HeyMonicaB: A Blooming Resource on Ayurveda

I was doing some studies tonight and this is a great little excerpt from Dr. Vasant Lad’s book, The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies.

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Computer eyes get really strained during the day. Try to take a break every couple hours, just for like 2 minutes, and focus on the blue sky or trees outside (even snow on trees!) The natural surroundings will bring eyes back to their natural focus and help them relax a bit. Eyes need a [...]

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(In case you’ve missed them: Nutrition1 and Nutrition 2)

The body’s internal digestive fire is called our agni. When agni funtions properly, whatever we have eaten gets digested and absorbed by the body. Then the body eliminates waste. Pretty simple. However, when doshas are imbalanced due to lifestyle, diet, negative emotions, etc., agni becomes weakened or [...]

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I talk to many people each day who are full of worry (I am a recruiter for creatives/designers) about their recent lay off and/or finding a new job. Due to the economic climate (I REFUSE to say recession. We create our own recession just by letting that neggy energy creep in and I refuse [...]

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Hey! So, after reading part 1, you already know that mistaken intellect is the first stage in the disease process. Mistaken intellect (making wrong choices) can be anything; not doing your daily exercise, drinking lots of alcohol, eating too much, eating the wrong foods., smoking, etc., So now you might be wondering, “Ok great. So [...]

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Desire can result in suffering. It is ego-driven, a disconnect from the whole, true self.

Desiring something means we always want something more. For example if we want to travel more (work less), we need more money, so then we have to work more…see that? Because we always want more. That’s a mini example of an [...]

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