What’s Your Dosha? Part One ~ Vata

Are you fiery Pitta?  A thin-boned anxious Vata? or a hard-to-get-moving-in-the-morning Kapha? Aromatherapy and essential oils can help to keep our doshas more balanced, but before we learn that, let’s take a look at what the heck a dosha is! These three doshas, Vata, Pitta, Kapha, are the categories, or body types in Ayurveda.  Much like the three body types we have in the west, the ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph, the three doshas each have their own, very unique characteristcs.  According... 

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What Is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is the ancient medicine system of India. It is said to be the world’s oldest recorded system of healing.  Ayur means ‘life’ and veda means ‘knowledge or science’ so put the two together and you have the ‘Science of Life’. I have been intrigued by Ayurveda for the past few years and have purchased numerous books on this subject as well as taken a Foundation course in it at Starseed Yoga Center.  What draws me to this science is that Ayurveda treats... 

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Are You In A Rut? Then Change!

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” I’m not sure who said the quote above, but I use it quite often. I actually used it yesterday at my salon with one of my clients and this is what inspired this post. Sheri’s Hair Story: I have a client, let’s call her Sheri. Sheri comes in and she isn’t always happy with her hair. She has a decent amount of hair but it’s very fine with no natural body... 

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Do You Live In Your Mind?

future = imagination past = memory Do you realize the only moment where we have any power is in the Present Moment? There is nothing we can do about the past, which is a memory, and there’s not much we can do about the future, which lies in our imagination – and sometimes our imaginations can get out of control – at least I know mine can. The past has already happened so that is why it equals a memory. We can learn from our past, but to live in the past is not really living. On... 

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An Intricate Web

Ok, I admit, I am loving my new camera and having quite a lot of fun with it. Like my step father said, when you start taking pictures, you really ‘see’ things in a new way. Anyway, I was sitting on the front porch of my mom’s house one morning and just happened to look over at this shrub and saw this really cool spider web. When I looked sideways at it, with the sun hitting it just right, I could really see more of the web and the intricate way this spider wove his/her masterpiece.... 

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Help For Athlete’s Foot

Our feet tend to get neglected. If you or someone you know has Athlete’s Foot, try the following massage oil formula: Tea Tree EO: 4 drops Lavender EO: 1 drop Lemon EO: 1 drop Dilute the above essential oils (eo’s) in 1 teaspoon base oil such as sweet almond or sesame. You can also put a drop of Tea Tree and Lavender EO on a cotton ball and gently rub it between the toes. Inhale~Enjoy~Exhale, Gina *Important Note: Before using any essential oils, check with your medical practitioner... 

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