“It’s the separation from nature, and the desire to control it, that has so many of us feeling unwell.” Myra Lewin “Ayurveda and Yoga are ways to learn and navigate Oneself within the Surroundings.” Environment is defined as our surroundings. It is a composite of internal...
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"Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners." William Shakespeare “The way to health is to take an aromatic bath and an odoriferous massage every day” Hippocrates (approx. 400BC) We have arrived at this season which brings us the fragrant smells of flowers and plants, and...
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To taste and to savour, this perception that we occasionally lose with certain infections. Taste is associated with the 2nd chakra; the chakra of desire, sense of responsibility, rationality and water metabolism, going far beyond the physical aspect of taste. When we talk about tasting, we...
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The Ayurvedic science of food and diet is vast and can influence every aspect of life. Tastes (Rasas) are perceived by the tongue as a first experience before being processed. The tastes are the essence of all foods. Every food is made up of a...
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Food as medicine? An old concept too often linked with the foods we ingest to maintain the body and not enough how to nourish and heal our emotional, mental and spiritual realms. According to Ayurvedic philosophy, we are all created of spirit and light rather...
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The Niyamas are the 2nd of the 8 branches (limbs) of Raja yoga developed by Patanjali (Yoga's Sutras circa 200CE). The Niyamas represent rules or principles of personal behavior. These personal qualities develop in a person living a life in harmony with him/herself, with others...
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