INTRODUCTION According to Ayurveda, there are certain daily habits that we should follow to maintain our health. These routines help to restore our balance, regulate our biological clock, improve our digestive system, and promote peace, happiness and longevity. ADAPTATION …
💎 Garnets are a large group of minerals (aluminosilicates) whose name means “pomegranate”, no doubt due to the reddish colour of some of them. They were already in use during the Bronze Age and in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. This group of minerals is the result of the transformation …
🤔 Have you ever noticed how what you eat affects your emotions, and how, when you’re feeling a certain way, your body craves certain flavours? 🤓 Ayurveda is a traditional medical science dating back centuries that has studied this link. Ayurveda classifies all foods into 6 flavours or …
Ayurveda, the traditional medical science of India and a sister discipline to Yoga, describes the human body as a series of physical channels (SROTAS) and energy points (MARMAS). It is these energy points that are used to regulate prana during an Ayurvedic massage, as well as to counter an attacker in the Indian martial art …
In AYURVEDA, the term BRAHMI refers to two plants with relatively similar properties (VPK = (V + Purslane)) On the one hand, “Centella asiatica”, also known as “Gotu Kola”, and, on the other hand, “Bacopa monniera” or, more commonly, “Verdolaga”. Brahmi translates as “pure consciousness”. Both plants have a marked effect on the mind …
NATURE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS “As above, so below,” says one of Hermes Trismegistus’s maxims in his famous Kybalion. Science seems to be increasingly discovering and embracing the idea that the entire Universe is a hologram – that is to say, each part contains the whole. This led us …
A.E. CARDAMOM. Clarity, Joy, Courage “Cardamom” is a term used to refer to the seeds of a group of aromatic species belonging to the genera Amomum, Aframomum and Elettaria. In cooking, we mainly use two species. Black cardamom (Amomum subulatum), also known as Nepalese cardamom, and green cardamom, or …
Years ago, I bought this essential oil in India simply because of its scent and the way it made me feel. I didn’t know what ‘Davana’ or ‘Dawana’ meant. Naturally, when I got back to the hotel, the first thing I did was look it up online to find out what I’d actually bought. It turned out to be Artemisia pallens. I …
The Doshas are biotypes that reveal Nature’s tendencies. They are also reflected in the seasons, ensuring that the cycle of life remains in balance. Each season is governed by one or two Doshas (and therefore Elements), so in order to maintain our …
JUNIPER MOMENT / TCM / AYURVEDA / AROMAYOGA® A time to feel strong, to be brave and to have enough energy to overcome obstacles. This plant has been known since ancient times for ceremonial purposes (it is a good purifier) in places such as Tibet and the Americas. In France, it was used to combat smallpox …
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