You are not alone. This is a place I have visited, and had taken up residence a time or two. What is This “Dark Cave of Negative Emotions”? It’s a feeling of being sucked into darkness. You feel alone, disconnected,…
by Natasha (Jyoti) Samson It’s true. You are what you eat, digest, assimilate & absorb. This is a saying in Ayurveda and also teaches us that our food profoundly affects our emotional health. If you are noticing you are stuck…
You have made a decision to live better and be healthier, but how will you get there? There are so many options. “What do I choose? What is going to work for me?” What typically happens is that we try…
Originally published on Dec 31, 2013 The Vedic sages understood that the great rhythms and forces of nature—the alternation of day and night, the rhythmic cycle of the seasons — affect our wellness, as do the seasons and cycles of…
Ayurveda places great emphasis on agni, the fire principle, which manifests in the body in overall warmth and in the power of digestion (physical, mental and emotional), as well as in our vision, in our blood and skin. When our…
This interview has appeared in Soft Power, and is being re-published here with permission from Girija and the author Aparna Sridhar. Girija Edwards, an Ayurveda Educator in Canada is very proud of her late father Dr Philip Aron Edwards, who…
One early morning in the not too distant future, you’ll stumble into the bathroom and catch a glance of someone in the mirror who looks somewhat like yourself, but older. Even OLD! And on second glance, you’ll realize it’s your…
“Birth, growth, decay and death.” Babaji offered us this phrase on his chalkboard so many times over the years. When we’d ask about human life, when we’d ask about death, when we’d ask about liberation – it appeared often in…
You may have heard about Oil Pulling; it’s become quite the new fashion in some circles! It’s something of an unusual practice, especially the first time you do it, but after trying it once, I was hooked! It gives the…
Ghee is the purified form of butter, often called “clarified butter.” In Sanskrit, it is referred to as ghrta. Ghee is one of the most ancient and sattvic foods known. According to Charaka (one of the codifiers of the Ayurvedic…