Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! Indigestion is a ten billion dollar industry in this country. Indigestion and heartburn plague one-third of Americans in the United States. What is it? Heartburn is a painful burning in the esophagus while acid indigestion is excessive hydrochloric acid in the stomach that creates burning in the stomach, bloating,…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! If you were working for a company you would be asked to have a quarterly review. Have you ever thought about your health in this way? Ayurveda has! Ayurveda teaches that the four seasons fall, winter, spring and summer have significant influences on all levels of our health;…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! The air is drier, the wind is beginning to blow, the leaves are beginning to rustle and even fall. These are all signs of what is known in Ayurveda as “vata” season”. The word does not matter as much as the “qualities” I just mentioned. So with that…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. The above picture was taken in India in 2011 giving Marma to villagers with my honored teacher. ( I was using nasya oil not ghee). I’ve been reflecting on how I arrived to where I am today, now that my last child has moved to Boston. I personally invite…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! According to Ayurveda, the junction of one season to another is the best time to do a cleanse. In Atlanta, we are approaching that time over the next month. Here are seven questions to ask yourself : Do you feel sluggish? or fatigued? Are you feeling overweight? Are…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog. The use of essential oils dates back to Egyptian times, 3500B.C. That’s a long time ago! Egyptians were the very first culture to use oils both for perfumery, cleanliness and preservation. There is plenty of evidence showing that the use of essential oils from the Egytptians became the basis…
Dear friends, Welcome to my weekly blog! I’d like to share with you an article I wrote published this past week in the Atlanta Jewish Times. http://atlantajewishtimes.com/?s=Gedaliah+genin No one really wants to talk about grief and loss unless you’re in bereavement group or saying “kaddish” (Jewish prayer said for the dead) in a temple or sitting “shiva”;…
Dear friends, Last week we touched upon the use of gemstones and how they can assist in balancing health through their vibratory energy. Ayurveda also makes use of the vibratory energy of “colors” to help establish balance in mind and body. Isn’t it interesting that the colors of the rainbow correlate with the colors of the…
Dear friends, The power of gemstones is not to be categorized as woo woo or new agie stuff. Although the laying on of stones might appear to be as such, Ayurveda teaches that everything in existence is imbued with the intelligence of Universal Consciousness. And what is that? You can call it subtle creative energy,…
Dear friends, The bottom line when it comes to food is that the American diet is mainly acidic. In an acid environment, the body begins to deplete its alkaline resources and becomes more susceptible to disease, and a compromised immune system. Acid forming foods create the perfect storm for a host of other diseases. Packaged,…