by Eyton Shalom | Dec 14, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata Imbalance
Winter makes me want to cook, and brings out my love of warming spices. Today I wanted rice and vegetables, and all I had in the house was a large red beet-root, and a daikon radish. So I made Beetroot and Radish Pulao, a really simple and delicious dish. Vegetables...
by Eyton Shalom | Oct 28, 2009 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Wellness
Metta Meditation: Meditation on Loving KindnessIt is hard for most of us to be in a continuous state of loving kindness towards other living things. It is not easy. We get disappointed, we disappoint; others are angry at us, we are angry at them; people don’t...
by Eyton Shalom | Oct 12, 2009 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation for Pain, Anxiety, Depression, and Illness Mindfulness Meditation for pain originates in the Buddhist Forest Monasteries Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia. Its practiced by monks, and layfolk alike. It is cultivated in a sitting posture,...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 18, 2009 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine
Disease occurs in individual human beings. Your and my unique characteristics of body and mind are the particular terrain from whence our imbalances grow. Disease is always easier to treat if the terrain is healthy, and often impossible to treat successfully if it is...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 8, 2009 | Ayurveda
Ayurveda, like traditional Chinese Medicine, is interested in addressing the root cause of diseases, and not just their symptoms. Relieving symptoms is very important, but medicine is much more profound when used to promote health and longevity, too.According to...