The earlier the smarter
21st May 2024
Spotting surfacing feelings and acting on them is an easy and practical way to manage health. The earlier you spot an imbalance the smarter you are.
The earlier the smarter
Spotting surfacing feelings and acting on them is an easy and practical way to manage health. The earlier you spot an imbalance the smarter you are.
Read MoreThat 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.
Read MoreAnxiety: seasonal disorder
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.
Read MoreSeasonal Cravings and Aversions
Cravings and aversions are the bodymind’s way of signalling we need to make a behavioural change.
Read MoreAyurveda happens in the NOW
When you are asked: ‘how do you feel?’ your mind returns to the present moment immediately because that’s the only place a feeling can be caught.
Read MoreAyurveda – The Smart Way to Live
With ayurveda the bodymind gains intelligence of repairing whatever is broken.
Read MoreHoliday digestion and alcohol
Holiday Digestion and Alcohol Don’t worry, don’t hurry, take it easy. That’s already one good formula for an Ayurvedic holiday. Ayurveda focuses on keeping good digestion going and nothing helps gut function better than relaxing. Many tend to relax around a glass of cocktail under the sun. (That’s what I’ve been doing daily for the…
Read MoreAyurvedic First Aid Kit
Ayurvedic First Aid Kit Bloating must be the most annoying consequence of eating. Instead of remaining blissfully calm and sharp, you feel heavy and you can’t focus. The result of your food should be energy. If this is not the case, even if you eat plenty and healthily, you need to get the ayurvedic First…
Read MoreFasting under the Hunger Moon
Let’s talk about fasting since ‘tis the time! Many indigenous cultures described February, the late winter moon cycle, the toughest month of the year in terms of food supply, as Hunger Moon. Very little grows in nature right. Millions of years of foraging life on Earth in cyclic seasonal harvest rotation has made our genes…
Read MoreWhy is gut health good for the brain?
Why is gut health good for the brain? Ayurveda, backed up by the most recent scientific research (such as microbiology) regards the gut as the prime initiator of bodymind’s imbalances and disease. The ancient practices addressing gut health in order to reverse degenerative brain diseases and psychological imbalances are proving to be the winning deal…
Read MoreReset for Long Covid
Reset for Long Covid and Other Post Viral Conditions The most extraordinary health event in human history has left its mark in our society in many forms we still cannot even comprehend. One of them, however, is well known to many of us and at least we know someone who has it: the long covid….
Read MorePlacebo: Ayurveda’s big guns – the science behind it
Placebo: Ayurveda’s big guns – the science behind it The word placebo has gained some bad rap in the past years and to some extent it is understandable because it is hard to measure. What cannot be measured does not exist – or is it so? Before I continue explaining how placebo is something more…
Read MoreYou can’t eat yourself healthy
The fact of the matter is: you can eat yourself sick but can’t eat yourself back in health. Once unhealthy, there is no way you can keep eating and hoping to get healthy, no matter what you eat. That’s a bit thick coming from me, you might say. I am, after all, claimed to teach people…
Read MoreDrink your food, Eat your water
Drink your food, eat your water What kind of advice is that? That does not sound right! But it is and I will explain why and how. I heard this statement for the first time from one of my biggest influencers, Dr Vasant Lad, who’s life work consist of translating and diffusing ayurvedic knowledge to…
Read MoreHUNGER
Hunger… is not pain it comes in waves is a sign of increasing digestive power, or agni One of the biggest achievements in my life, as a survivor of bulimia, has been to become comfortable with a feeling of hunger. Having spent my early adulthood surrounded by a media that promotes constant snacking to avoid…
Read MoreHow to be in the “Now”…. and then what happens?
Yoga and Ayurveda complement each other perfectly, but have you asked why? There are a couple of points to make but one of the main commonalities is that they both aim at helping us acting in the present. In the now we make better decisions and are able to judge the situation for what it…
Read MoreSeasonal cravings
Roughage for Lady Gaga? Seasonal cravings You must be wondering why Lady Gaga likes it rough? Well, of course, Ayurveda has the answer: Lady Gaga has seasonal cravings! In spring, roughage is essential in our diet because of the tough insoluble fibres, which clean the gut and help pull out all of the old fat…
Read MoreAyurvedic Diet: The Truth
Ayurvedic Diet: The truth I think we really need some reality checks on Ayurvedic Diets! So here is the run down on Ayurvedic Diets: The truth. I wanted to get one thing straight about the Ayurvedic diet: There are no natural food items that are not allowed in this diet! I often hear you should…
Read MoreHello Vata my old friend
Vata My Friend Oh boy, we are getting closer and closer to the climax of vata! As we know, every season during the year is related to a specific dosha. By the end of that season or time period, the characteristics of the associated dosha increase. So, for example, summer, the pitta period, is at…
Read MoreSatmya: The concept of suitability
Stay Inside Your Comfort Zone. Satmya: The concept of suitability We are all unique beings and as such we all have individual requirements. Whilst seasonal cleansing is important, it is best to design a programme that suits your individual needs and is appropriate to you. Your family, work, activities, stamina, beliefs and ethical issues are…
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