Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

How to Use the Circadian Rhythm of Your Body for Optimal Wellness according to Ayurveda Dinacharya: Guildlines for Daily Routine. Although the dinacharya practices are thousands of years old, practitioners of Ayurveda say they are as beneficial in the modern lifestyle as ever before. The morning Ayurvedic practices of dinacharya are intended to both calm and energize the body, preparing the practitioner for the day ahead. The evening ones are to help the practitioner relax before sleep. The recommended timings for these practices are in tune with the natural cycle of the sun and moon. Guidelines can vary, but suggested routines for dinacharya are as follows: 🌄 Morning: Rise two hours before sunrise. Wash the face and eyes, and scrape the tongue. Massage the body with oil. Exercise by practicing yoga and/or pranayama. Bathe, meditate and eat breakfast. 🌅 Midday: Eat the largest meal of the day. 🌆 Evening: Have a light dinner at least three hours before bedtime, then take ...

I was only 16 when I did my first Art of Living course, Yes+. I was a medical student suffering from clinical depression. I had become a poor student, which was surprising because I was very good academically until the 10th grade. It had been a week since I finished the course and I practiced the Sudarshan Kriya every day. I wanted to finish the 40 day challenge I got from my course teacher. My midterm result had just come in, too, and I had failed the Physics exam because of which a parent teacher meeting for me had been scheduled. My teacher, who was unsupportive and bias towards me because I did not take classes from her private coaching center, gave me my expulsion notice. This notice left me devastated and I knew I couldn’t control anything after this point. My parents would be shameful. Unable to comprehend how to save myself, I decided to commit suicide. It was a lot of pressure. I wrote my goodbye letter for my parents and my boyfriend, handed them to my best friend, and bought...

We've been studying about peeling barks and you might be curious to know why trees have this strange mechanism of shedding their bark and what purpose does it serve? In the natural process of growth as the tree trunk increases in girth, it sheds the outer older layers of the bark which falls down to recycle the nutrients and replenishes the soil. In some species this is more noticeable while in others this may happen at a subtle level. There may also be instances of disease when trees shed their bark to expose insect larvae and fungi that reside under the layers of bark. It is a natural protective mechanism adopted by trees where if the exposed layer of bark has infestations they can be treated accordingly. Photo N Park  Reference  https://www.facebook.com/myplantdiaries?mibextid=ZbWKwL Plants of Singapore