HeyMonicaB

DUDE! I’m on my fourth week of jury duty and its taking its toll on me. It is absolutely emotionally draining. Despite eating proper foods and following nature’s clock, my tongue is coated white in the back. I’ve had two migraines since Thursday and my eyes feel like they are being pulled back into my [...]

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As we already know, Ayurveda is not based on quick fixes. Sure there are herbs to assist the healing process, but long term changes have everything to do with diet and lifestyle management. To some of us, that may sound like a lot of work, but if we take it in small doses it’s totally [...]

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Ok! We’ve talked about the six tastes, what they are and how each taste affects the body. It makes logical sense that we need to incorporate each of the tastes into our diet to maintain complete balance. Ayurveda says you should have all six tastes in each meal for proper digestion and to nourish and [...]

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How much you actually listen when someone talks to you? I mean really listen. Like listening without thinking about what you are going to say next, or without thinking about a similar experience you had, or without handing over your advice. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation where there were 3 people talking at [...]

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Ok this is brill and I know you will love it. Last night at the movies I had to pee so bad, but I held it. And held it. And I thought I was going to die. Dumb. It reminded me of my most favorite Ayurvedic principles, “Do not resist your urges.” I can’t stress [...]

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Whoa! Once again I was reading my favorite Ayurvedic book, Absolute Beauty by Dr. Pratima Raichur, and once again my mind went spinning into inspirational delight. It’s a timely read just after Independence Day in America, where abundance in food, material things, and freedoms flow easily. But are we independent enough in our thinking and [...]

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Ok, we don’t normally tend to overeat fruits or veggies, do we? But quite often we mindlessly grab salty snacks and sweet candies just because they are hanging out (like at the office), regardless of hunger. Then as we’re all jacked up on sugar, we might get jittery, extra chatty, feel restless and lose our [...]

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Ok! More goodies about our mental state and whether the quality of our mind is living in sattva, rajas, or tamas. If you haven’t read about the three qualities of the mind (or trigunas) give it a quick read and this will make more sense. A quick reminder, sattva is purity, rajas is activity, tamas [...]

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You might be wondering why I talk about the mind all the time when mostly, it’s our bodies that we focus on being healthy and balanced. Because! If the mind is not healthy the body won’t be either. It starts with the mind first! In addition to the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha), there are [...]

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Hey! TGIF. Yesterday someone asked me for Ayurvedic advice on making right choices and following through with right action. She knows how to eat/live the proper way, but is having a problem with actually doing it. She is certainly not alone – I think many of us can relate to that. The conflict lies between [...]

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Are you stressed? How much do you have? Where does it live in your body? Stress factors can be physical, psychological, or spiritual according to Ayurveda, but the question is, “Is stress real?” Or do we create it through our interpretation and perception of the events around us? Think about it. There is a woman [...]

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My new favorite book is Absolute Beauty by Pratima Raichur. I love it sooho much! Below is an excerpt from the book, about emotional issues linking to physical imbalances. I keep reading over and over because it makes total sense! And now I want to discover all sorts of emotional correlations with physical ailments…totally fascinating. [...]

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Spring is a natural time to cleanse our our bodies, our homes, our minds, but don’t forget about emotions. Stale, negative emotions can lodge themselves in our psyche, which lodges them in our subtle channels, which then lodges them in our bodies! Everything is connected. By negative, I mean emotions like envy, worry, jealousy, fear, [...]

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Energy in our food either helps or hinders digestion. In fact, our state of mind or mood can create physical indigestion just as much as it creates mental indigestion. To help keep positve energy flowing, remember to eat with peace of mind and with thanks. When cooking, be happy! Play some nice music or sing, [...]

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Woohoooo!! After a long time searching, I finally got a great kitchari (kitch-a-dee or kitch-a-ree) recipe from one of my fellow Ayurvedic students. I love kitchari is because it’s wonderfully easy to digest, it’s a great source of protein because of the mung dal and itt’s a complete food. It’s excellent for detoxification and de-aging [...]

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Oh my. There are few things worse than a migraine. If you have had them, you know they are excruciatingly painful. And really, your body is incapacitating you on purpose because it cannot handle any more. I was at a seminar taught by Dr. Lad in October; this is what I have in my notes: [...]

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Hooray! I have been blocked, but after class this weekend, I think I know the problem. I don’t have a plan! Dr. Apte, my Ayurvedic doctor and teacher, says that actual work doesn’t take that much time, it’s the planning of the work that takes time. aHAH! Think about it. Making dinner is easier if [...]

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Happy New Year! 2009! Yes. We are off. For some reason I am blocked from writing. The topic of Ayurveda is intensely exciting and equally overwhelming. And I have frickin’ stopped writing because I feel stifled. So much knowledge to share, yet so little time (I feel, but really there’s decades of time. So what [...]

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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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♫ 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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