Nov 6, 2016 | Ayurveda, Lifestyle, Yoga |
Now I understand why yoga visionaries incorporated these yoga poses at the end of yoga practice. They calm you down into meditative and contemplative final stages of yoga practice. These poses increase the metabolism and digestion and increase the amount of tryptophan produced in the body. Tryptophan is the raw material for serotonin, which in turn acts as the building block for melatonin which calms one down. So, anybody seeking yoga to calm them down and relax may be looking at these ‘vata salutations’.
Oct 31, 2016 | Ayurveda, Lifestyle |
Ojas is a Sanskrit word which means “that which invigorates”. According to Ayurveda, a high level of Ojas brings bliss and happiness. It is the vital life force energy that courses through our mind-body. Ojas is also thought to be the most refined state of physical matter according to Ayurveda wisdom but has not yet been discovered by tools of modern science.
Oct 25, 2016 | Ayurveda, Lifestyle |
Well–gee–I never noticed this before but the word “Healthy” is made up of the words “heal” and “thy”. Of course, now that I see it, it feels like finding a hidden object in a child’s activity...
Oct 21, 2016 | Lifestyle, Yoga |
I have written and talked about mindfulness extensively in the past. Today, I had a different experience on the subject when I read a quote from mindfulness researcher Lisa Flook of the University of Wisconsin: “This is the way of nurturing the seeds of kindness in...
Oct 20, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
Animals and little children – a pleasure watching them. The total abandon, no thought except for the present moment. When do we lose this trait as we grow up? Is it possible to bring some of that back into our adult lives? Can we try to live ‘in the moment’, at least for a little while each day?
Oct 19, 2016 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
You may be eating healthy, but are you using the right cooking oil, below its smoke point? We analyze various cooking oils in this blog.
