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Dinacharya-The Ideal Daily Routine
Most of our body functions follow a daily cycle that mirror the rhythms of nature. Ayurveda recommends that in order to be optimally healthy we should tune our bodies to the nature’s master cycle which in turn regulates the various other rhythms.
Every two waves of change pass through us, each bringing a Vata, Pitta and Kapha cycle. The approximate times of these cycles are as follows:
First cycle: 6 am - 10 am Kapha10 am - 2 pm Pitta Read more »
Almost everyone has occasional sleepless nights and it’s usually never a happy place. Lack of sleep makes us feel lethargic, unable to concentrate, depressed, weak, grim, cranky and emotional. Most of us can deal with a night or even two nights of lost sleep, but sometimes it can extend into weeks, months and sometimes even years. Read more »
Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and founding father of natural medicine said "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." What this means is that if you eat right, you won't need medicine and if you eat poorly, no medicine will help. Read more »
Please send healing thoughts and love to Dr. David Simon of the Chopra Center today. Read more »
The shocking details of the news, specifically the oil disaster, is having a negative affect on my psyche, so I've decided to be a news-avoider. I get most of my news from the internet and have my home pages set to news sites, which means that every time I log on I'm bombarded by scary and sad.
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Living an Ayurvedic lifestyle is not complicated or difficult. There are no dogmatic or religious beliefs associated with the practice. However, Ayurveda does stress the importance of practicing certain ethical values like truthfulness, humility, and non-violence as well as meditation and yoga since it does consider our entire being as body, mind and spirit. Practicing Ayurveda means that we take responsibility for our own health and well-being and make health Read more »
Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to skin care and recognizes that the skin is not separate from the rest of the body. Ayurvedic skin care not only treats the skin, but treats the whole body and the whole person. In Ayurveda radiant skin and beauty can only be achieved when one is in balance or healthy. Our skin is a reflection of what is going on inside and we can’t expect to have have beautiful glowing skin unless our diet and lifestyle are in harmony with our constitution. What goes in our bodies shows on our skin. Read more »
Whether you have a lot of Pitta in your constitution or not, you need to pay attention to the fire element in the summer months.
You can recognize the signs of imbalanced Pitta if you feel anger, jealousy, irritation, aggressive or argumentative. Also, if you are experiencing any inflammation, rashes, acne, ulcers, bursitis, heartburn, acid reflux, these are also symptoms of heat imbalance. Read more »
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