Lose Weight By Breathing Right My friend Sarah just told me that she hates summer, and is not looking forward to the upcoming warmer season. How can anyone hate summer? After all what’s not to love about little sun dresses, tanned arms and legs and sunkissed skin. Add to that longer days, picnics and light…
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What Panchakarma Therapy Is Actually Like
What Panchakarma Therapy Is Actually Like I recently just returned from 2 weeks in Kerala, India for some much needed Ayurveda R&R. After all, you have to practice what you preach! For those of you that have never heard of Panchakarma treatment, it is an iconic treatment in Ayurveda based upon five therapies. Below is…
The Ayurvedic Process
The Ayurvedic Process The Ayurvedic Process We often get asked “How?” “How do you help people? How do you create long-lasting positive changes? How does Ayurveda work? etc…” The answer is simple, although perhaps not all that sexy. We have a well thought out process that takes people from their current health situation to where they…
7 Ways Walking Can Improve your Life
In recent years researchers have found the old-fashioned stroll produces amazing results. It can lower your bad cholesterol, increase cardiovascular fitness and stop bone loss. For maximum benefits, gear your walking to your body’s individual needs.Listen to what your body tells you and lets look at 7 ways walking can improve your life.
Exercise for Your Dosha
More than 5,000 years ago, the master Ayurvedic physician Charaka wrote, “From physical exercise, one gets lightness, a capacity for work, firmness, tolerance of difficulties, elimination of impurities, and stimulation of digestion.”
To keep your body in peak condition for as long as possible, you need to exercise it regularly, but this doesn’t mean pounding your muscles into shape. In the Ayurvedic view, exercise is meant to leave you feeling invigorated, happy, and ready for the day’s activities—not exhausted or in need of painkillers. Different bodies need different types of exercise, so for exercise for your dosha, look for activities that balance your metabolic type and avoid those that aggravate it. Keep reading for some exercise tips, according to your specific metabolic type. If you don’t already know your metabolic type or dosha, you can take our dosha quiz.
Give Yourself the Gift of Health for The New Year!
We have opened up the exciting presents, played with all the new gadgets and made sure we got last minute holiday purchase, chances are by now you are feeling that you are a little depleted. So give yourself the gift of health for the New Year.