Ancient Wisdom meets Modern ScienceAyurveda + Natural Health News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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