Gedalia Healing Arts

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. This month is mental health awareness month. What do you do to enhance mental awareness? The prospect of fresh scents in your home/office is a way to celebrate not only the spirit of the season but also to nourish your mind. Using an essential…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. The turmeric spice has gained popularity due to its anti-inflammatory properties.Ayurveda has used turmeric ( aka curcumin) for thousands of years as a medicine to alleviate pain and in anti aging skin remedies. It is used daily in Indian cooking. However if you are not a…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. Happy Passover and Happy Easter! I’ve been contemplating the feeling of freedom, the symbolism of Passover. In the grip of tough emotions or overwhelm, I find myself looking up at the sky and surrendering to a greater picture, a higher power, a letting go…

W Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. The freshness of Spring can lend to brightening your environment with diffusing essential oils. Don’t have a diffuser? Dilute a few drops of oil with a carrier oil ( sesame, coconut, almond oil) and apply to the skin as a massage oil or on…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. The freshness of Spring can lend to brightening your environment with diffusing essential oils. Don’t have a diffuser? Dilute a few drops of oil with a carrier oil ( sesame, coconut, almond oil) and apply to the skin as a massage oil or on the…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. As I stepped outside the other day to go on my walk suddenly  everything stood still. I was completely present; everything appeared brighter. It was like observing a movie screen. I felt the earth breathing! This reminder of the breath during a time of personal…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. Tuning into daily rituals, eating with the seasons,meditation, inner reflection, oils, yoga and pranayama are some of the Ayurvedic lifestyle gems. It’s easy to be pulled in so many directions. Be it a role as a mother, wife, sister, job responsibilities etc; we each seek…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. I have not been as consistent with my blog over the past month. I am with our son who is having long Covid and much pain. In this pain it has also had me look deeper and feel the pain of my own past…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. If we are going to speak of “agni” as the primary focus of good health then we really must look at ” food combining” and have that in our awareness when choosing foods. According to Ayurvedic healing certain foods when combined create “ama” or…

Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. Glad you are here. Although there is no scientific evidence of the benefits of dry brushing, Ayurvedic medicine has touted this practice for thousands of years. So you can brush with confidence that at the very least you are getting rid of dead skin cells. “Garshana”, the term used…