Welcome to the all-new 2013 Season of Yoga Today. Catch up with your favorite instructors Adi Amar, Sarah Kline, and Neesha Zollinger, with new one-hour classes coming each week. Also check out the newest members of the Yoga Today family Amanda Botur, Simon Park, and Mona Godfrey.
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One of the things I love about Ayurveda is that it challenges us to get crafty in our kitchens and come up with natural healing remedies.
This hands-on approach really gives us the opportunity to take responsibility for our own well-being by knowing how to respond to our body without immediately heading to the drugstore. For example, there are simple ways to cure summertime ailments like sunburn, bites & stings, hangovers, bad breath and heartburn with ingredients that you likely already have in your kitchen.
If you’ve ever felt curious about ayurveda and natural cures that come right from you kitchen, this post is for you.
Dear Neesha,
I have been practicing for several months and still CANNOT bring either foot straight through from downward dog. Is there something specific I can do to make this happen?
Thank you, Margaret
Hi Margaret,
It is certainly fun to bring your foot straight forward from Downward dog to a lunge or warrior, but definitely not a pre-requisite for a good yogi. I appreciate your will power and fire to enjoy a speedier transition.
My first piece of advice is: enjoy the process. There is everything to gain and nothing to gain from bringing your foot straight forward. Also, there are things you can do to make the transition smoother. Try these tips:
I’m going to let you in on a massive health secret. Inside of your mouth you have a reliable diagnostic tool for monitoring your overall state of health on a day to day basis.
It can tell you if you’ve properly digested your food from the night before, if your colon is clear, if your organs are happy, if you could use a cleanse, if you’re holding onto too much anxiety or fear and it can even aid in diagnosing disease.
This diagnostic tool is your tongue. If you’ve never taken a peek at your tongue start checking it out first thing in the morning, before you brush your teeth or eat. In general, you’re looking at the color, shape, and coating of your tongue.
A body with healthy organs and a clear digestive tract will show up pretty pink. A body with clogged organs or undigested food from the night before will show up with a layer of fuzz, film, the quivers, indentations from teeth, and/ or bumps (other than your taste buds).