May You be Nourished Mind, Body & Soul – Wishing You and Your Families a Beautiful & Blessed Thanksgiving… “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a…
Category: Ayurveda
7 Considerations for a Nourishing Meal!
Spiritual & Healing Practices.
Feeling Off Balance?
The ear is an organ of Vata. It is susceptible to Air and Ether (space) which are Vata elements. When Vata is disturbed by the airflow, ie. the passages are not clear from sinus blockage or infection, the cochlear cannot correctly sense the otolithic crystals and properly ascertain balance. Oil is the best way to…
Acu-Yoga For Chronic Pain!
Om Shanti Fellow Yogis & Yoginis, Although this is an unflattering photo of me, click on it to read about my Acu-Yoga partnership with The Oxford Valley Pain and Spine Clinic. =) Tell your friends so they can experience some Prana flow as they do some gentle Acu-Yoga. Namaste
Organic Extravaganza! The Dirty Dozen & Clean 15
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Potatoes & Yams & Beets, oh My!
Roasted Fall Vegetables are some of the easiest and most delicious autumn dishes to make! Ayurveda recommends using nightshades like potatoes seasonally and in moderation. In this medley, waxy small white potatoes, sweet potatoes and beets are mixed together with some peppery spices to balance out and lighten the kapha quality of “guru,” meaning “heavy”…
Ginger Agave Syrup Pears!
Playing around in the kitchen with Fall fruit recipes, I generated this Ginger Agave Syrup Pear Delight! Pears are not only a wonderful Fall fruit, but they are appropriate for all 3 Ayurvedic constitutions: Vata, Pitta & Kapha. By simply poaching the…
Soothing Shirodhara
Shirodhara is truly an amazing Ayurvedic therapy that can work wonders on disorders caused by Vata aggrevation. Nervousness, anxiety, depression, insomnia & overstimulation, just to name a few, are all reduced with shirodhara. “Shiro” means “head” & “dhara” means “stream.” In shirodhara, a warm oil stream is continuously poured over the “sthapani marma” (the space…
Miracle Mahanarayan!
Well, folks I attempted to attend my regular Latin Dance Class at the gym yesterday to pump out my Vata energy when it was usurped by a substitute instructor who generated a High Impact, High Energy Aerobics & Weights class! Yes, I got a good workout, but as my leg muscles were expecting a different…
Rest & Rejuvenation
Massage & AyurvedaSpiritual & Healing Practices.
The Doshas: Vata, Pitta & Kapha
The Doshas: Vata, Pitta & Kapha By nature, each person is a combination of three bodily humors, or “doshas,” called Vata, Pitta & Kapha. Our bodily constitution, or “Prakriti”, depends on the varying proportions of each energy and is determined genetically at the time of conception. Innumerable Prakritis exist from the various amounts of the…
Ayurveda & the 5 Elements (Panchamahabutas)
Ayurveda & the 5 Elements (Panchamahabutas) Ayurveda is built upon the principles of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether (space). Everything is composed of all five elements, but typically one or two elements predominate. Ayurveda teaches us to recognize and balance these elements with “ahara.” Ahara is everything that we take into…
Introduction to Ayurveda
Introduction to Ayurveda Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health and wellness originating from the Indian Hindu scriptures called Vedas. It is thought to be the oldest known medical system, dating back over 5,000 years and consisting of eight clinical branches: Kaaya Chikitsa (Internal Medicine) Baala Chikitsa (Treatment of Children / Pediatrics) Graha Chikitsa (Demonology /…
Essential Ayurveda
The panchamahabutas (5 great elements) of earth, water, fire, air and ether further manifest themselves in the body as three humors or bio-energies called Doshas. From ether and air, comes the life force of Vata, from fire and water comes the metabolic energy of Pitta and from water and earth is the anabolic growth activity…
Veda Health 