Gedalia Healing Arts

Dear friends, People have moved away from dairy for several reasons: Here are a few key calcium-rich plant-based foods to include in your diet if you’ve ditched dairy: Hope these practical tips help you navigate ways to support bone and heart health. with fierce love,Gedalia

View report Dear friends, The spiritual meaning of how you digest your life refers to how you process, integrate, and make sense of your experiences, emotions, and challenges. Just as your body digests food to extract nutrients for growth and energy, your mind and spirit ” digest” life events to gain wisdom, understanding, and personal…

Dear friends, February is not just about roses and romance—it’s also American Heart Month, a time to prioritize heart health and take proactive steps to keep it in top shape. Here are some tips to embrace heart health this February and beyond: 1. Incorporate a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins into…

Dear friends, Beneath the surface of the waves there is the deep ocean.Beneath the mind’s endless, beliefs, stories, fears, tangents, expectations and worries, there is a center. How can we allow the mind to unravel and go deeper? These are a few practiced suggestions: 1.  A Qi Gong flow can help balance emotions and bring…

Dear friends, Winter can feel like a time of sluggishness. The qualities of the earth contribute to that.Aromatherapy- the art of using essential oils for health benefits is just the antidote to emotional /mental heaviness and dullness as well as to combat winter coughs and colds. Here are a few recommendations for winter essential oils: 1….

View report Dear friends, The qualities of nature that influence human behavior and characteristics are called “gunas” in Ayurveda. They are named sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic.Here’s how they influence human behavior: 1. Saatvic- meaning pure, harmonious and balanced.Characteristics associated with qualities like wisdom, calmness, purity, and serenity.People who exhibit saatva are often self-controlled, virtuous, and spiritually…

Dear friends,Taking back one’s power is a deeply personal process that can look different for each woman, but it is ultimately about living in alignment with one’s true self ( one of the goals of Ayurveda), asserting autonomy, and feeling empowered by one’s choices.Some key factors are :1. Recognizing one’s value without relying on external…

Dear friends, Marma point therapy, a traditional Ayurvedic practice, aims to promote healing and balance in the body/mind by stimulating specific points ( marma points) located on the skin. Here’s how it can eliminate stress: 1. Balancing Energy Flow Marma points are thought to be junctions where energy pathways intersect. Stimulating these points helps to balance energy…

Dear friends, Something I’ve witnessed over the past 15 years is that stress is the root cause of the challenges women face with their health. Today the word is “trauma”. It’s the reason I began to practice Marma therapy. When I was practicing Naturopathic approaches with women leaving out the energy therapy I found that my…

Dear friends, I feel it’s a good time to revisit the power of oils for their various health benefits and their unique properties.  In the summer we often forget the use of essential oils and other oils for our bodies but during Fall and Winter, we can approach the use of oils not only for…