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Ayurveda Vs Modern Medicine
Ayurveda is not just medicine, Ayurveda is a way of life. Over time, human experiment and observation and influence that started becoming a practise – is called reproducibility. Reproducibility itself has been accepted by the modern science to be the hallmark of its scientific phenomenon. Everything which gets repeated again …
Read More »Ayurvedic Cure For Constipation
The root cause of all the chronic diseases is a constipation. The moment you are carrying that stool, you don’t have good bowel movement in the morning and you are likely to get into all kinds of problems.
Read More »How to Avoid Too Many Cocktails
Oops—too many cocktails?! Well so much for using your wisdom to make right choices, hey? Hehe. Just kidding. During the holidays it’s easy to throw caution to the wind as we enjoy an abundance of food and drink with people we love. Because we are so busy socializing and having …
Read More »How to Have Healthy Holidays with All 5 Layers of Your Being
Plug into the koshas to find a balanced path through this holiday season. Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Local Saturday, and Cyber Monday all followed each other to kick off the frenzy of activity eating, shopping and celebration in the holiday season. In the northern hemisphere, low light, increased activity and expectations …
Read More »How To Keep Your Digestive Fire Alive
Food needs to be digested properly in order to nourish our body. So every aspect of digestion is very keen. Ayurvedic expert, Suhas Kashirsagar talks about the process of digestion.
Read More »Importance of Ayurvedic Massage During Periods
For women’s massage there are traditional aromas for different parts of the body, the aroma for breast tissue is amber.
Read More »Changing Winds: How They Affect Your Dosha
Wind is often characterised by Vata-dosha in Ayurveda, itself being composed of both akasha (space/ether) and vayu (wind/air). Various types of wind generally aggravate vata, owing to wind’s subtle nature. The three biological humors in Ayurveda or doshas are Vata-dosha, Pitta-dosha (composed of agni or fire and jala or water) and …
Read More »Food for VATA
Vatas are the pickiest eaters of the three mind-body types. This is probably because their digestion is very delicate. Vata governs the colon, and when out of balance, Vatas are prone to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Since Vata is composed of Air and Space, it is easy for Vatas to get …
Read More »Common Cold
AYURVEDA defines the Common Cold as a disease originating in the nasal cavity marked by a watery discharge from the nose. The main Doshas involved in the common cold are Vata and Kapha. AYURVEDA believes that due to various causative factors there is a vitiation of the ‘Rasa‘ (body fluids/plasma) …
Read More »Learning Sacred Anatomy: Part 6—Dharma & Agni
(Don’t miss parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Cate’s “Sacred Anatomy” series. This is the final article in the series.) Dear You, Ah, Lesson 6. The party is almost over. I’ve had a few conversations with party-goers that it’s been a good party. Jokes were told. Conversations got …
Read More »Learning Sacred Anatomy: Part 5—Sacred Politics
(Check out the previously published parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Cate’s “Sacred Anatomy” series. Part 6, the final article in the series, comes next week…) Dear You, Today is sacred anatomy in action. As our perspective expands, our care expands. And… our actions will reflect this expansion if who …
Read More »Eating for good digestion (part 1)
Ayurveda is India’s timeless traditional system of medicine. Although developed more than 5000 years ago, it is based on the fundamental, unchanging laws of nature so remains as relevant today as ever before. However, Ayurveda is more than a medical system; it is a ‘science of life’, teaching principles and …
Read More »Learning Sacred Anatomy: Part 4—Applied Chemistry
Don’t miss the first two articles in this series: Part 1; Part 2—Systems Theory; and Part 3—Sacred Chemistry. If you would like to listen to this article rather than read it, scroll down for the audio recording! Dear You, Today is the easy chemistry lesson: Applied Chemistry. If it’s dawning on …
Read More »Learning Sacred Anatomy: Part 3—Sacred Chemistry
Don’t miss the first two articles in this series, Part 1 and Part 2—Systems Theory. If you would like to listen to this article rather than read it, scroll down for the audio recording! Dear You, Our sacred anatomy party is going to keep coming as we wend our way …
Read More »Learning Sacred Anatomy: Part 2—Systems Theory
Click here to read Part 1 of this “Learning Sacred Anatomy” series, and stay tuned to this blog for four more articles after this one! You can also download an audio recording of this article at the bottom of the text. CONTRACTED PERSPECTIVE IN OUR PERSONAL SYSTEMS THEORY Somewhere along my journey …
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