Set your healing goals we help you achieve them

If you are having trouble with your knees this is something easy to try. I had a friend who did it regularly for 2 weeks and saw a great improvement is lubrication and mobility. We are going to use the magic sesame oil that has been cured to increase it viscosity. Curing the oil mean that you take a good quality organic sesame oil and add 1 drop of water to it and then heat it - once the oil reaches 100 degrees celcius the water with start to crackle - stop heating immediately otherwise the oil will overheat and can burst into flame. Now cool the oil and  keep it is a sealed container for your massages. If using on the knees rub the oil into the knees round and round on the knee caps and also to the dimples behind the knees in a clock wise fashion. This needs to be done for 10-15 minutes twice a day for best results. I have seen some research that indicates that they can actually pick up the oil in the joint after the massage. Pacifies Vata which tends to be held in limbs and...

There is an ayurvedic protocol that recommends a gentle cleanse 11 days after the new moon and full moon or 3-4 days before - however you see it.  This is not a fast but a day of light eating and rest - a time for rest and rejuvenation - a day when you are not at work but can take time to be easy with yourself and "do nothing". What a great idea!!! Doing nothing as an art has been lost in our culture. Just Being. Spending time your your Self. Gentle walks with the spirits of the trees. Letting the mind be free of clutter. Inviting guidance from the higher rhealms. If you already have a spiritual practice you can double up on this day. Doing some gentle stretches like yoga is also very beneficial. Now as far as the diet: on the evening before have a light supper  - steamed veggies on a light grain like quinoa would work. Then do a 20 minute oil massage and 20 minute soak in hot bathtub. Before bed it is recommended that we take Triphala tablets. You can soak them in water ...

When Dr. Parkinson named the disease he saw it as a neurological degeneration. Now in modern medicine it is seen as a depletion of dopamine which is mostly produced by the Substantia nigra in the brain. This understanding makes it convenient to treat it with a magic bullet of a pharmaceutical drug that will forcefully increase the levels of dopamine. However as most neurologist will tell you the drug will only work at best for about 10 years and then the neural receptors will no long respond. Also is you go to www.pdrecovery.org to see a completely different understanding of what causes Parkinson's disease. This is based on the work of Dr. Janice Walton-Hadlock, DAOM, founder of the Parkinson's Recovery Project I have a very direct and personal experience with Parkinson's as m y late husband had the disease. And also I have personally worked on a woman in her 50's with Parkinson's using the Transdermal Marma System of Shaka Vansya Ayurved. The gentle massage...

Every spring one of my favourite events is the Meadowlark Festival in the Okanagan Valley. I have been attending it regularly since 1996 when I moved to Penticton. This year I was fortunate enough to have close conversation with Richard Armstrong the knowledge keeper for the Okanagan nation and the Nsyilxcen language.  He teaches that our parents are the 4 legged creatures, the winged, the water creatures and also the plants. They are there to support us and also we need to honour and respect them as our very own parents. Also that we will be drawn to one of these parents more than others. Also just as every strand of hair is connected to our head, so also every living entity on this planet and even our whole universe is connected to the One Being and also interconnected to each other in that way. My own area of interest in plant medicine brings up an opening that is in the process of coming together. It stirs a desire to learn from the ancient cultures and their traditional know...

Story tells it that the physicians of the Chinese emperors would check the eliminations every morning to keep an eye the the emperor's health. Ayurved recommend that we have a bowel movement on arising every morning because as the Agni ( transformative fire) increases as the sun climbs in the sky, we will then re-absorb the toxins from the large intestine. So, that morning Poop is important!!!!. What can we do to keep our bowel healthy? Good hydration. Start the day by drinking at least 2 cups of water you can add some lime or lemon juice so that it gives the liver and bile some support. Fibre. Exercise. Those are fundamental. Ayurved also reveres the herbal combination called Triphala. This is taken in the evening and by morning should have done its job by producing a healthy bowel movement. You can also soak the Triphala for several hours and then drink the water - this works very well. If you take too much you will find that you get nightmares. So do not over do it. The key ...

Spotlight on Rasayana  Abhyanga Oil for Women.  Sometimes a chance occurrence brings something new to light. A few days ago I was helping a friend garden and two days later the muscles in my lower back started to spasm.  It was going to be a long day and I would have to be alerts and on my feet most of the day. So I applied Vaidya Mishra's  Transdermal Deglycerated Licorice to my lower back and then did a full body Abhyanga putting special attention to my limbs. I put on my warm robe that I keep especially for when my body is covered in oil. I sat for 20-30 minutes, took a warm shower and all the discomfort in my lower back was gone and now 12 hours later - still fine.  What a great way to get rid of lower back pain!!!

I have started doing cooking classes. So much fun! It is a great way to impart knowledge of the medicinal spices and what food are beneficial for opening up the flow of prana so that the vitality of the mind/body can be maintained. I make Turmeric take centre stage. Turmeric is the super spice that benefits: liver and bile, thickens and thins the blood when cooked in food, enhances complexion, reduces allergies, improves wound healing, improves digestion, boosts immune function, balances urinary system, enhances men’s fertility and women’s physiology by purifying the uterus providing a better environment for the fetus and also purifies mother’s milk. Coriander support kidney function, fennel cools the liver and helps digestion as does cumin. However these spices must be used in proper combination and cooked into food so that they and their essential oils may communicate properly with our enzymatic systems and neurotransmitters. Yes the intestinal tract produces neurotransmi...