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Ayurveda: The Art of Being

In this amazing documentary. Ayurveda is explored and explained in great detail.
I should warn you, it’s a full length documentary, but it’s sooooo worth the time to watch it.
Enjoy!
Tiffany
Personal Alchemy
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Personal Rituals

Personal Rituals are a very individual thing. You may not realize it, but you have your own personal rituals already. From your routine in the morning, to the order in which you do things when going to bed at night, personal rituals are already a part of your life.
The trick is, to change those rituals [...]

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And the winner is……

The winner of the Mother’s Day Blog Contest is….
 Sadie from All Natural Me. Here is the comment she posted.
My mother is amazing. She is definitely why I am an environmentalist today. Maybe it was the protest she took me to when I was ten years old to shout how we didn’t want a toxic incinerator [...]

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Dosha Diets (Part 3 – Kapha)

Generally speaking, it is important for all doshas to allow time for each meal. To sit at a table, chew food thoroughly, and relax to allow for good digestion.
While this is obviously not typical of the American lifestyle, the more you can do to achieve this, the better off you’ll be. ________________________
Kapha doshas: here are [...]

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Dosha Diets (Part 2 – Pitta)

Generally speaking, it is important for all doshas to allow time for each meal. To sit at a table, chew food thoroughly, and relax to allow for good digestion.
While this is obviously not typical of the American lifestyle, the more you can do to achieve this, the better off you’ll be.
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Pitta doshas: here are [...]

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Listen up!

Folks! If you are taking any Ayurvedic medicines, Click here – this is a ”must-read” and very important article. I encourage you to read it from beginning to end.
While it may appear at first that I am trying to tell you that Ayurvedic treatments are dangerous, what I’m actually trying to convey and encourage is the use [...]

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What is Panchakarma?

If you’ve read about or studied Ayurveda at all, you’ve no doubt come across the term “Panchakarma”. But unless you’ve read up on Panchakarma specifically, you probably have little idea what it is.
In searching for a good definition, I came across a web site that explained it like this:
“Panchakarma is a Sanskrit word meaning “five actions.” [...]

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Ayurvedic Resources

 
We just launched our Ayurvedic resource page on our web site! Take our scent quiz, our dosha quiz or find a practitioner in your state.
Visit our web site at www.personalalchemy.com/resources.html

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Being Vegetarian

 
Ayurveda promotes vegetarianism. You don’t have to be vegetarian to utilize Ayurveda, but it is definitely highly valued within this system of healing.  
I haven’t been vegetarian for very long. One week, to be exact. I can honestly say, that it’s been fantastic. I lost 12 pounds of stubborn post-pregnancy poundage in just this one week. I [...]

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