Creating Paradise Within: Better Health through Ayurvedic Rejuvenation Since humans first roamed the earth there have been oral and written stories of the quest to find the elixir of life–the Fountain of Youth. The Western biblical tradition tells of a Golden Age when people lived hundreds of years. In the East, there are stories of those [...]
Tame Your Stress with Yoga By Kelly McGonigal Do you respond to stress with a fiery growl or a cold shoulder? Yoga can transform your reactions, improve your health, and help you embody grace under pressure. Meet Mark: When something stressful happens, he feels energized. His heart races, his senses heighten—he even feels as though [...]
The “Master Cleanse” – 10 Day Lemon Juice Fast By Deb Bobier (YogaBoundDeb) There are basic natural lifestyle habits which, once incorporated into your daily life, can make a tremendously positive difference to your health. Drinking lemon water is certainly one of them. It’s the New Year and I have just started my annual fast. [...]
Yoga For Brain And Body By Dr. Michael Cutler Flexibility and strength are great boons to health. And when you make an activity like yoga one of your playful exercises, research shows you increase natural chemicals in the brain that improve your mood and lessen anxiety. If you don’t know much about yoga, it’s time [...]
Stand Up To Stress By Carl Lowe Modern society seems to specialize in creating stress for its inhabitants. Last month we coped with holiday stress. This month we’re still faced with workplace stress, the stress of commuting and financial stress (some of it the lingering effects of those holidays). There’s no question that all of [...]
Fertility and Fish Oil By Annette K. Scott At Christmas time last year, my cousin told me she wanted to get pregnant and she wondered what she should be doing to optimize her fertility. She also wanted to know, once pregnant, what to do to have a vibrant pregnancy as well as a super healthy [...]
Creating a Demand for Organic Cotton By Annette K. Scott Buying is voting. The implications (and potential for discussion) about this piece of truth are endless. It is a fact that we are, by nature, consumptive beings – our very survival requires many external resources to “fuel” our lives. But because it is inevitable, that [...]
Our Sick Earth By Annette K. Scott James McWilliams recent July 11, 2011 article about “conscientious carnivores” pushed a whole bunch of buttons for me. In my last post, I addressed his lack of imagination as to how alternatives to factory farms and CAFO’s (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) could manage to meet a growing need [...]
Ayurvedic Physical Activity – A Matter of Balance By Denise O’Dunn Ayurveda is the Science of Life. In Ayurveda your physical, mental and emotional well being is described within the context of the three dynamic forces of nature or Doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The fundamental Ayurvedic principals of like increases like and opposites [...]
Vyayama – An Ayurvedic Approach to Exercise By Denise O’Dunn Vyayama, or physical exercise, is an essential component of Ayurveda’s system of preventative health care, rejuvenation and longevity. The ancient Ayurvedic texts describe Vyayama as the movements and body postures designed to stabilize and strengthen your body. Ayurveda suggests that a daily routine of proper [...]
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