Cooking for yourself adds a certain energy to the food you eat. This energy is hopefully positive and loving. Restaurant food, often prepared in a hurry is not imbued with this good energy. Foods on hot bars that have been sitting under heat for many hours, foods cooked with toxic oils, and food that is…
Everyone is looking for happiness.Everyone is looking for balance. Seeking these things outwardly often distract us from the joy and creativity within. Ayurveda imbues us with simple practices to guide us toward a strong physical body so that mental clarity can flourish. And beyond that, creativity can once again emerge! Sister science to yoga, Ayurveda…
During winter it is natural for the body to put on weight. About five pounds is quite common. Just like nature is dormant and cultivating energy within to bloom in Spring, so too the body accumulates fat both for the immune system and the hormones. If you are concerned with weight gain try eating your…
An Ayurvedic tip to stay warm this time of year is to sip on plain hot water throughout the day. It is also great for weight loss as it helps clear the lymphatic pathways and detoxes the body; particularly if you add tsp of honey to it. Just don’t boil the honey! Remember, it’ the…
If you are reading this post you are probably interested in your health and well being. With the New Year upon us, many people think about losing weight, eating healthier, cutting out alcohol , sugar and the like. Simply staying close to where your food comes from,ie, local farms, home grown, hand picked, variety in…
A unique anti-ageing therapy, marma has the capacity to increase clarity of perception, calm and settle the mind, and enhance vitality. Although the immediate effects are a relaxed state of being, Marma therapy goes deeper than one can even imagine. It’s roots in ayurveda over 5000 years, this energy healing system allows for rejuvenation on…
We always seem so busy looking outside. When a flower opens there is great joy, wonder and beauty. Such is true of our evolution if we nourish ourselves with the practices that expand our consciousness. Such is the beauty of Ayurveda. Reminding you to take a few moments and acknowledge yourself for all you are…
Last year at this time I was in India in a six week Ayurvedic program with Dr. Vasant Lad. I’ve been reflecting upon how fortunate I was to witness ayurvedic medicine being given to villagers and local people and see within a short period of time how they improved upon the conditions they came in…
There are only a handful of things that can access inner consciousness and healing; one of them is “marma therapy”. Originating from Ayurveda 3000 to 5000 years back, marma points or energy points under the skin’s surface when pressed gently can go beyond the physical level. Touch begins on the physical level, but it can…
Ayurvedic Tips to Beat the Winter Blahs Ayurveda, an integrative and preventative science dating back 3,000 to 5,000 years, teaches us that our bodies are composed of a combination of the elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Ether. Any imbalance in these elements can cause disturbances in our health and well-being. Being in harmony with nature…