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Spring Detox—REST And REPAIR DIET

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The great healing tradition of Ayurveda has a profound understanding of biological rhythms and a spring cleanse is one important part of its seasonal detox and healing programs. Biorhythms Modern medicine has begun to recognize the importance of daily and seasonal...

Your Ayurveda Dosha Types and Microbiome

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For thousands of years Ayurveda has described the functioning of our mind and body in terms of three main doshas—the underlying psychophysiological tendencies—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. At birth we each have our own individual nature or “Prakriti,” which is a combination...

New Book From Dr. Suhas

The Nobel prize was awarded to three physiologists who first discovered the relationship between circadian rhythms and how cells function inside plants, animals and people. Every part of your body, your liver, your digestive track, your brain, your circulatory system...

12 Guidelines For Eating

Eat an amount that takes the state of your agni and Doshas into consideration. Eat three meals a day. Eat only after your previous food is digested. Set a specific time and place. Eat with a proper frame of mind (a happy mood). Wash your hands thoroughly. Feed someone...

Split Pea Stew

Split pea stew – Serves 41 ½ cups split peas (washed and strained)2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional, but reduce for Pitta Dosha)2 stalks celery, chopped2 cups carrots, sliced1 large sweet onion, chopped½ teaspoon kosher or sea...

Soothing Dahl

Soothing Dahl (6 servings) 3 cups chana dhal or yellow split peas (rinsed well) 4 cups pure water 1½ tablespoons ghee 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root (grated) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1½ teaspoon ground coriander seeds ¾ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1½...

Sunblock

SUNSCREEN, WRINKLES & DREMPLES In the Netherlands—Holland to the rest of the world—“Winkle” is the word for store. Every time a huge billboard advertised a “winkle,” to my apparently endless amusement I would think “wrinkle.” (Note: I am easily amused.) Bumps...

ACI-BALANCE

# 1. Products I Swear By (and don’t want to ever be without) ACI-BALANCE I want to rave about this incredible product and tell you exactly how it saved me under dire circumstances, but for (pathetic, creepy, & inhumane) legal reasons I am not allowed...

Modern Research on Black Cumin

Modern Research on Black Cumin By Dr. Robert Keith Wallace Excerpts from Maharishi Ayurveda and Vedic Technology: Creating Ideal Health for the Individual and World, Revised and Updated from The Physiology of Consciousness: Part 2 by Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, Dharma...

Modern Research on Ginger

Modern Research on Ginger By Dr. Robert Keith Wallace Excerpts from Maharishi Ayurveda and Vedic Technology: Creating Ideal Health for the Individual and World, Revised and Updated from The Physiology of Consciousness: Part 2 by Robert Keith Wallace, PhD, Dharma...

Change your samskaras on August 21!

It’s been my experience that one of the biggest challenges we have during our stay on this planet is to live comfortably with the patterns and tendencies that make up our individual personality and character. The Sanskrit word for such tendencies is Samskara, and it...

How to do Abhyanga

How to do abhyanga Oil Massage A step-by-step guide to daily self massage A daily abyhanga massage with organic oils improves blood circulation, lubricates the joints, calms the nerves, increases mental alertness, helps the body efficiently eliminate toxins,...

The Veggie Pusher

Hi Ladies (and Gents who love their ladies too)! You all have heard from me in a few little snippets. I am "the veggie pusher"..... Dunt, dunt, dunt.... I am also a food activist, a home gardener, and one who devotes much time to understanding...

Spring Tips for Women

Honor Your Nature and Honor Your Body From Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar Spring is upon us! Mother Nature is shifting her energy from cold to warm, and we are now in a period that Ayurveda calls "Ritu Sandhi." Ritu Sandhi occurs twice in the year, in both the...