by Eyton Shalom | Dec 12, 2015 | Green Living, Mindfulness, Pitta, Vata
Mindfulness Meditation Body Scanning One of the challenges of modern life is balancing the stress response with the relaxation response. Mindfulness Meditation Body Scanning, found in Yoga, Tai Qi, and Mindfulness Meditation (Buddha was, after all, a Yogi before...
by Eyton Shalom | Aug 23, 2015 | Green Living, Wellness
GMOs. Its not only a question of whether they are safe to eat, here they are live testing GMO’s designed to tolerate 17 TIMES the normal amount of pesticides used on non-organically grown corn. So everyone who lives near this field, and lots do, is breathing...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 9, 2015 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Wellness
Stress and High Blood Pressure: Seven Ways to Keep it Down, adapted from the Harvard Medical School Health Beat Newsletter: When it comes to preventing and treating high blood pressure, one strategy that M.D.s often overlook is managing stress. If you often...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 24, 2015 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Spices, Vata
Smoothies for Vata Dosha–Part One A reader had this comment recently about Smoothies for Vata Dosha, after reading this article about Raw Veggies or Salad for a Vatta Dominant Person. Are Smoothies Better than Juicing for Vata Dosha? “I see that the key...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 12, 2013 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Green Living, Kapha, Pitta, Vata
Benefits of Ayurvedic Oil Bath: Foundation of Healthy Living Ayurvedic Oil Bath (Abhyangha) is self massage with warm oil. In Ayurveda its traditionally done once a week by the whole family for wellness and prevention of disease. Regular oil massage, or Abhyanga, is...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 22, 2013 | Autumn, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Winter
Autumn in the Nei Jing Su Wen Chinese Medical Classic The essence of Chinese Medical Philosophy, which underpins the practice of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, is the need to live in harmony with nature, what the classics call “heaven and earth.” Heaven, because the...