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 | 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 | May 5, 2015 | Featured Wellness Articles, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
Thanissero Bhikkhu, Buddhist Monk in the Thai Forest Tradition My favorite teacher of Mindfulness Meditation, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, does not have his photograph on any of his books, and they are distributed free of charge. And I like that. Thanissaro Bhikkhu is also...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 12, 2014 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Mindfulness, Wellness
Liver Qi, Pitta Dosha, and The Effect of Hot Weather on Anger and Aggression Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda both describe how hot weather increases anger and aggression in humans. It describes in detail how and why hot weather increases levels of aggression by...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 11, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Articles, Conditions Treated, Mindfulness
Acupuncture vs. Drugs for Pain Relief Doctor Denial Syndrome One of my many pet peeves regarding the neglect of Acupuncture for Pain Relief in Bio Medicine/Western Medicine. How can such smart people be so smart some of the time, and so dumb other of the time? The...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 17, 2014 | Ayurveda, Mindfulness, Vata, Winter
Let’s talk about what happens to Vata in Winter and how it relates to the qualities of the elements Air and Space, or Wind and Ether (as in etheric) that the Vata dosha is a manifestion of. Ayurveda describes the ways in which different kinds of foods,...