Seasonal Ayurvedic cycles and their impact on our health and well-being
I am studying Spanish right now, and last week my tutor and I talked about the weather. My tutor, who lives in Spain, confided that she hates hot weather and[…]
I am studying Spanish right now, and last week my tutor and I talked about the weather. My tutor, who lives in Spain, confided that she hates hot weather and[…]
A recently published study from the United Kingdom had identified the “sweet spot” for bedtime. The researchers concluded that going to bed between 10 pm and 11 pm lowered the[…]
Every time I am about to fly, I get an upset stomach. It doesn’t matter how far I travel, how early I have to get up, how much work I[…]
I know someone who his colleagues and friends often describe as “a rock.” Everybody knows that he is reliable, consistent, and solid in every sense. But that solidity comes at[…]
In the past, I had a student who would barge into my studio for his private yoga session like a puffing steam engine. He told me that his work was[…]
Ayurveda says that when we pay conscious attention to the choices we make, activities we engage in, and foods we eat, we can restore and maintain the balance of fundamental[…]
Imagine yourself attending a hot yoga class. Your body temperature will increase as you move through the poses (the external quality of heat will increase internal heat). The body will[…]
Growing up in Russia, I was used to people blaming their colds and other maladies on skvoznyak (draft). You would often hear things like: “I had an awful cold last[…]
Last week we established that both Western science and Eastern thought (mainly, Samkhya philosophy) consider energy, matter, and light to be the building blocks of the Universe. Samkhya philosophy also[…]
One of the most famous equations of all time (and one of the most elegant and profound) is Einstein’s E=mc2, where E represents energy, m represents mass, and c represents[…]
Some years ago, I taught a yoga series titled Yoga for Your Type; it was based on developing a better understanding of one’s Ayurvedic type and dominant qualities. All of[…]
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According to the yoga tradition, there are three qualities, or three energetic forces, that are always present (to various degrees) in all things and beings in the world. Those qualities[…]
I love it when Eastern and Western approaches to health and wellness overlap, even if they speak entirely different languages. For example, the Ayurvedic tradition is based on the concept[…]
After a year of keeping our interaction circles and our travel routes intentionally small, we are now starting to venture out into the world, only to discover that our bodies[…]
Our digestive systems are in charge of breaking down food into its basic components, which are then absorbed into the blood and transported throughout the entire body. Food is the[…]
How do you start your morning? In a given week, do you create space to begin your day with intention, peace of mind and a connection to something bigger? Or[…]
Humans have used body movements and hand gestures to tell stories and facilitate particular psychological states since the beginning of time. For example, Hawaiian hula dance was meant to promote[…]
Nyasa is a symbolic gesture of placing the mantra onto one’s body so that the body becomes the seat or temple of the Deity. One of the most potent and[…]
Mudras are specific hand gestures that are meant to have symbolic, energetic and healing qualities. Most mudras are static gestures, but you can also make them dynamic when the actual[…]