Good Morning All! Are you stressed today? Do you feel like your breath is shallow, head is full of thoughts and body is exhausted? Are you juggling work, friends, homelife and finances with difficulty? If so, then you might be suffering from Adrenal Stress depletion. Ayurveda and Yoga are long known to be effective for regulating…
Category: Ayurveda
Gorilla Encounter!
Greetings All! This is a breathtaking video of a wild gorilla encounter with a human camp in Uganda. It is such a beautiful display of our shared love and energy with every creature on this planet. The kindness and acceptance of the gorillas with the man points to the true meaning of a positive connection…
Amazing Yoga Website!
OM SHANTI YOGIS & YOGINIS I wanted to share this wonderful Yoga website with you all! It has fantastic blogs, featured teachers, illustrations of Sun Salutations, Non-profit fundraising for Yoga Outreach programs and more. Check it out and drop me a comment about it ~ I’d love to hear your thoughts on it! NAMASTE &…
Ayurveda at The Tubby Olive!
Greetings Veda Health Fans! I had the unique and wonderful opportunity last week to be a guest chef at The Tubby Olive, purveyor of organic and natural gourmet oils, vinegars and spices. This was an amazing venue to discuss healthy living, nutritious food and healing Ayurveda all while enjoying some fresh, organic and nourishing Vegan…
Ayurvedic Webinars!
Esteemed Ayurvedic Guru Dr. Vasant Lad is now offering online webinars! Please visit his site to check out upcoming seminars. http://www.ayurveda.com/seminars/webinars_online.html Namaste
Ayurvedic Yoga!
Ayurvedic Yoga! This is another Wonderful video on how Ayurveda envisions Yoga for each Doshic Constitution. Vata, Pitta and Kapha Prakritis can all benefit from watching Juliet Jivanti’s video. Enjoy!
Vata Soothing Potato Leek Soup!
Warm up this Vata Winter Season with a bowl of steaming hot, dairy-free Organic Potato Leek Soup! A super easy and delicious recipe, this root based soup will ground and sooth Vata in a season filled with cold, dry and rough elements that aggravate Vata. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 lb of organic red potatoes or white…
Avoid Amoebas – Neti Nightmare…
Please use Distilled Water for your Neti Rinses and not Tap Water. In light of recent events involving the death of two people who used tap water to cleanse their sinuses with their Neti pot, it is important to adhere to Neti pot recommendations and use Distilled Water and Not Tap Water for rinsing. Interestingly,…
92 Years Yoga Young!
This is a truly amazing real life 92 y.o. Yogini! After 42 years of teaching Yoga, Ms. Porchon Lynch is considered a yoga master by many of her peers and followerr. She is 92 years young with a gentle spirit and a generous heart. Ms. Porchon Lynch still practices asana and teaches yoga regularly. She is truly practicing…
Ayurvedic Beeno!
Feeling bloated from holiday parties? Greasy, fried and raw foods are known to increase Gas in the body, aggravate Vata dosha and result in significant gastric upset. Well, Ayurveda has a 5,000 year old solution to this problem – the Herb “Hing.“ Also known by its latin name of “Ferula assafoetida” or “Asafoetida,” this herb works…
Culinary Spices & The Doshas!
Ayurveda views food as medicine. Spices are particularly beneficial for our health but need to be adjusted according to our doshic constitution. This brief video outlines a host of everyday culinary spices with great suggestions on how Ayurveda would use them for each dosha. *Please note that Yellow Mustard Seeds are Less Pungent than Brown/Black…
Chai This!
Holiday Season is here and what better way to warm up with your loved ones than with a delicious, cup of organic Chai! Chai tea is the modern beverage of choice for holidays with its rich cinnamon and warming clove scent. But, did you know that Chai was initially an Ayurvedic digestive aid that dates…
Debate’s On! Integrative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine
Greetings Ayurvedic Enthusiasts! Here is a Very interesting video I came across on the debate between Integrative Medicine and Conventional Medicine. It features well-known alternative medicine practitioner Dr. Weil and internest/sports medicinist Dr. Steven Knope. I am not promoting either practitioner here, but instead am fascinated by the fact that Integrative Medicine has boomed over…
Ayurvedic Robitussin!
Cough, Cold or Approaching Flu? Try a cup of this simple, yet elegant Ayurvedic tea. It has Lemon – to alkalize the blood, Ginger – to stimulate circulation, reduce inflammation, kill germs (and much more), Turmeric – as a natural anti-biotic, Tulsi leaves – which expel mucous, bacteria, aid lungs, coughs and respiratory disorders, Ghee…
Good Morning Post Turkey Day Ayurveda Enthusiasts! Here is a short video showing beautiful photos of Ayurvedic herbs. It serves as a brief introduction to how Ayurveda views herbs and food as medicine. Enjoy!
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