by TAadministrator | Aug 12, 2014 | Habits, Mindfulness, Vision
In the 1980s I used to get chain letters which I had to forward to a certain number of people. Then in the 1990s I started getting “chain emails” which I had to forward to a certain number of people. Now I get tagged on Facebook with something that I am supposed to do...
by TAadministrator | Jul 15, 2014 | Habits
Nearly every day, this is what I do when I wake up: I turn on my kettle, scrape my tongue, splash cold water on my face, brush my teeth, drink a quart of warm water, do a few yoga poses, massage my whole body with oil, meditate, do some pranayama (breath practices),...
by TAadministrator | Jul 9, 2014 | Habits
Rumor has it that Coco Chanel was responsible for the fashion of sun-tanning. Being sun-tanned was previously considered to be something that was a side-effect of working outside, which was not considered fashionable. Fashion – strange one isn’t it?! There are two...
by TAadministrator | May 27, 2014 | Habits
The skin is the body’s largest organ. What you put on your skin soaks straight into your body, into your blood and then moves around your whole body. I generally only use oils to moisturize my skin. However, there are times when I like to have a lotion on hand – when...
by TAadministrator | May 21, 2014 | Habits, Mindfulness
Prana is often translated as Breath. Yet it is more than that – it is energy, life force. In Ayurveda we conceive of the body as consisting of multiple layers – the physical body (annamayokosha), the energetic body (pranamyokosha), the mind body (manomyokosha) and so...
by TAadministrator | May 13, 2014 | Habits
Kids thrive in a rhythmic environment. Yet this rhythm is hard to cultivate in our over-scheduled, activity-laden lifestyle, where after-school activities vary in time and location! The more routine and rhythm you can inject into your day, the more mental space there...
