by Eyton Shalom | Aug 19, 2010 | Ayurveda Articles, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dosha, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Pitta, Spices, Summer
Chill Your Mood: Rose Water in Summer. The Reason for Rose: Pitta Fire in Ayurveda and Liver and Heart Fire in Chinese Medicine Rose water and rose essence has been used for millennia to take the edge off of heat in Summer. Heat in both Ayurveda and Chinese...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 11, 2010 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness
The foundation of all Buddhist meditation is mindfulness of the in and out breath. This is one of the meditations Gauthama Buddha himself taught. This means locating where you feel you breath sensations, and then quietly paying attention to their ins and outs, their...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 4, 2010 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Green Living, Kapha, Pitta, Spices, Understanding the Doshas, Vata
Fasting in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine Fasting in Ayurveda Ayurveda believes that light fasting can greatly benefit your health. Light fasting healthfully stimulates the digestive fire of your entire gut, from your salivary glands to your large intestine, including...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 4, 2010 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation is actually quite simple. Mostly what it needs is just practice. The practice of mediation. A meditation practice. Sounds like a Gertrude Stein poem.Its really useful to make up your mind to have a daily practice at the same time of day every...
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,...