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Modern Ayurveda: Discover Your Highest Potential

by John Douillard on November 16, 2015 | 96 Comments

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 8 seconds With modern science supporting the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, the phrase “going back to the future” has never been more accurate. This is reflected in every article I write here at LifeSpa. With the ancient teachings of Ayurveda, I get to predict where the new science is […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Meditation Tagged: ashwagandha, bacopa, fish oil, meditation, nasya, turmeric

How NOT To Get Sick & Fat This Winter

by John Douillard on November 10, 2015 | 13 Comments

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Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 46 seconds According to Ayurveda, November is the first month of winter, and the cause for a dramatic shift in diet and behavior. Winter and its dietary prescription of more proteins and fats to rebuild the body and mind while insulating us from the cold winter months will last […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, ashwagandha, chyawanprash, coconut oil, ghee, meditation, turmeric, vitamin d3

Sleep Solutions for Your Body Type: Sleep Deeply, Wake Up Refreshed

by John Douillard on August 4, 2015 | 18 Comments

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Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 49 seconds In my experience, I have found that occasional sleeplessness can happen for many reasons – for instance, sometimes it can be related to blood sugar imbalances. Sometimes, ironically, your body doesn’t have enough energy to muster up enough sedation to actually put you to sleep. Sometimes, the […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Sleep Health Tagged: Brahmi, ghee, meditation, ojas, sleep health

From Fear to Freedom

by John Douillard on May 28, 2015 | 5 Comments

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 8 seconds In this article, I describe the effect of the mind and its emotions on our health from an Ayurvedic perspective, with a focus on the koshas (which translates from Sanskrit as “sheaths”). (1) The koshas are described in the Vedic tradition as the layers of human consciousness […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health Tagged: meditation

Unsung Health Benefits of Nose Breathing

by John Douillard on April 6, 2015 | 7 Comments

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Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 17 seconds Slow, deep, abdominal and nose breathing (nasal breathing) has been shown to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (famously known for the “rest and digest” relaxation response), which is responsible for bodily restoration and rejuvenation. New studies are linking deep breathing to numerous and profound health benefits. (2) […]

Categories: Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: digestive health, exercise, heart health, meditation, mood health, nose breathing exercise, sleep health

Can Meditation Stop the Shortening of Telomeres?

by John Douillard on November 13, 2014 | 5 Comments

Average Reading Time: 5 minutes and 1 second In 2009, Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of the protective caps on chromosomes called, “telomeres.” Every time a cell divides, these protective caps wear down, and over time, the telomeres shorten. As the telomeres shorten, the cells start to malfunction and lose their […]

Categories: Aging + Longevity, Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health, Meditation Tagged: longevity, meditation

Freedom from Fatigue

by John Douillard on October 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

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Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 7 seconds Everyone experiences fatigue – this is a natural response to overexertion or stress. But for many people in our culture, the unabating experience of fatigue affects their life in a negative and pervasive way. For example, according to one study, fatigue affects more than one-third of people […]

Categories: Energy + Vitality Tagged: ashwagandha, Brahmi, meditation, shilajit

Dangers of Distracted Eating

by John Douillard on September 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment

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Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 39 seconds According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, secondary eating is defined as “eating while engaged in another activity.” This includes watching TV, opening mail, reading, talking on the phone, texting, and of course driving, standing or eating on the run. By now, we should all know that, […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Emotional Health, Optimal Weight Tagged: meditation, weight balancing

Stop All The Thinking

by John Douillard on July 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment

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Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 44 seconds According to an article in the Huffington Post, humans have about 50,000 thoughts each day. (1) While some researchers estimate it to be more like 70,000, others say there are 12,000 thoughts per day for the average human. No matter how you look at it, many of […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health, Meditation Tagged: meditation, mental health

011: Free Meditation Training

by John Douillard on July 8, 2014 | 4 Comments

Meditation is, at the very least, a tool that trains you to handle stress and come to a place of peaceful awareness. Beyond that, it can become a powerful technique for transformation. We all long to reach that place of lasting peace and calm, but few become masters of it, and as a result, we […]

Categories: Cognitive Health, Emotional Health, Podcast Library Tagged: chyawanprash, meditation

The Magic of Yoga, Breathing and Meditation

by John Douillard on May 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Magic of YBM

Do you prefer yoga to meditation? Or meditation to yoga? For many of us in the western world, moving our bodies is a lot easier than sitting with our unruly minds. For others, a daily yoga practice is just too much to ask, but meditation feels doable. With yoga, breathing techniques (pranayama) and meditation flourishing […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health Tagged: fitness, meditation, yoga

Take the Royal Pace Challenge

by John Douillard on April 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment

We could never imagine the Queen of England running down the hall, racing to a meeting, or woofing down some fast food or a protein shake before a quick workout. It would be out of character for her to lose her temper, get anxious and show visible signs of stress. To be a royal, they […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health Tagged: meditation, stress

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