Feeling BLOATED and TIRED with POOR APPETITE and LOOSE STOOLS? The way our bodies process food and water affects how much energy we can produce and how well all of our organ systems work, which in turn nourishes our body, mind, and soul. Chinese medicine views nourishment as reliant on two qualities: the capacity for [...]
Happy New Year! While we’re clearly not out of the woods yet, 2021 begins with lots of forward momentum and will have quite different astrological qualities than 2020. The change of emphasis from heavy earth energies to air and fire is suggestive of an upward creative energy. This time last year we could hardly breathe [...]
Do you feel that sometimes you are so powerful you can conquer the world while other times you just want o hide away and close the door never to be seen again? Sometimes you are focused and organized and other times you are so dreamy it is hard to focus in your daily life? [...]
We are very excited and pleased to welcome a new Therapist here at Kundalini House Melanie June, who will be working at with us on Saturdays, starting on the 13th April. Her presence prompted us to launch a new Therapy page on our website. It is to promote and display all the amazing Sacred Therapies that we [...]
So what Dosha are You? by Pip Atherstone-Reid KAPHA: EARTH & WATER Larger build Tendency for weight gain Slow to learn, slow to forget Sweet and even tempered Dislikes cold and wet weather Sluggish temperament Foods: Sluggish and cool Kapha [...]
"Vibrate the Cosmos. The Cosmos shall clear the Path. " Yogi Bhajan Yogi Bhajan gave five Sutras for the Aquarian Age, and each week we have posted one of them in our newsletter for the past five weeks. Our very own Siri Bhagvati (Billie) has been focusing on those Sutras in her weekly classes [...]
AYURVEDIC DOSHAS SIMPLIFIED By Pip Atherstone-Reid Doshas are the force or energies that create the physical body and mind. They determine conditions of growth, aging, health and disease. We are born with Doshas called Prikruti (our constitution) and then the Doshas that are aggravated by our lifestyle and diet; called Vikruti. In selecting the right [...]
Vegetarian Diet: Staying Healthy and Well Chapter 1: Inner Intelligence By Pip Atherstone-Reid This book is designed to introduce you to some different Traditional dietary principles that may help you to either transition to a Vegetarian diet or to improve your already existing Vegetarian diet. It is not a comprehensive read by any [...]
Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle by Pip Atherstone-Reid One of my teachers, Prof. Wang, used to tell me that being Vegetarian was not only about avoiding meat but was also about your lifestyle. Adopting a Vegetarian lifestyle meant that you practiced Ahimsa; non-violence. Not just non-violence to the animals by not eating them, but also [...]
Go for whatever makes you happy! by Dr. Leela Klein (TCM) If someone asked us to describe a healthy lifestyle, we would probably talk about a wholesome diet, plenty of exercise, refraining from alcohol and smoking and getting sufficient sleep. According to Chinese medicine teachings, however, cultivating our mind and emotions is even [...]