Cooling Yoga poses for the Hot Summer – Part 2

Child’s Pose: Relaxing and Restoring Parasympathetic Response, Cooling, Stilling, Grounding, Closing.                 Moving into the child’s pose: 1. From Cat Stretch, sit back onto your heels and lay your chest on your legs placing your head on the floor. 2. Put your arms and hands on the floor with your palms facing up.  Be…

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Cooling Yoga poses for the Hot Summer – Part 1

Neutral Spine (The spine in neutral): Strengthens and tones the muscles of the lower spine and abdomen. Its affect are: Grounding, Toning, and Stretching. Technique: 1. Lie on your back. Bend your knees placing your feet close to your buttocks, hip distance apart. Turn the toe in slightly. The feet are firmly on the floor. Knees always remain directly over…

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Ayurvedic Management of Sleep Disorders

The Western Medicine and Ayurvedic Management of Sleep Disorders By: Sanghee Chon Introduction Everyone sleeps. We, humans devote a third of our lives to sleep.  It looks so easy, and nothing much to it, but why are over 40 million Americans diagnosed with  long term sleep disorders[1]?  The National Sleep Foundation(NSF)[2],  in their 2005 survey indicates 75 percent of adults…

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Kitchari Recipe – Carrot, Corn & Broccoli

Kitchari Recipe – Tri doshic (All doshic type can enjoy this) – Ingredients –  3/4 Cup. Basmati Rice  &  3/4 Cup. Mung Bean (split)   – Soak rice and beans overnight or at least a few hours – 3 Medium size Carrots  – sliced 1 Cup of Corns (fresh corns if in season) 1-2 Medium size Heads of Broccoli 1 Cup. Green…

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