Do-it-yourself Ayurvedic Facials

People are always surprised when I tell them that I clean my face with olive oil and a cotton ball. I never use soap or water, and my skin looks great.
The other day, I had a conversation with my mother the other day about beauty aids you can find in your kitchen. I began to wonder [...]

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Ayurveda and Eczema

Eczema has plagued me for many years now.
While it has gotten better over time, it is still a part of my every day life. While I have not seen an Ayurvedic practitioner for the condition (yet), I did manage to take a trip into my local Elephant Pharmacy in Walnut Creek, CA.
There, I spoke with [...]

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Go ahead, you deserve it!

So normally, I don’t like to blatantly promote my products on my blog. But, today, I really wanted to let everyone know about our “Go ahead, you deserve it” summer sale. All of our balms and oils are on sale for $5 or $8. That’s a pretty steep discount, but we need to clear room [...]

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Pancakes for your dosha

I love pancakes. So when I thought I could no longer have pancakes following an ayurvedic diet, I was just a tad bit upset. But then I did a little research, and found that with just a few adjustments, I could still have my favorite breakfast food! Yippeee!!!
Here are pancake recipes for each of the [...]

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Breakfast for your dosha

One of my challenges when I started trying to follow an eating plan for my dosha, was in knowing what “combination foods” I could eat. It’s fine to say that a Kapha dosha should eat pumpkin seeds, but how do you turn that into a Kapha meal?
Here are some breakfast ideas for each dosha to [...]

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Panchakarma Explored (Part 5)

There are five basic methods of therapy used in Panchakarma.
Vamana – induced vomiting
Virechen – purgation (therapeutic laxative)
Basti – enema
Nasya – nasal detoxification
Rakta Moksha – blood detoxification
In this blog series, we will explore each method of therapy, and why it is used.
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Rakta Moksha
Blood detoxification, or “Rakta Moksha” in Ayurveda, is imperative therapy in toxemia, infections and [...]

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Panchakarma Explored (Part 4)

There are five basic methods of therapy used in Panchakarma.
Vamana - induced vomiting
Virechen - purgation (therapeutic laxative)
Basti – enema
Nasya – nasal detoxification
Rakta Moksha – blood detoxification
In this blog series, we will explore each method of therapy, and why it is used.
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Nasya
In Ayurveda, the nose is considered to be the pathway to not only the brain, but also [...]

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Panchakarma Explored (Part 3)

There are five basic methods of therapy used in Panchakarma.
Vamana - induced vomiting
Virechen - purgation (therapeutic laxative)
Basti – enema
Nasya – nasal detoxification
Rakta Moksha – blood detoxification
In this blog series, we will explore each method of therapy, and why it is used.
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Basti
Basti is the term in Ayurveda used for therapeutic enemas. It is used to treat Vata disorders [...]

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Panchakarma Explored (Part 2)

There are five basic methods of therapy used in Panchakarma.
Vamana - induced vomiting
Virechen - purgation (therapeutic laxative)
Basti – enema
Nasya – nasal detoxification
Rakta Moksha – blood detoxification
In this blog series, we will explore each method of therapy, and why it is used.
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Virechen, or purgation (therapeutic laxative), is generally used in problems with the pitta dosha. Constipation of any [...]

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Panchakarma Explored (Part 1)

There are five basic methods of therapy used in Panchakarma.
Vamana - induced vomiting
Virechen - purgation (therapeutic laxative)
Basti – enema
Nasya – nasal detoxification
Rakta Moksha – blood detoxification
In this blog series, we will explore each method of therapy, and why it is used.
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Vamana
Vamana is induced vomiting. To us westerners, this may seem “gross”. However, done correctly, this therapy is [...]

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