Category: Ayurvedic Therapies
Five Potent Herbs in your Kitchen!
| September 28, 2010 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies, Body Constitution and Lifestyle, Diet, Education, General info, Herbs, Misconceptions about Ayurveda |
strong>Ginger: The important active components of the ginger root are thought to be volatile oils and pungent phenol compounds. Ginger has been used in the past as preventing cough, congestion, muscular cramps during menstruation. Controls nausea from indigestion, and is currently being proven to manage migraine headaches. Ginger water, tea or extract helps vomiting episodes. Due to its anti-inflammatory nature, anyone with arthritis needs to use ginger. Lowering cholesterol is the special attribute of ginger that can prevent a patient from heart failure.
How to make Ayurvedic Chai?
| September 6, 2010 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Ayurvedic Therapies, Body Constitution and Lifestyle, Diet, General info, Herbs, Injuries |
Make Chai, Ayurveda, Herbs, Tea, Infusion, Decoction, Herbals, Botanicals, Spices, Cold, Cough, Remedies,
Ayurvedic Marma Massage
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurveda and Yoga Practice, Ayurvedic Therapies, Yoga |
Kalaripayattam Masters use their hands, feet, fingers, thumbs as well as natural herbs that heal and reduce inflammation and pain. Ayurvedic Marma Massage – Ayurveda’s version of acupressure, a therapeutic massage that releases muscle soreness. It is the Ayurvedic version of Accupressure and uses 107 vital marma points, that are gently massaged in a circular stroke then pressed to release pain.
Ayurveda Head Therapies
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by monica under Ayurvedic Therapies, Herbs, shirodhara, Yoga |
Ayurvedic Head Therapies include Shiro dhara, Shiro basti, Shiro Pichu and Shiro abhyanga.
Shirodhara involves gently pouring herbal oil or decoction over ajna chakra on the forehead (the ‘third eye’). Used in sukhachikitsa (restorative therapy) as part of Panchakarma. Complmentary to Cranio Sacral Therapy, Shirodhara assists in treating eye diseases, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, greying of hair, neurological disorders, memory loss, insomnia, hearing impairment, tinnitus, vertigo, and neuro-muscular disorders.
Panchakarma
| March 8, 2010 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies |
Panchakarma – Ayurvedic Five Step Detox By Monica Groover, PHD, CMT Although still in a nascent stage, Ayurveda Panchakarma Detoxification Therapies are gaining relevance, recognition, and popularity all over the world. Although a panchakarma detox therapy can only be done properly under a supervision of an Ayurvedic Practitioner, some pre panchakarma preparation for your detox…
What is Ayurveda?
| February 19, 2010 | Posted by monica under Announcements, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies, Body Constitution and Lifestyle, Diet, Education, General info, Herbs, Theory of Ayurveda, Weight Loss, Yoga |
disease is caused by a combination of wrong lifestyle, stress, negative or positive thinking, frame of mind, diet (vegan, vegetarian or meat eating, eating wrong combinations of food (milk or diary with meat, milk with citrus like melon or lemon, mixing opposing tastes together. Mixing honey and ghee. ), or eating at the wrong time. (Eating just before going to bed or exercising. eating yogurt at night) etc.
Pranic Healing
| October 12, 2009 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies |
By Monica Groover, PHD Pranic Healing is done by channelling the life force or Prana described above. Self pranic healing and balance is done by ‘breath of life’ or Pranayama. Although Pranic Healing has been rediscovered by a modern father, however, it has existed and practised by sages and yogis in India for many thousands…
Ayurvedic Head Massage
| September 8, 2009 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies |
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Ayurvedic Head Massage, also called Shirobhyanga has many uses. It can be used with panchakarma during purva, or pradhan karma. According some ancient Ayurvedic texts, people would get their head, shoulders, face and chest massaged with special herbal oils. In India, it is still done. According to modern studies, groups who were suffering from headaches,…
Preparing your body for Detoxification – Purvakarma
| August 26, 2009 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies |
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If you are planning to detoxify, it is essential to prepare the body first. In Ayurveda this PRE CLEANSING process is called Purvakarma. Here is an example of a purva karma plan. PURVAKARMA: Preparing to Cleanse and Prepare the body for detoxification Purpose: Lightening up the digestive load and mobilizing toxins <ama> from other parts…
Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage
| August 9, 2009 | Posted by monica under Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Therapies |
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Abhyanga literally means smearing the body with medicated, warm oil mixed with herbs. According to ancient Ayurvedic texts, abhyanga should be done before bathing and either in early morning, or afternoon depending on the condition, and body constitution. While learning western bodywork and modalities, I couldn’t get past the fact that ‘one’ treatment fits all.…
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