💎 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 …
DO YOU KNOW what SUB-PRANAS are and their IMPORTANT ROLE in a balanced YOGA practice? The Sub-Pranas, or Vayus, are five subtle, physiological movements that occur within the body to enable it to carry out all its physical and mental functions in a balanced way. Understanding how to manage and mobilise them …
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 …
DID YOU KNOW that both YOGA and AYURVEDA work not only on the PHYSICAL body but also on the MIND? If we look at the origins of both – Samkhya philosophy (Ayurveda) and Patanjali’s classical yoga – we find many similarities, such as the concepts of Purusha and Prakriti, the Gunas and the five elements. The …
Both Ayurveda (based on the Samkhya philosophy) and Patanjali’s classical Yoga refer, in their cosmogony, to the GUNAS or subtle forces that precede the five elements. The Gunas govern our mental state and are responsible for how we approach our yoga practice. For example, we may find ourselves …
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 …
If you’ve ever had the chance to attend or carry out a distillation of aromatic plants, you’ll have experienced a “magical”, special process that awakens an ANCESTRAL bond between human beings and plants. The use of aromatic plants in a yoga session is nothing new. It is common to use …
The Sanskrit word “Spanda” is derived from the root “spadi”, which means ‘to move slightly’ (kimcit calana). By this, we refer to the constant pulsation or vibration throughout the Universe, from the smallest to the largest. To the continuous, cyclical flow, similar to our breathing, which is punctuated by …