"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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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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Ayurveda incorporates detox and meditation in the healing processes. Detoxifying the body and meditation for the mind help prevent diseases. Detox is as much a daily routine as a seasonal one. Detox is a natural way of cleaning ourselves. Our natural rhythm of awake and sleeping...
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What is pranayama? Prana and Ayama Pranayama is a combination of 2 words – prana meaning the breath of life, respiration, vitaity, energy power and spirit. Prana creates, sustains and illuminates the universe linking it to the source and essence of life. It manifests itself as...
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What are respect (Ahimsa) and truth (Satya) in 2021 and the links between them? Ahimsa is non-aggressiveness, non-harming, first of the five practices of the moral disciplines in Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutras, the yamas. It is a capital virtue in all major religio-spiritual traditions of the world...
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Ayurveda and yoga are often called sister sciences; Ayurveda is considered the healing side of yoga, and yoga the spiritual side of Ayurveda. Together they encompass a complete approach to the well-being of the body, the mind, and the spirit. They are integral parts of...
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