spice Blending
Spices are an incredible way to bring the six tastes into a meal and can have a powerful effect on the body and mind. Read this article to learn how to make some invigorating seasonal masalas, along with tips on purchasing, storing, toasting, grinding, and blending spices at home.
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- Health and Wellness
- February 21, 2018
How Discovering the Doshas Can Change Your Life
Just as all individuals have all three doshas inherent within themselves, dual-doshic or tri-doshic manifestations can be identified in our natural environment.
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- Natural Cleanse and Detox Tips
- October 05, 2016
3 Reasons to Do A Group Cleanse
When it comes to food and cleansing, there’s an abundance of information out there. How do you know what protocol to choose and if it’s right for you?
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Education and Experience

Claire holds a BA in International Affairs, concentrating her initial work on sustainable agriculture development and nutrition. In 2009, she completed her 200hr yoga teacher training in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga which led her down a different path, moving from a life in policy towards a professional path of empowering individual well-being.

Over the last decade, Claire has deepened her work with additional studies and certifications in Ayurveda, Functional Yoga Therapy, Yoga Nidra, Non-Dual Tantra, and women’s health. She also writes and photographs for online and print publications surrounding topics of food, culture, and our relationship to nature. Read more about her trainings and credentials.

Events and Classes

Claire has published her first book, Living Ayurveda: Nourishing Body and Mind through Seasonal Recipes, Rituals and Yoga. This beautiful book is full of recipes, cooking tips, yoga sequences, seasonal rituals, and much more.

Claire is also offering a very special Living Ayurveda Immersion, a year-long program to experience Ayurveda in your daily life, season by season.

In addition, Claire teaches The Ayurvedic Kitchen, a four-week cooking course to learn the foundations of Ayurvedic cooking in an easy, approachable way.

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