“Abhyanga” – the Ayurvedic old massage has been recommended for thousands of years as part of the daily routine for maintaining overall health and well-being. According to the ancient Ayurvedic texts, regularly performing the oil massage (traditionally done daily) does the following,
Not long ago I read that the average mother these days gets about 20 minutes to herself a day. (Seeing my sister with her 3 girls, I can hear her shouting, like I’m guessing you might be, “20 minutes, oh I wish!”) As a mum these days (you not me!),
Ayurveda comes from the ancient Vedic tradition of India1, where it has been practised for more than 6,000 years. It is recognised by the World Health Organisation as the world’s oldest continuous system of Natural health-care. In its sanskrit roots, ‘veda’, means ‘pure knowledge’ or science, and ‘ayus’ means ‘life’.
You might have heard me talk a lot over the years about the Ayurvedic concept of oral hygiene. I’ve discussed the problems associated with using commercial mouthwashes , and how in Ayurvedic medicine it is being prescribed for thousands of years to combine this with daily tongue scraping for keeping
If so, before you commit to surgery or other more invasive procedures, you may like to try these natural Ayurvedic remedies. 1. Swirl some water in your mouth mixing in quite a bit of saliva. Spit the ‘saliva water’ into eye bath(s) [available from any chemist], and regularly do
This simple tip (written here for winter, but applicable to some degree year round) is one of the simplest, yet most profound things you can do to protect yourself from getting sick (colds & flu’s etc), to prevent that ‘heavy/depressed’ winter feeling & helping avoid those extra kilograms that always
*This is a REPOST of the blog from August 13, 2012 Did you scrape your tongue this morning? Good news. Another ancient health practice has recently been accepted and promoted by modern experts. Have you been to buy a toothbrush lately, and noticed many companies marketing a tongue cleaner on
Do you sun gaze or at least connect to the early morning sun as a daily practice? Are you aware of the incredible mental, physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of such a daily ritual? While many of us know about high-performers morning habits such as making their bed, planning their
The amazing benefits for our mental health, physical health, happiness & more. The best healing sanctuary in the world is all about forest bathing. Mother nature at her best, is what we’re talking about today. Science is now backing up the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic medicine, about the importance of
This is a transcription from Mark’s Ancient Wisdom from Modern Health Podcast. Please excuse any typos. Original PODCAST Available Here (Scroll down to Episode #28) Ding, ding, ding. Welcome to the Battle Royale of the Year 2020! In fact, maybe the battle of the decade, possibly even the century!