Vegan Beetroot Halwa (with jaggery)

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Vegan Beetroot Halwa (with jaggery)

This is a versatile and adaptable healthy autumn and winter dessert recipe and a vibrant alternative to gajjar halwa (carrots). You can make it entirely vegan or make it with the traditional halwa ingredients. I love this dessert, not because its delicious as it it gluten-free, dairy-free, low in FODMAPs and the beetroots have a host host of benefits all by themselves. Being sweet and grounding in nature, it brings energy to the body and balances vata.

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Samskara (deep emotional impressions)

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Samskara (deep emotional impressions)

Samskaras are accumulated impressions in the unconscious mind (chitta). The things that we experience in life produces samskaras and form the roots of our physical, mental, and emotional conditioning and habit patterns.
Samskaras can often be the root of our self-sabotaging behavioural patterns which can impact our self-worth, self-esteem, confidence and behaviour in our relationships.

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Summer Cooling Coriander Drink – Dhanyaka Phanta

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Summer Cooling Coriander Drink – Dhanyaka Phanta

Dhanyaka Hima (cooling coriander seed drink)

Coriander seed drink is a great over the summertime as it can deeply quench our thirst and support increased pitta conditions and burning sensations. It can reduce excess sweating, hot flashes, abdominal colic due to increased acidity.

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Pre-Pro-Post-Anti Biotics and Gut Health

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Pre-Pro-Post-Anti Biotics and Gut Health

Antibiotics can be thought of as a powerful immediate protocol against bacterial infections. Unfortunately, that comes at a heavy price to our gut health and oftentimes long-term changes to our gut flora. The concept of antibiotics did not exist 5000 years ago, but the wisdom of the natural world enabled doctors to know the properties of the plant medicines (dravya or aushadi) that can have the ‘antibiotic’ effect. But the notion through Ayurveda is to support the patient to regain their own health.

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Trāṭaka Meditation

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Trāṭaka Meditation

Meditation is medication and it can take many forms. Over the last month I've been guided to engage once again in the sadhana of trāṭaka. It is one of the simplest practises to help focus this mind. something that we all struggle with from time to time (or all time time for those with a strong vata in their constitution).

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