26 Jan 2012
by healthharmonyweb
in Ayurvedic Medicine, DNA, healing, healing systems, health, holistic health, mind-body connection, mind-body health, Reiki
Tags: butterfly, butterfly effect, Claude Bernard, constitution, crystalline structure, DNA, genes, ki, life force, Masuro Emoto, messages in water, prana, sharir prakruti, snowflake, vital force, water, winter
There is something magical and oh-so-peaceful about snow falling and flying from a deep and veiled sky; something about the cover of a endless white created by a countless number of snowflakes- each one of them with a different set of wings, each one of them beautiful and perfect. The universe replicates itself at each level of existence and if we pay close attention, we can come to know how these same stories of winged snowflakes are told inside each of us.
photo credit: 80 weeks, Smugmug
“Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvelously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne.” -Alice Childress More
08 Nov 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in Ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic Medicine, healing, health, holistic health, mind-body health, psychological health, stress, trauma, Yoga
Tags: abhyanga, body movements, emotional trauma, energetic nature of body, energetics of herbs, fascia, injury, massage, meditation, muscles, nasya, physical memory, physical trauma, shirodhara, snehana, tension, Yoga asanas
If you have ever dealt with a physical injury perhaps you can remember how areas of your body compensated to deal with the injured part. If you had a knee injury maybe you limped for some time, one side of your body becoming stronger, tension and aches resulting in some areas while other areas became more flexible. This is what happens with a physical injury. What about an emotional one?
photo credit: Annak, 2bemag
Body structure changes with both physical as well as emotional trauma. With a physical injury, though apparently local, a systemic effect results with changes in neural activity, blood and lymph flow, and muscular contraction. Since the body acts as a unified whole, collectively responding to injury, any minute change will have a profound effect on the structural function of all aspects of the body.
When an emotional trauma exists, the body likewise responds in this manner. More
27 Oct 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in Ayurvedic Medicine, environment, healing systems, health, heart health, holistic health, mind-body connection, mind-body health
Tags: awareness, biophoton, celebrating light, compassion, consciousness, Diwali, Hemant, identity, Jyotish, Kapha, medical system, medicine culture, oral health, Reiki, respect, strength, stress management, tradition, Veda, winter, Yoga
At about 3am around this time last year in India, I was abruptly awoken to the sound of what I later found out to be local (yes, very local) fireworks. 3am-excitement is hard to contain when it’s your New Year and you have a celebration awaiting you which draws on so many stories and traditions inherent to your culture and to your identity. Identity is also integral to any system of medicine or healing, even biomedicine, and as Diwali is upon us, it is interesting to consider at least some of the cultural aspects of Ayurvedic Medicine in order to evoke a better understanding of its meaning and application.
photo credit: Travel Plan India, Rajasthan Travel
This year, October 26th marks the first day of Diwali, otherwise known as the “festival of lights” which celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the lifting of spiritual darkness with the light of hope. More
20 Oct 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in breast cancer, cancer, environment, healing, health, holistic health, interconnection
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer awareness month, environment, Ling and Pollock cell model, prevention, solid state biochemistry, Zeneca Corporation
Did you see her run? Did you see her smile? Did you see her do all this despite the pain, in the face of the pain, growing stronger and stronger, more and more beautiful THROUGH the pain?
Breast cancer. You can purchase a container of salt dressed in the pink ribbon, buy coffee dressed in her finest. All the money invested in research goes towards finding the cure. Because we (women and MEN… yes, they get breast cancer too) can’t live without a cure.
Where is that research going? More
10 Oct 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in healing, health, heart health, holistic health, meditation, mind-body connection, mind-body health, stress
Tags: anger, appreciation, awareness, calm, care, compassion, cortisol, DHEA, fear, fountain of youth, heart intelligence, heart rhythms, longevity, love, pain body, positive emotions, stress hormones
As the stories go, many have sought, battled towards, and even claimed to have discovered the “fountain of youth.” Perhaps we can imagine the emotional state of these mythological and historical figures while embarking on their journeys. What did they feel as they were searching, when they failed, or when they uncovered this supposed fountain of youth? Their journey was outward, a search for a tangible site, but the search continued today has been conducted by modern scientists and they may have unlocked at least one source: the heart.
Have you ever felt the ache of a broken heart? The swelling of pride in your chest for someone you love? The sensation of calm washing through you when you exercise compassion?
This is your heart displaying heart intelligence. This is your heart sending signals More
02 Oct 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in Ayurvedic Medicine, biosynergetics, healing systems, health, holistic health, meditation, mental health, mind-body connection, mind-body health, synergetics
Tags: biosynergetics, green living, healthy lifestyle, Hippocrates, holistic healing, interconnection, intuitive healing, laws of nature, Leonardo Da Vinci, living in harmony with nature, Purusha, Shambhala, study medicine, Sushruta, synergetics, vitality, well-being
One of the primary focuses within Ayurvedic Medicine is living in harmony with nature. For mainstream society “living in harmony with nature” may imply a focus on green living with recycling, eating organic food, living more simply, and so on. These can all be included within a modern conception of this message yet there is an aspect that is still missing from this equation.
Many, if not all, ancient intuitive or holistic healing systems, whether with a foundation in medicine, in meditation, or in another holistic practice, stressed the importance of unity with nature. More
26 Sep 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in cancer, chronic illness, electromagnetism, healing, healing systems, health, meditation, mental health, mind-body connection, mind-body health, miracles, physics
Tags: cancer, chronic illness, electromagnetism, healing, health, meditation, mind-body connection, mind-body health, miracles, paralysis
The mind-body connection. How far connected is it exactly and what does this mean?
photo credit: tejiendoelmundo
Many have heard the wonder stories of people who have miraculously cured themselves of cancer, even recovered from paralysis. What has your reaction been? Amazement? Wonder? Hope? Disbelief? –even anger? For an individual living in relative health the stories are often just stories. For those struggling with a chronic illness or condition or having watched someone else do so, the mind may see-saw from one of enthusiastic inspiration to frustrated despair. More
20 Sep 2011
by healthharmonyweb
in Ayurvedic Medicine, digestion, digestive health, healing systems, health, holistic health, language, mental health, Reiki
Language has been shown to be formative in the development of culture and societal as well as individual perspective. To learn a language means not only to be able to make and use sounds, alter sentence construction from what is natural for you, but also to be able to completely shift your perspective on life and all that it includes. It seems that medicine and healing systems may also act as a language of their own, shaping how we view health, disease, our bodies, and if and how healing can occur.
photo credit: Susan Noyes Anderson
In mainstream thought the body is often viewed as a set of separate structures. If you have digestion issues you see a GI doctor. If, as a woman, you have menstrual issues you see an OB-GYN. Fortunately, doctors have begun to establish more of a cooperative relationship amongst each other, allowing for more problem-solving to occur in their joint efforts to help the patient. Previously, this separatist view greatly confined diagnosis and treatment. More
