Wellness

By Organic India USA With this home pranayama meditation, you will have the opportunity to work with the breath to reach deeper states of serenity. Sometimes the best medicine is simply breathing in silence. By reserving a time and place dedicated to this practice, you open the door to peace in your everyday life. It [...] Continue Reading

In winter, nights are colder and much shorter than the summer months.  This change in season tends to wreak havoc to our internal clock making us more lethargic throughout the winter months. Winter is the overall time that we need to really focus on our self and help our internal clock so that we don’t [...] Continue Reading

All disease begins in the gut” Hippocrates, over 2000 years ago. This is the first concept taught in Naturopathy college. Explored at length, it is also this premise that forms the beginning of all naturopathic treatment protocols. If the digestive system is compromised, food cannot be broken down, and nutrients cannot be absorbed. The entire [...] Continue Reading

In support of the wonderful global movement Movember, we want to talk about men’s health this month. During November, the Movember community encourages the growth of all kinds of moustaches (and host of other actions) to fundraise and raise awareness of men’s health issues. Without getting too morbid, according to the recent stats, men die [...] Continue Reading

RACHEL SPILLANE FOR ORGANIC INDIA USA Rachel Spillane is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Board Member of the Colorado Ayurvedic Medical Association. Her practice, Saraswati Ayurveda, aims to empower women with knowledge, tools and support for their wellness journey.  She offers Ayurvedic consultations and wellness coaching (from anywhere in the world), Panchakarma, Yoga and the Heal Your [...] Continue Reading

By Organic India USA Memory is of vital importance for learning a new language, remembering where you put your keys, recognizing your friends, and finding your car at the airport. We rely on memory every waking moment, but the majority of us rarely pause to appreciate our ability to retain and recall essential knowledge. When [...] Continue Reading

What is Metabolism? Why is it important? Metabolism is the complex chemical processes that your body uses for normal functioning and sustaining life, including: (a) breaking down food and drink to energy and (b) building or repairing your body. The amount of energy your body burns at any given time is directly affected by your [...] Continue Reading

Spring is the time of birth and regeneration, characterised by optimism and opportunity. It is a time of growth, so very evident as we see all the plants and flowers coming into bloom, and wildlife awakening from the winter slumber. On the flip side Spring also brings an abundance of pollen, and allergies or sinus [...] Continue Reading

Spring, the season of renewal, invites us to clear out- not just our cupboards – our bodies, and our minds. Shedding the warm cosiness of winter, saying goodbye to those comfort carbs, and embracing uplifting and energising cleansing practices, helps us to prepare our bodies for another lap around the sun.   The below Spring [...] Continue Reading

The importance of a sound night’s sleep cannot be overstated when it comes to good health and waking up with a sense of vitality. There are a multitude of factors that can get in the way of sound sleep, many of them environmental or lifestyle related. However some of the trickiest barriers to sleep can [...] Continue Reading

If you are a newbie to yoga, you’ll find studios offering many different types of classes with strange sounding names. Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin… but which one is the one for you? While some styles of yoga focus primarily on meditation and breath work, others will allow you to work up a good sweat, so [...] Continue Reading

One of my favourite meditation practices is mantra using Mala beads. This practice is called Japa in Sanskrit. Japa practice involves the repetitive recitation of a single word, several words or a longer mantra, such as the lovely Gayatri Mantra. Mala beads are a traditional way of keeping count of the number of times your [...] Continue Reading