Our personal immunity is dependent on three factors. We have an inherited reserve, an aquired reserve and the third factor is the quality of digestion. Our personal reserve is regarded as an essence, known in Ayurveda as ojas. Our inherited reserve is given at birth so we can not alter that. We can work on […]
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Radiant Health & Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Yoga & Ayurveda
I would like to present some ideas regarding the attainment of robust health and inner harmony by personal practice in Yoga and Ayurveda. Yoga has a goal of optimum health without needing to depend on any external help. It was devised to support the Yogi on the path to spiritual fulfilment. So Yoga is a […]
Cultivating Reflective Awareness 2
In Yoga, mitahara means moderation in food. It is a tapas of Kriya Yoga and Krishnmacharya includes it as a yama in Ashtanga yoga. In the Hathayogapradipika it says that ‘The Siddhas know that among yamas a moderate diet is the most important.’ HYP 1:38. HYP lists overeating as one of the six causes by […]