Thoughts Provoked On Breathing
Astrologly Notes We are jumping into this New Moon cycle with the Moon’s fiery birth in Sagittarius, and Uranus, the planet of all things un-expected, shape-shifting, and sudden- finally going direct, after its six months of backward motion. You might see great ideas opening up, especially if you put something on the back-burner in July. It’s a [...]
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Ayurvedic Notes: Massage is good for every imbalance and a wonderful centering tool. It tells the body that it is cared for. There are massage oils ehlpful for each Dosha If you know you are Pitta Dosha (tend to be fiery, sharp, type A, ambitious,) use sunflower or sandalwood oils because they have cooling properties. If you are [...]
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Vata is composed of air and ether. It’s main qualities are: cool, mobile, dry, light, and subtle, giving vitality to the body through its distribution and direction of the different energy systems: nerves, respiration, elimination and circulation. Because movement is inherent in most of what a Vata type does, there is a great deal of [...]
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In the Northern Hemisphere, Vata usually increases during fall, early winter, and late spring when the cool, windy, dry weather aggravates the already cool, dry, airy Vata, emotionally as well as physically. If you have a propensity to carry lots of Vata energy, then self care becomes even more important in fall and late spring, [...]
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*Eat warm, cooked and heavier foods, such as stews, preferably with some sweet (squash), salty, and oily properties. *Spice foods with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and cumin. *Reduce dry, light, (popcorn & crackers) cold, bitter, and astringent flavors. *Reduce or eliminate stimulants (coffee, coke, & nicotine). Find soothing teas instead *Reduce intake of most [...]
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