by Samantha on October 20, 2010
Ayurvedic Notes: With the wild winds throwing leaves and all else around, Vata Dosha rules at this time. Agnistanbhasana is a perfect antidote to the swirl. We all need to sit, in some simple pose, to compose, and renew prana/life force. Remember that whatever outer imbalances the body faces, it needs to do, eat, grow [...]
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cool and dry,
unsettled,
Vata imbalances,
wild winds
by Samantha on October 5, 2010
As winter fingers softly touch bodies, it is time to pay attention to staying warm within and without. If you are in California, run an extra mile, if in New England, build cozy fires. What of inner heat? It helps to care enough to love self with simple tenderness. Here are 10 self care notes [...]
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10 simple moments,
balancing the choas,
inner fires,
loving self
by Samantha on September 15, 2010
Vata is primarily an air element as is prana, our vital energy, hence the need for oxygen. Prana arises in space and remains closely connected to it. Wherever we create space we can create energy, even mind or thought. They are links of the air element, which relates to the sense of touch, a subtle [...]
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air element,
fall energies,
Prana,
relating,
space,
touching
by Samantha on September 3, 2010
We are still primarily in Vata’s season of cooling, windy, distracted, dry, change, all of which create imbalances for those who have a primary vata constitution, but also for those who are older, as all carry more Vata Dosha in aging. It helps to practice alternate nostril breathing/Pranayama. Learn from a good Yoga instructor. If [...]
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aging into vata,
bronchitis,
dis-connection,
distractions,
fall winds,
insomnia