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Most Indians grow up watching their mothers worship the Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant in their courtyards. Watering the sacred plant has probably been part of their daily rituals. When someone in the family got a cough, cold, or fever, mothers would quickly get a few of the purple-green leaves from the plant, boil them in […]
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While modern medicine is largely limited to treatment of ailments and dealing with manifest symptoms, Ayurveda as a way of life runs much deeper, looking at individuals not just as made of carbohydrates, amino acids, and minerals, but also as mental and spiritual beings with prana or life energy that sustains life. An individual owes
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The word ‘heart’ describes something that is central, of prime importance, and which keeps everything else going. This literary usage in our day-to-day lives should normally be enough to remind us how key an organ like our heart is for our body, and yet most of us fail to do enough to keep it healthy.
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Time comes at a premium for moms. According to a British study, parents on average get about 17 minutes of me-time every day. There never seems to be enough of it. And as a mom, when you think about your priorities, making time for self-care typically falls at the bottom of that list. According to
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Ayurveda can be helpful in the management of cancer in many ways—prophylactic, palliative, curative, & supportive—and to improve the quality of life.
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Travis Eliot, a respected yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor, sat down to talk with us about the most profound awakenings throughout his life and how they always led him back to yoga. We discussed the importance of a holistic approach to practice, going inward, ‘Cadillac Escalade Yoga’, and how he makes his retreats so transformational.
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Ayu in Sanskrit stands for life and longevity, and Veda is knowledge. But Ayurveda is not just herbs and concoctions for treating an ailment, it is an understanding of a holistic and interconnected way of life—of how unique each of us is and how each individual connects to the five elements that make up matter.
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According to CDC data, the number of Americans battling severe joint pain—mostly arthritis related—jumped from 10.5 million in 2002 to 14.6 million in 2014. What made it worse is that one in every four American adults with arthritis reported discomfort measuring higher than 7 on a scale of 0 to 10; zero being no pain
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Self-care is essential for all empathic people. When you mindfully and lovingly practice it each day, your sensitivities will flourish. The self-care practices, perspectives, and meditations I present as daily offerings in Thriving as an Empath will support you in being a compassionate, empowered empath without shouldering the suffering of others or trying to “fix”
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The beautiful golden hue, exotic aroma and enticing, sweet, earthy notes brought by saffron make it an important ingredient in a number of gourmet dishes. The reddish-orange strands of the saffron come from the stigma of the beautiful flower crocus sativus. Deriving saffron from these flowers is a delicate, labor-intensive manual process, making it one
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