Healing Trauma with Yoga
When I started practising yoga in 1985 it was an intuitive attraction. It felt like I already knew what yoga was, it was like a subterranean memory of something I had practised in another lifetime. I found yoga very easy and when I practised, it felt like it was nourishing my soul, not just a physical…
Using Yoga to Heal Trauma
When I was young, I was abused by my parents from 0 to 14 years. At the age of 14. I escaped from my family. I was helped by my boyfriend and some of his Aboriginal Aunties helped protect me and keep me safe from being taken back to an abusive household. Since that time…
Patra Sweda
Patra sweda – fresh lemons/limes, castor leaves or oil, fresh herbs cooked in oil then placed in clothe making a poultice and tied, heating in medicated oil and applying to the body – fantastic for acute pain such a spurs on the heels, plantar fasciitis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylitis, spondylosis, chronic back pain, myalgia, neuralgia,…
HARI OM TAT SAT
Extract taken from an Article By Swami Satyananda Saraswati”What is the Meaning of Hari Om Tat SatHari Om Tat Sat’ – ancient mantra derived from the Vedas.’Hari Om’ is one mantra and ‘Tat Sat’ is another.Together ‘Hari Om Tat Sat’: – means ‘This is Truth’. That what I see with my eyes and what is…
BALANCING THE DOSHAS
In Ayurveda we recommend a daily routine to nourish the whole being to bring yourself into balance, part of this daily routine is doing exercise that suits the constitution (Prakriti) we have humours called vata pitta and kapha doshas (tridoshas (three doshas) are energetic forces that influence us and nature). The doshas can get out…
OJAS & RECIPE FOR GHEE DATES
Ojas – means strength/vigour/energy/power. It is the essence that is converted from pure sattwic food we consume which becomes our body tissues. In ayurveda we call these tissues dhatus which are Rasa (plasma), Rakta (blood), Mamsa (muscle), Asthi (bone) Medas (fat), Majja (marrow), Shukra (reproductive fluid) – Ojas. Ojas is located in the heart (Para…
SIX TASTES OF AYURVEDA
Ayurvedic nutrition – there are six tastes that balance the doshas: Sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. Vata – salty, sour and sweet Pitta – sweet, bitter and astringent Kapha – pungent, bitter and astringent According to Ayurveda these 6 tastes are recommended to be taken in each meal. If that is not possible…
AYURVEDIC SEASONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AUTUMN
Autumn is ruled by the vata dosha. In ayurveda diet and lifestyle for your constitution (prakruti) and any imbalances you may have (vikruti) are recommended but also adjustments are recommended to be made for the season. Because the vata dosha rules autumn ayurveda recommends keeping this dosha balanced by doing things to pacify it (sooth…
GHEE
Ghee is an oil, it can bond with lipid-soluble nutrients and herbs to penetrate the lipid-based cell walls in the body. It increases the potency of some herbs (carrying them) to the interior of the cells where they give the most benefit. It acts as a preservative and does not spoil easily and preserves the…
JALA NETI
JALA NETI
(Nasal cleansing with water)
Jala neti is a technique of cleansing the nasal passages. Using warm salt water and a special neti pot. The salt needs to be in the correct proportions – if there is too much salt or not enough there will be a burning sensation in the nostrils.
The benefits of doing jala neti is it removes mucus and pollution from the sinuses and nasal passageways. It supports the prevention and management of respiratory diseases and helps to maintain the health of ears, eyes and throat. It relieves muscle tension in the face and gives a fresh youthful appearance, removes drowsiness and brings a feeling of freshness/lightness to the head. It soothes and calms the brain and alleviates anger, depression and anxiety.
There is a whole process to this practise and it is best to be taught by a qualified yoga teacher proficient in this shatkarma. (shat – six, karma – action are the six purification techniques) Neti is one of the six purifications techniques that balance vata, pitta and kapha doshas in yoga.
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