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Ayurvedic Skin Brushing (Gharshana)

Ayurvedic Skin Brushing (Gharshan) Dry brushing is a traditional ayurvedic practice called gharshan . Dry brushing is a massage technique where you apply a dry brush to your skin and create friction by rubbing. A s per classical texts of Ayurveda, Udvartana (dry powder massage) is a similar and more practiced therapy than Gharshana. It's another one of the Dinacharya (daily routine) practices recommended within Ayurveda. Dry brushing is a simpler version of Udvartana, For those who find Udvartana too elaborate, Gharshana, or dry brushing, is a simpler and less time-consuming alternative to incorporate a similar technique to detoxify into your daily routine. Benefits of dry brushing (The friction caused by dry brushing) Stimulates lymphatic system. Help to remove ama (toxin) from the body. Removes dead cells from skin. Stimulate Kapha in the body and encourage movement and drainage of excess mucus. It promotes weight loss. Beautifying and reducing scars and lines if practiced aft...

Breathing Exercise for Kids

* Benefits of breathing exercise for kids* 🌻Relaxation 🌻Better sleep 🌻Self-awareness 🌻Emotional regulation 👉Here are some ideas of breathing exercise that parents can practice at home with kids on a daily basis. 👉 Mindful breathing 👉 Belly breathing 👉 Bumble bee breathing * Keep certain precautions in mind when practicing with kids * 👉Create a comfortable environment. 👉Encourage kids to listen to their body and respect their own comfort level 👉Pay attention to your kid if breathing exercise cause discomfort. Ask him to stop or modify the practice as needed.

Ayurveda guideline for drinking water

*Ayurveda🍀 guideline for drinking water with the respect of food* 👉Avoid drinking water 💧 immediately before food(it decreases digestive fire🔥) 👉avoid drinking water immediately after food (it causes obesity) 👉ideally, sipping the room temperature water with a meal is allowed .this way, food gets moisture, and it helps for easy digestion . Have a happy summer ☀️

Ayurvedic and Nutritional Fact About Honey

All About Honey In Ayurveda honey is known by many names such as Madhu(means perfection of sweet), Pushpa rasa, Makshika, etc. According to Charak honey is considered as Nitya sevaneeya dravya (food those are advisable to consume daily) Ayurvedic Properties of Honey vatalm guru sheet raktpittakaphapaham sandhatr chedanam ruksham kashayam madhuram madhu Vatal -Increase Vata dosha Guru -heavy (some acharya define light ) Sheetal-coolant(some acharya defines as hot potency) Raktapitta kapha paham -it scrape kapha and normalize pitta ana rakta Sandhanam-heals wound and fracture quickly Chedanam-break up hard mass Ruksham -dryness Kashayam madhuram -astringent and sweet in taste Ayurveda explains a special quality of honey, which is yogvahi -catalyst substance that means without changing its own properties it carries the properties of drug added to it. Early morning is best time to have honey. 1 teaspoon honey add with 1 glass of lukewarm water and...

Ayurvedic Drink for Summers

Ayurvedic drink for summer A few ayurvedic drinks help you to keep the body cool. Best choose foods and drinks that have a sweet, bitter, and astringent taste Mango milkshake with ripe mango Ayurvedic properties of mango Taste - Sweet and slight astringent Potency - Coolant Properties - Slightly heavy to digest Although Ayurveda explains that milk with any fruit is contraindicated but a sweet ripe mango can be combined with milk. Watermelon mint juice Ayurvedic properties of watermelon Taste - sweet Potency - cold Increase nutrition. Balance for pitta dosha Relieves burning sensation Watermelon is cooling and nutritional fruit Watermelon Mint Juice Recipe Ingredients Watermelon Lime juice Mint leaves Place everything in a blender and blend until smooth Coconut water It is also sweet in taste and has a cooling effect on the body Lemonade According to Ayurveda Lemons have a sour taste and hot in potency but it is good for relieving excessive thirst and improve digestion so if you ...

Breathing Exercise For Kids

Kids Yoga Breathing Exercise Sequences Yoga has a tremendous power to build confidence and building a connection to your breath is the foundation practice of yoga. Deep breath tells your body and brain to relax, reduce anxiety and promote happiness Breathing exercise helps them bring awareness to their five sense by deliberating focusing attention on scent, sound, visual images, and other sensory details. This enhance memory, creativity, problem-solving skills. It's very challenging to teach kids how to do breathing exercises. In this blog, I am describing some of very easy breathing exercise sequence which you can do with your kids. Flower breath Imagine a beautiful flower in front of you See all the colors in your mind Now bring the flower close to you and imagine you are smelling the scent Now breath out through your mouth Take at least 5 round Candle breath Imagine you holding a candle in front of you When you breathe out like you want to make candle flam wiggle, don’t want to...

Fig and Nutritional Facts

Ayurvedic and nutritional fact about fig (Anjeer) Synonyms-Figs are called Anjeer or Gular, Udumber. Anjeer has such wonderful medicinal benefits with such a high nutritional value. Ayurvedic fact about figs Udumbero himo rukshyoguru pittakaphasrijit Madhurstuvero varnyo vranshodhanropan The ayurvedic properties Taste- sweet and astringent Qualities-heavy, hard to digest, and dryness After digestion taste transformation(Vipak) - pungent Potency(Veerya) -Coolant Role of figs in our diet Vranashodhana -Cleanse and disinfection wounds, promote healing of the wound. Varnya- Promote healthy skin. Pittakaphasrjitam -Figs are very good for pitta and Kapha dosha balancing, good for a bleeding disorder Medicinal use of figs Being astringent herbs it has a blocking effect, so figs work well in diarrhea, heavy periods, excess white discharge( leucorrhoea) Figs are very good to treat bleeding disorder such as nasal bleeding, menorrhagia, rectal bleeding Figs are good...

Ayurvedic and Nutritional facts about dates

Ayurvedic and Nutritional facts about dates Ayurvedic Properties of dates Kharjuram madhuram vrishya snigdham shonitapittajam Kshatkshayapaham hridayam sheetalam tarpanam guru Dates are called kharjura in sanskrit and hindi Dates are sweet in taste. Dates qualities are heavy( hard to digest ) and unctuous (oily). Its post metabolic taste (Vipak) is sweet. Its potency is cold. The best season to eat is fall and winter season In Fall Season, Pitta Dosha is aggravated in our body so dates are very good for pacifying Pitta Dosha. In winter, the cold wind starts to blow and the digestive fire is too strong so our body needs sweet, unctuous, nourishing food. It helps to improve strength and immunity. According to Ayurveda, The role of dates in our diet Vata and Pitta Shamak (Vata and Pitta Dosha pacifier) Dates are very good for all Vata imbalance disorders like arthritis, constipation, flatulence, insomnia, and nerve disorder. It is very good for balancing Pitta Dosha. It helps to trea...

All about pitta constitution

All about pitta constitution (Pitta body type or pitta dosha predominate ) The following guidelines are to help For pitta body type people For those who have pitta dosha imbalance In pitta season means in summer months when the weather is hot. Environment heat aggravates pitta dosha so it's important to cool your system. If people don't follow the summer seasonal regime, pitta dosha starts to accumulate and it becomes aggravated in the fall season. Sign of pitta imbalance – Extreme sensitivity to heat Inflammation Eye problem such as conjunctivitis, bloodshot eyes Burning sensation, acidity, heartburn, peptic ulcer, GERD Dehydration and excessive hunger, dizziness Loose bowel movement is also common such as diarrhoea Frequent bacterial infection Premature graying or balding Frequent skin rashes and inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, boils Bleeding tendency such as nosebleed, heavy periods Yellow discoloration of the eyes, skin, nails Headaches and migraine Anger, ...