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Nourish Your Mind
Meditate. When you get up, sit quietly and become friends with your mind. Sit on a chair, feet planted or on the floor, legs crossed. Spine in neutral curves, hands rested on your lap, gaze dropped. Place the mind on the breath - the slow inhale and exhale. When...
Feed Your Mind.
When you wake up, give yourself the gift of feeding your Mind. You can read something that is inspiring to you - rather then listening to the News which can often be negative! I have recently been reading Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations and was struck by this...
Do this one thing every morning
Wakeup. MAKE YOUR BED. Get on with your day. Why? It’s an easy task to complete - it only takes a few moments to straighten out your bed. BUT.. it has ripple effects for the rest of the day, because you gain a sense of achievement, of succeeding which impacts how you...
Morning Routines. THE number one Secret to a Masterful Life.
Wake up before dawn. I know, I know. This seems like suuuuuchhh a drag, doesn’t it? But, there are few really important reasons to do this. The first is that waking up before dawn means you are waking in the Vata hours, which in Ayurveda is associated with space and...
Mini-cleanse Tip 3: Self-Massage/Abhyanga
Rub warm food-grade sesame, coconut or almond oil into your body & your children’s bodies and sit on an old towel for 10-20 mins, if you have the time, and then lie down in a warm bath with some tea. Add 1 c of epsom salts or himalyan salt or baking soda to the...
Do you know your Doshas?
The doshas are the organizing principles of the universe. Vata is Air and Space. Pitta is Fire and Water and Kapha is Water and Earth. If you know your unique profile, you can start getting specific (rather than general - seasons, time of day, age) with your daily...
Mini-cleanse Tip 4: Increase bitter foods in your diet for the SPRING Cleanse!
They are detoxifying, antibiotic & antiseptic and stimulate the appetite, e.g. dark green leafy veg: spinach, kale, and eggplant, grapefruit, bitter melon, olives, turmeric, fenugreek, and dandelion root, coffee & tea (caffeine in small amounts – and perhaps...
Mini-cleanse Tip 2: Dry-brushing
Heat a small enclosed space – e.g. bathroom. Take a shower brush or rough body-scrubber and vigorously attend to your whole body – including the soles of your feet. You can do this with your children and lover too.
Don’t have time for a Full CLEANSE? Try these Mini-cleanse Tips! Tip 1: Restorative Yoga
Lay in some nourishing supported poses, like a wide legged forward fold, with your forehead on a chair or on a bolster. Lay back over a bolster, which you prop up with a block so it’s on a triangular shaped incline, soles of the feet together in bound angle, with a...
Detox Your Relationships
Give yourself time to reflect on key relationships in your life. Prioritize time to check-in - on individual goals, goals as a couple/ or family/ friend unit, supporting each other. Reduce valence if can’t reduce it: If you can’t remove the relationship, dial down the...
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