That one thing about detoxing
Stress and cold cause constriction. The body becomes tight by the expectation or the actual experience of fear. The same constriction happens when we feel cold.
Ayurveda offers a nice range of daily routines to make the best of our lives. Some of these are known to everyone like adequate sleep or brushing the teeth. Some recommended daily routines seem quite exotic like gargling oil. Others, at first impression, seem even toxic like inhaling herbal smoke. The recommendations of daily routines…
Read MoreI am an Ayurvedic practitioner. This means that for work I help people to find balance in their lives through diet, lifestyle, herbs, relaxing treatments and detoxing. For me, the principles for finding balance are clear and simple. However, the main challenge I find in this profession is that I have to fight against prejudices…
Read MoreThere is a growing interest in the world of science on the gut function, considering the latest discoveries of the importance of our diet and lifestyle on health. Microbiology, with the study of gut biology and how bacteria, viruses and even so called parasites interact to create good digestion and better health is one of…
Read MoreLast year an article came out in The Guardian heavily criticising the detox craze and the detox market in general. It was good reading since the market has indeed gone bonkers selling everything under the sky as good for detoxing. Consumers are faced with a dilemma on what products to choose and which detox program to go…
Read MoreMy sister was very excited about a soup with leeks and asparagus but we never got to make it together. Recently, when I got home after work, I realised I had the necessary ingredients in the fridge and got to cooking because it sounded like a very quick thing to make. And what a wonderful surprise…
Read MoreI was engaged once in an interesting conversation on herbs and their medicinal properties with someone who had just retired after a long career in a well-known pharmaceutical company. Although quite skeptical of alternative healing methods he was still curious to hear what ayurveda had to offer. One of the things he asked me was…
Read MoreAyurveda has recognised the deep connection that exists between the brain and the gut for thousands of years. But what is the connection? The answer lies in serotonin, the “feel good” hormone. In Ayurveda addiction is called madatya and the three different body types (vata, pitta and kapha) are all susceptible. Each body type is…
Read MoreIs there anything that takes my fancy more than sprouts in spring? No, there isn’t, or maybe, but I cannot figure it out now. I am so excited about the first sprouting year after year. It brings such joy and delight to see life expressing itself so vitally. The transformation that goes on in these…
Read MoreI just ate a slice of wonderful Finnish cabbage pie I baked modifying my mum’s recipe ever so slightly towards my Italian culinary preferences. A bit of parmesan won’t hurt any dish. Or maybe a fish dish… oh no, I do put it there as well sometimes!! Flexibility is one of the requirements of good…
Read MoreThe wonder of nature is that once we start following its rotation and synchronize our activities to the different energetic periods of various cycles, our lives start flowing with effortless ease. Once we collaborate with nature it will grant us great boons. CRAVINGS Cravings can be good and bad, rising when the brain and the…
Read MoreStress and cold cause constriction. The body becomes tight by the expectation or the actual experience of fear. The same constriction happens when we feel cold.
The palms of our hands reflect to our heart. We basically carry our heart in our hands.
Anxiety is an emotional response of the body to a feeling of fear. The thing is, you don’t really need to have anything specific to fear. If you do not protect yourself against the seasonal qualities, you might create a sensation of fear out of nowhere.
Cravings and aversions are the bodymind’s way of signalling we need to make a behavioural change.
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Jivita Ayurveda in Kensal Rise, Northwest London, is an organic wellbeing centre where ayurvedic treatments and detox programs are offered alongside with organic beauty treatments.
Our UK Ayurveda retreats offer includes residential panchakarma detox programs run regularly in Dorset in an authentic ayurvedic hospital set up, unique within the UK.
Jivita Academy of Ayurveda also offers ayurveda training and education to learn ayurveda including ayurvedic nutrition and ayurveda massage techniques. Whichever Ayurveda course you choose, our courses in ayurveduc are adaoted to the modern urban life without compromising tradition. Online education programs in Ayurveda are run on demand. In person courses in ayurvedic massage are run regularly at our Ayurvedic clinic, Jivita Ayurveda, in Northwest London.
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