Ghee - an Ayurvedic friendly fat

Ghee - an Ayurvedic friendly fat

Ghee is revered as an elixir for health and longevity in Ayurveda and is one of my favourite staples and referred to as gritam in sanskrit - used both internally and externally in ayurvedic cleansing and rejuvenation therapies. By clarifying butter, most of the milk proteins are removed, leaving a virtually lactose-free cooking fat which is free from hydrogenated fats and trans-fatty acids and protective against free radical damage.

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Slow and steady kapha wins the race

Slow and steady kapha wins the race

We have five kapha subdoshas and understanding them will help us to cultivate a subtle rebalance where necessary.

These five subdoshas take care of various organs (plasma, blood, fat, muscle, bone, marrow reproductive tissues), actions (weight, growth lung lubrication) and emotions (calm and compassion) and when these get imbalanced they can be responsible for dis-ease and eventually disease, so establishing balance early on can be highly transformative.

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Dream a little dream of me...

Dream a little dream of me...

Swapna is the sanskrit term for dreams. Our constitution can also impact the types of dreams we may experience and give insights into the imbalances we are experiencing in our body and mind that come from our subconscious mind. It can particularly shed light on parts of our shadow self and things that we might need to work on as part of our spiritual development or even our life purpose.

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Getting through the winter lockdown

Getting through the winter lockdown

Lockdown 1 caught us off guard but lockdown 2.0 bring it on and let’s do this! Lets keep it simple today and dive in my 10 current tips/reminders to get you through the next 4 weeks and beyond during the winter lockdown. Let’s keep the focus wellness and building inner strength.

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Good moringa to you

Good moringa to you

Known as the ‘drumstick tree’ or ‘shigru’ which literally means ‘an arrow’ (botanial name: Moringa oleifera) and has been used in Ayurveda for centuries. It is both nourishing and detoxifying making it one of the most versatile plants of all time. Moringa has gained popularity over the recent years as ‘superfood’, but it has multiple health benefits including its rich anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, helping to prevent the body from infections and free radical damage.

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