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Tips for the Vata season

By |2017-11-13T14:15:25+00:00November 3rd, 2013|Natural cycles, Winter|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] With winter underway, now is the time to balance the restlessness of vata dosha with warm food, lavish skin-care and a routine that’s in tune with nature. Introducing a few simple changes week by week can be an easy way to accomplish this. [...]

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A beginners Ayurveda diary: 3

By |2017-11-13T14:09:49+00:00September 30th, 2013|Ayurveda Diary|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Day One: Dawn Mercer: I have struggled to write this diary for a few weeks or so due to being away so much, which has seemed to disrupt my routine. Camping, late nights and children's' needs have tended to take over! And last [...]

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Fatigue and how Ayurveda can help

By |2017-11-13T13:59:44+00:00September 24th, 2013|Fatigue|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Do you every feel so exhausted and bone tired that you don’t even have the energy to go to bed? Most of us have had that feeling at one time or other. Yet sometimes that feeling of fatigue can become deep-seated and even [...]

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Coming up to October and change is in the air

By |2017-11-13T13:55:08+00:00September 23rd, 2013|Autumn, Natural cycles|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Autumn is the season when dry, cold, and sometimes windy weather predominates. Inside your body, Vata, the Dosha that also has dry, cold and moving qualities, tends to increase. At this time of year Pitta, the Dosha that regulates heat and digestion, and Kapha, the [...]

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Recharge, Restore and Rejuvenate through Ayurveda

By |2017-11-13T13:46:45+00:00September 22nd, 2013|Digestion, Rejuvenation|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Food not only nourishes the body – it determines the quality of your consciousness. How you cook, what you eat and when and in what company you eat are all important. Use plenty of spices and herbs in cooking. These not only enhance [...]

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Why did Dinner become Lunch and Tea become Dinner?

By |2017-11-13T13:51:18+00:00September 17th, 2013|Digestion, Natural cycles|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Ayurveda says our main meal should be at midday and our evening meal should be light. This is because our digestion is naturally high in the middle of the day and slows down, in preparation for sleep, during the evening. So why have [...]

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You are not what you eat but what you digest – Ayurveda and assimilation

By |2017-09-05T13:50:34+01:00August 28th, 2013|Digestion|

There is an urban myth I have often heard that when you look around any health food store, you’ll find it’s full of sick-looking, pasty-faced people. Sometimes this ‘truism’ is reinforced with the observation that when you look around a building site, full of fit looking healthy men, their diet usually consists of an unhealthy mixture of take-aways, strong sweet tea and biscuits. Probably the moral we are meant to [...]

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Are you in sync with the rhythm of the morning?

By |2017-09-05T13:50:34+01:00August 22nd, 2013|Natural cycles|

Most ancient cultures had the idea that the natural world, and even the planets floating around the heavens, existed in a state of harmony. Plato referred to the ‘music of the spheres’ and taught that, “rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten, imparting grace, and making the soul of him who is rightly educated graceful.” If all the different [...]

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If the thought of anxiety make you feel anxious – read on…

By |2017-09-05T13:50:35+01:00August 21st, 2013|Mind|

The importance of balance Life is by nature uncertain. The only certainty is that everything changes. The secret of good health and happiness, according to Ayurveda, is to maintain balance amidst the change. Because everyone is unique, balance is an individual thing. The beauty of Ayurveda is that it helps everyone to find his or her own unique balance. We all need stress or challenge, otherwise life would become boring. [...]

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Meet the staff – Alina Withers, Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre manager

By |2017-09-05T13:50:35+01:00August 14th, 2013|Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre|

Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre Manager, Alina Withers, is from Ukraine. As an 11-year old her first love was fashion and by the time she was 15 she was making clothes for herself, her family and her friends. Then came university and a degree in organic chemistry. Shortly after completing the six-year course, Alina moved to England with her husband, Stuart. Here she learned Transcendental Meditation and gained her first knowledge of [...]

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A beginners Ayurveda diary: 2

By |2017-11-13T14:06:42+00:00August 6th, 2013|Ayurveda Diary|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Monday Dawn Mercer: Today I enjoyed the comfort of my own home and the simple things that we have within reach seem like such a luxury after camping at a festival. The amazing feel of the flow of water, cleansing and [...]

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Hot Tips

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00August 5th, 2013|Natural cycles, Summer|

Well, it’s now officially been the longest spell of hot weather in the UK for seven years. And although everyone is now sandbagging their homes against the floods that we are assured will follow, no doubt accompanied by plagues of locusts and so forth, it’s worth remembering: We’re still in the Pitta season. And the Met Office have announced that “summer is not over yet” (so it must be true). [...]

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Ayurvedic secrets to lose weight naturally

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00August 1st, 2013|Weightloss|

Reset your digestive system using principles from Ayurveda and in the process unlock the secret of natural weight loss. With the help of a Maharishi Ayurveda doctor, Dr. Oz, the US health guru, walks you through foods, treatments and herbs than can help you become slimmer. Watch the video here. (Great for those with a short attention span.) The following Maharishi Ayurveda herbal supplements will help with weight loss: Be [...]

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Ayurveda and Prostate Solutions

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 27th, 2013|Detox, Reproduction|

In Ayurveda and the Prostate we looked at the Ayurvedic understanding of how prostate imbalances arise. We now look at the prevention and treatment strategies of Ayurveda. What is the Ayurvedic approach to prostate issues? When a patient presents symptoms, a good Ayurvedic practitioner will not just offer them a magic pill and say, “Go home and try this”. The practitioner will search for the underlying cause, or Hetu of that problem. We can tend [...]

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Ayurveda and the Prostate

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 26th, 2013|Detox, Reproduction|

There comes a time in almost every man’s life when he has to look to the health of his prostate gland. Fortunately Maharishi Ayurveda has excellent advice, as well as herbal preparations and detox treatments, that can help restore the health of this vital gland. What does the prostate gland do? Just as mammary glands are particular to women, the prostate gland is particular to men. In fact it is [...]

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Amlaberry – the gooseberry that can rejuvenate your life

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 25th, 2013|Detox, Rasayanas, Rejuvenation|

Amlaberry is the fruit of the Amalaki tree – called Indian gooseberry in English. Of all the rasayanas - Ayurvedic formulations revered for their rejuvenating influence on the physiology - Amalaki is considered one of the most potent and nourishing. Charaka Samhita, the ancient treatise on Ayurveda, describes it as the best amongst rejuvenating herbs. Good nutrition requires a balance of the six Ayurvedic tastes – sweet, sour, salty, pungent, [...]

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Ayur Vader: May the Force be with you

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 24th, 2013|Mind|

So, farewell then, Richard Le Parmentier, the American character actor who has died aged 66. [fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Vadering As Commander of the Death Star in the original 1977 Star Wars movie, Le Parmentier, as Admiral Motti, is unwise enough to mock Darth Vader’s “sorcerers ways” and “sad devotion to [...]

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Tips to keep skin cool and radiant this summer

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 14th, 2013|Natural cycles|

Increased heat in summer can bring an imbalance of pitta, the dosha that governs hormones, digestion and other metabolic processes, causing summer breakouts and rashes. Recipe 1 Boil two quarts of water for two minutes Take it off the heat and add ¼ teaspoon fennel seed, 2 rose buds, and 1 clove Add to a thermos flask and drink at room temperature Recipe 2 Skin-Nourishing Spice Mixture: 3 parts turmeric [...]

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A beginners Ayurveda diary: 1

By |2017-11-13T14:03:51+00:00July 9th, 2013|Ayurveda Diary|

[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Dawn Mercer: I have had the pleasure of practising yoga for 20 years. During the last 8-10 years I have delved deeply into the whole philosophy of this sacred science and art and I feel that the knowledge and experiences of [...]

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Ayurveda and is it good to eat a vindaloo on a hot day?

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00July 9th, 2013|Natural cycles|

The above question came to me the other day while driving with a friend around South Manchester, looking for a venue to hold an Ayurvedic cooking course. We passed by quite a few curry houses and I was tempted by the delicious smell of fried spices. It was a hot day though and I knew that after the curry I would feel uncomfortably hot. So I postponed my curry feast [...]

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Intermittent fasting, the Ayurveda way

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00June 27th, 2013|Detox, Digestion, Fasting, Weightloss|

There is of lot of talk about intermittent fasting these days. Benefits are said to range from weight loss, to enhanced heart and brain functioning, to increased longevity. Eat, Fast and Live Longer Last year I watched a BBC TV Horizon programme called “Eat, Fast and Live Longer”. The presenter, Michael Mosley, tried out different fasting diets and looked into the science behind them. The research on regular fasting shows [...]

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Ayurvedic tips on the best way to start the day

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00June 16th, 2013|Natural cycles|

Our lives are surrounded by routines. Some routines we create for ourselves, such as going for a run or doing some exercise each morning. Some routines are driven by nature, such as going to bed when it gets dark and putting on warm cloths in the winter. […]

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Turmeric: the secret behind Michael Caine’s razor-sharp memory

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00June 11th, 2013|Spices|

Turmeric, a spice widely used in Ayurveda, is the secret behind Sir Michael Caine’s razor-sharp memory, according to a recent report in The Mail on Sunday. The 80-year old double Oscar winner was reported telling US chatshow host Larry King, after a fundraising event for Alzheimers research, that taking turmeric tablets for 30 years has helped him avoid the memory problems associated with old age. “I have a memory like [...]

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Sleep well, live longer

By |2017-09-05T13:50:36+01:00June 7th, 2013|Sleep|

People who regularly get less than six hours sleep a night are 12% more likely to die over a 25-year period than those who get 6-8 hours, according to a study at the University of Warwick. And since Ayurveda means “the science of life”, it’s not surprising to see a host of strategies available to assist in gaining sound sleep, one of the three fundamental pillars of health according to [...]

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Triphala: Ayurveda’s main detox remedy to revitalise mind and body

By |2017-09-05T13:50:37+01:00June 5th, 2013|Detox|

People who take Triphala Rose regularly come out with statements like: I feel lighter in the stomach, not so bloated after meals. Triphala Rose has helped my digestion –J P, London. Why do our stomachs sometimes feel heavy and bloated? Why do we sometimes feel lethargic and heavy, especially first thing in the morning or after meals? And how can Triphala benefit you? The benefits of Triphala Rose comes through [...]

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Can you feel youthful as you grow older using this Ayurvedic Rasayana?

By |2017-09-05T13:50:37+01:00June 5th, 2013|Maharishi Ayurveda Blogs, Rasayanas, Rejuvenation|

Maharishi Amrit Kalash is based on Brahmi Rasayana, which is reputed to be the king of all Rasayanas. Rasayanas are carefully crafted preparations made from herbs and sometimes minerals. Their preparation usually involves numerous long and meticulous processes. The knowledge of the preparation of Rasayanas is sometimes talked of as the highest of all the Ayurvedic sciences. Ayurveda is usually translated as ‘the science of life’. Another popular translation is [...]

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How to get a good night’s sleep

By |2017-09-05T13:50:37+01:00June 5th, 2013|Sleep|

Natural cures for insomnia Edith Sitwell’s somewhat eccentric father, Sir George, is said to have advised visitors to his house never to contradict him, “as it interferes with the functioning of the gastric juices and prevents my sleeping at night.” Eccentric or not, this was a sound, if extreme, piece of advice. An unsettled digestion is only one of many potential causes of insomnia, and socialising only with people unlikely [...]

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Give Peace of Mind a chance

By |2017-09-05T13:50:37+01:00June 5th, 2013|Mind|

When John Lennon sang, “Give peace and chance”, it conjured up big issues, such as war and civil unrest. But what about the unrest we often find in our own minds? We live in a fast and changing world and we can often find ourselves under a lot of pressure. Whenever we encounter some stressful situation, our stress-response kicks in, our physiology speeds up and we become hyperactive. Often it [...]

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Ghee – good fat or bad fat? Part 1: the role of fats in our body

By |2018-09-14T06:44:31+01:00June 5th, 2013|Digestion, Food, Oils|

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Ghee – good fat or bad fat? Part 2: Omega-3 and Omega-6 ratio

By |2017-09-05T13:50:37+01:00June 5th, 2013|Food, Oils|

Are Trans Fats really that bad? Try typing trans fatty acids into Google and you’ll get a wealth of articles on the connection between these fats and obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer. Many people also point out that the dramatic increase in the incidence of such diseases during the twentieth century coincided with the increased occurrence of trans fatty acids in our diet. Many studies uphold this observation[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column [...]

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