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Basic Yoga Routine
5/12/2011 6:45:49 PM
A basic yoga routine can lead to a healthier and more balanced life. Try to focus on your weaker areas, since many make the mistake of working their strongest muscles. Concentrate during your yoga routines. Look inwardly, and ask your mind, body, heart and spirit what you need to put you attention on this day.
Kithadi Recipe
5/12/2011 6:43:23 PM

Simple Kitchadi recipe:

Use one cup of split moong dhal and one cup of basmati rice. Wash then add 6 cups of water. Add salt and turmeric and bring to the boil the simmer till cooked (or use rice cooker). Add pinch of cardamom and pinch of clove powder (not in Summer). Add a little cumin fried in ghee.

Benefits of Ghee
5/12/2011 6:34:23 PM

Ghee (clarified butter), for a good health and usefull in the Ayurveda Kitchen

Ghee is one of the lightest oils, ideal for cooking as doesn’t burn easily. Digestive, improving absorption and assimilation, ghee nourishes, improves memory, lubricates, makes body flexible (good with yoga!). Its most beneficial to Pitta and Vata types, and Kapha types should consume in limited amounts. Ghee helps clean channels and carries medicinal properties of herbs to tissues. NB. Kapha dosha`s or persons with a Kapha imbalance should not use to much, only one teaspoon a day.

Making Ghee
5/12/2011 6:30:49 PM
Place one or two bars of unsalted butter in a saucepan until it boils; then lower the heat. When the white foam of milk solids which will accumulate on the top begins to collapse and thicken, start skimming it off. Do not disturb the bottom of the pan, as some of these solids will also sink and can be left in the pot until after the ghee is poured off. As the butter continues to boil, watch the oily portion to see when it becomes clear, and watch the sediment on the bottom to see when it turns a golden brown. Be careful this does not burn! When all the water is evaporated, the bubbling sound will stop. When only the clear oil and the golden sediment remain, the ghee is ready. Remove from the heat, and let it sit for a moment. Pour the ghee off into an earthenware, glass or metal container (not plastic- it will melt!) Ghee doesn’t need to be in fridge but do keep out moisture.
Cough Tip
5/12/2011 6:21:49 PM

Apply Vicks Vaporub ( or simular product ) on the chest and gently rub clockwise. Also take a glass of milk, ad one teaspone of tumeric powder. Warm this and drink it slowly 3 or 4 times daily. You can also add a little bit of honey for a good taste, only don`t heat the honey because that can cause you Ama, which is the sticky waste-product of digestion that builds up in the digestive tract when your digestion is either weak or overloaded with the wrong foods.
 

Headaches Relieve
5/12/2011 6:16:02 PM

Pranayama:
Breathing through the left nostril alone with the right nostril closed for a view minutes, or,
Breaht in through the right nostril and breathe out through the left.
Both in meditation position. If possible in the open air or in a peacefull clear room.

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