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  • Nutrition

    Soup you eat

    by Sylwia
    0 minutes read

    Here's one of my favorite dishes for this cold season (at least in our hemisphere) - sweet and grounding pumpkin soup with an Indian twist.‏‏‎ ‎🎃‏‏‎ ‎You will need a blender. This recipe makes about 4 large servings.

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    Grounding practice

    by Sylwia
    2 minutes read

    One of the likely reasons why many people struggle with meditation is a lack of sense of being grounded. Grounding in this sense is a feeling of stability, presence in the body and conscious connection with the Earth. It improves our concentration, the ability to cope with stress, clears the mind, has many health-promoting properties by providing the body with negative ions from the Earth. I think...

  • AyurvedaNutrition

    Kapha, Pitta or Vata?

    by Sylwia
    4 minutes read

    I recommend starting from the beginning of the category. Doshas are three types in Ayurveda, which literally translate from Sanskrit to "something that causes a problem." If you are not yet familiar with the dosha that prevails in your body, here (bear with me until I find a good one in English!) you will find a detailed test that will help you learn about Prakriti - your original biological dosha, as well as Vikriti - which depends on your...

  • 101Ayurveda

    Introduction to Ayurveda

    by Sylwia
    3 minutes read

    Ayurveda, translated directly as "knowledge of life", is over 5000 years old sister of yoga. It's a health science from India, with particular emphasis on proper nutrition and respect for nature and its cycles. It's a holistic approach that cultivates awareness and well-being at all levels of life - multidimensionally! I was particularly drawn to it by the fact that it doesn't assume that one size fits...