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I have done self-abhyanga (Ayurvedic self-oil-mass

I have done self-abhyanga (Ayurvedic self-oil-massage) in some of the wildest places.

Once I was on a group tour in the Israeli desert and slept with 50 other people in a single bedouin tent. There were about another 10 of these tents, so hundreds of people were camping together in this desert community.
The men’s bathroom zone contained about 9 tiny wooden square cubicle showers in a row.
I remember sitting on the dusty floor of the cubicle with half of my leg sticking out the bottom gap of the door, giving myself an oil massage while laughingly sensing the confused reactions of folk on the other side of the thin walls.

When going on a road trip or camping, I find a comfortable space to lather up then massage, ideally close to a body of water for easy post-bathing.

Even if I can’t sit down and find a relaxing place, I will do the self-massage standing up with my head hunched over in a van, or behind a bush because the ground is full of uncomfortable leaves and sticks and I don’t have a towel/mat to sit on, or i’ll be squeezed in a camping tent on a hot summers morning… applying oil to the body and massaging it is the precursor before daily bathing. Even if it’s the “short version”. And it’s so worth it.

So most of you reading this bathe everyday (I hope). This is one thing of the Ayurvedic daily routine (“dinacharya”) you probably get right.

But as well as washing your skin and body via the good old familiar bathing (known as “snan” in Ayurveda), we ALSO need to:
- lubricate the skin and body tissues
- activate the lymph
- enhance blood circulation
- feed the microbiome that lives on our skin
- and pacify and strengthen our nervous system (our skin has more nerve endings than any other part of our body)

all by…
Massaging our selves with oil daily!

Do you practice self-abhyanga? How does it make you feel? Have you practiced it in any unusual places?

LINK IN BIO to download your free self-abhyanga poster and more about the practice.
 #Abhyanga #SelfAbyanga #OilMassage #AyurvedicMassage #Snigdha #Sneha #Ojas #Sattva #SkinMicrobiome

The Covid vxcc!ne has arrived, whether we want it

The Covid vxcc!ne has arrived, whether we want it or not.

We need stop making vxcc!nes taboo to talk about. We need to learn about them and become properly informed.

We need to use our judgment and intuition and while staying away from cognitive dissonance, make a choice based on our personal experiences and what we truely believe and feel is right.

How do we make tough choices? We learn as much as we can and then make a choice.

This podcast episode discusses un-biased information from Ayurvedic health practitioner Dylan Smith as he interviews integrative health practitioner Stephanie Grutz @thehealthypractitoner who has thoroughly researched the Covid-19 Vxcc!ne.

Leave behind our views and preferences.
Let’s drop the propaganda and esoteric views.
Let’s explore the science with common sense.

Listen till the end of this episode. Smart people listen to the end and then come to conclusion. You may find on the way things we talk about which you don’t like. Most likely you’ll hear something which you don’t like. The whole point of this episode is to become educated and then come to your own conclusion. Make your own decision when you are educated.   IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS
- The Role of Standard Vaccines
- What is a mRNA Virus?
- Ingredients in the C19 Vaxc!ne
- The Pfzier and Moderna Vxc!ne - become informed on what is being implemented.
- Therapeutic indications and general recommendations for the C19 Vax!ne.
- Warnings, side effects and crucial considerations for the vxc!ne.
- The relationship between the C19 Vx(!ne and pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility.
- Vaxc!ne damage and adverse affects.
- The ZERO liability from vax(!ne manufactures.
- Can We Detox The Vax(!ne Out of Our Body?
+ more.

HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW & PUBLIC HEALTH!
 Share this episode with anyone you know who may be considering the c19 vx((!ne, especially if they are pregnant, planning to have children in the future ore breastfeeding.
Actually everyone needs to hear this.

Search 👉🏽The Vital Veda Podcast🎧 on your favourite podcast app 🎧

Links to references and resources in the show notes as usual.

#VitalVedaPodcast #C19Truth #Infertility #Breastfeeding #Ayurveda #zeroliability

Why Wearing Sunglasses is NOT Healthy Sorry to cr

Why Wearing Sunglasses is NOT Healthy

Sorry to cramp your style, but I am more solicitous about your mental, sensory and physical health. 😎
🕶

Does it seem to you that the sun is seemingly getting brighter and you are finding it harder to see outdoors without sunglasses?

This may be an indication of weakness and degeneration of your eye and visual health.

When you wear sunglasses, you receive and altered and unbalanced spectrum of light hitting your retina.

As soon as we start manipulating the light that hits our eyes, disease begins.

Sunglasses critically influence our hormones (photo-endocronology), mood and mental health, and may even have carcinogenic affects.

Sunglasses certainly have their place, but according to Ayurveda, a common root cause of disease is misuse of the senses (Asatmya indriyartha samyog).

This full article (VV blog) presents the science on why you should be wearing sunglasses a lot less than you do, and other ways to optimise your visual health.

One area we talk about it in this article is mental health and greater human connection…

Show your eyes! Others want to see them and connect with you on a deeper level. Instead of hiding behind dark glasses, connect and relate on a more open and pure level. This greater connection allows for more inspiration and a greater experience of love (Sattva).

Tag a friend who wears sunglasses and who could do with some eye opening considerations.

#Sattva #Ojas #Prana #Ayurveda #TriGunas #SuryaNamaskar #Surya #SunWorship #PhotoEndocronology #SunGlassess #Veda #Transcend #LightDiet #PhotoBioModulation

What better podcast episode to bring in the new ye

What better podcast episode to bring in the new year and released on the last full moon of the year.
Back by popular demand, I am in conversation with renowned vedic astrologer, Blaine Watson, where we discuss Jyotish: Vedic Astrology.

Is your relationship with your partner supported by nature and karmically suitable?

Gaining insight into the Vedic Astrology of yourself and whom ever you relate with can illuminate and improve that relationship.

Why am I still single? I feel a relationship would significantly enhance my evolution.

Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) utilises measures of sacred time to organise human life according to celestial forces and natural law.

It helps understand human existence in a deeper perspective so that we can not only flow through life effortlessly with nature's support, but also attune with cosmic intelligence and the eternal organiser.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
💫 Jyotish to support a healthy marriage and rescue a broken one.
💫 Single People and Bachelors Desiring or Refusing a Relationship
💫 Dharma: The Most Evolutionary Thing You Can Be Doing Now
💫 Being born with adversities, challenges or blessings.
💫 Past lives and choosing when you are born.
💫 Cultivating A Relationship with the Planets
💫 The Dashas - Planetary Cycles You are Going Through
💫 Yagya (Ancient Vedic Technology) to Find a Suitable Marriage Partner and Have Children
💫 Rahu and Ketu: The shadow planets responsible for eclipses.
💫 Jyotish Charts for Specific Countries
💫 Current Astrological Update of Covid-19
💫 Viewing the Birth Charts of Twins
+ much more vedic geeking out. 
Drop a comment if you resonated with this episode and what you enjoyed.
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#Jyotish #VedicAstrology #Rahu #Ketu #Dharma #Ayurveda #Sattva #Ojas #Prana #Dasha #Yagya #Agni #VitalVedaPodcast

Water moving underground, untouched by the waste o

Water moving underground, untouched by the waste of animals and certainly out of bounds from the dissonant refuse of modern industrialisation and it’s chief commander, human kind.

Sri Water, the divine feminine flowing in abundant liquidity, then finds an opening to offer her nourishment and purifying power to the rest of the world that resides above ground and under light.

From the dark underground, the mineral rich contents of the aquifer overflows onto land surface to not only hydrate all beings, but also to unite with Sri Sun ☀️ and together, energise all aspects of earth.

If you can find a Spring, an outlet of the divine feminine’s infinite organising power, I encourage you to encapsulate the water at first light.

This far supersedes the best water filters filtering and even restructuring tap water, since although that water may now be mostly free of chemicals, it is still dead water.
The Prana (life force) in tap water has been pulverised by chemicals added by government bodies. Some of this I am thankful for, as I can now drink that water as a last resort, safe from pathogens (unlike some Asian countries: Delhi/Bali belly).
But tap water, or more appropriately as my friend @jenisabelfriend calls it, “tap liquid”, is dead liquid which does not provide you with proper hydration. You wonder why you’re still dehydrated?

Furthermore, what better way to connect to our primal roots of gathering water. Especially to exercise the healthy masculine for our selves and society.

I mostly get spring water delivered for drinking and more importantly, filter and restructure my bathing water. But occasionally, it’s always profoundly empowering and nourishing to go harvest 130L of fresh spring Apa with my friends💧.

What water do you drink?💧Comment below👇

For more about spring water and everything water, listen to the #VitalVedaPodcast episode #042 with @jenisabelfriend

My recommendations for water filters and spring water👉link in bio.

#ChopWoodCarryWater #ApaDevi #Jala #Ayurveda #FoodAsMedicine #ProperHydration #SpringWater #Ojas #sattva #soma

8 Tips to Avoid Toxins Over Xmas 🎄 & Silly Seas

8 Tips to Avoid Toxins Over Xmas 🎄 & Silly Season (& Still Indulge)

The festive season is here! and along with it an abundance of edible delights seem to be just about everywhere!

Over 99% of us are going to break the rules and indulge. Great! Enjoy it! (guilt-free and in moderation). But accordingly, support your digestive ability to "digest the silly season" at ease with minimal repercussions.

It is hard not to overindulge and accumulate Ama, the toxic waste-product of incomplete digestion.

Ama is a sticky, thick, mucus-like substance that if not cleaned out, will clog bodily channels and vitiate the “weak part” (kavyaguna) in your body.

Joints, lungs and sinuses are typical weak spots where ama accumulates, but ama will vitiate different tissues and areas depending on the person.

The accumulation of ama is an initial stage of the disease process according to Ayurveda. After that, it will eventually manifest into disease and more full-blown clinical features down the track.

A key solution for conquering "Christmas-time Ama" is to keep your digestive fire (Agni) burning and balanced.

The following tips in the FULL ARTICLE (LINK IN BIO) will help keep your agni strong and promote balance this festive season.

🎥 solid yield with my mulberry foraging buddy @dansnow_meditation

#Deepana #Pachana #Ama #Ayurveda #Agni #DigestiveHealth #IBS #SillySeason2020 #Sattva #Ojas #Veda #JaiGuruDeva #MulberryForage #Mulberry

Sure the living is easy in the summertime, but my

Sure the living is easy in the summertime, but my joint regions are also getting sweaty while hydration diminishes at a quicker rate in the hot and dry sunshine that unconditionally radiates of Pure Divinity.

While I love to sun-bake with maximum skin exposure for long periods of time, even though I lather up with skin protecting and cooling coconut oil to assist in creating harmony between the sun and my skin, regularly drink thin lassi (buttermilk) to exceptionally hydrate and cool myself, and turn the kebab that is my flesh for even “human photosynthesis” cooking, it is certainly wise to implement other measures to dissipate heat, reduce inflammation and stay cool.

How Summer Heat Affects Your Biology:
1 The very hot sun takes away the strength of the earth and all things on earth.
2. “Thermal accumulation" - you may begin to feel inner heat accumulate.
3. The heat in your body rises, which dries out your skin and sinuses, leaving them sensitive and irritated.
4. Sinuses may begin to run a lot - creating mucous is the body’s response to this dryness.
5. You may experience looser stools – the body’s response to remove the heat. Intestines become irritated and inflamed.
6. "Hot Pitta Emotions" - anger, frustration, aggressiveness and irritability - other ways your body reacts to the heat.

Summer is an important time of year to not let the heat take over and dry us out.

Take this seriously. If you don’t get rid of the heat now, the heat will turn to dryness and you will suffer the following winter.

Going from a hot and dry summer to cold and dry winter will profoundly increase vata (bio-energy related with nervous system and bodily movements) - weakening ojas (vitality and immunity), which then leaves you susceptible to creating the perfect breeding grounds for colds, flus, viruses, infections and other undesirables.

Good News is that you can still worship the sun like a lizard and sweat like a gypsy with a mortgage.

You can mitigate the excess heat by honouring summer’s harvest by eating seasonally, incorporating specific herbs, therapies and other techniques associated with the seasonal routine of summer.

Link in Bio for FULL ARTICLE all on summer☀️

Divinity blossoms where woman are respected. Women

Divinity blossoms where woman are respected.
Women’s health is of the utmost importance since it is the woman who brings the human being onto earth.
If we can optimise the health of women, we can optimise the health of humankind. 
In the latest episode of the #VitalVedaPodcast with naturopathic doctor and the period revolutionary @larabriden , we discuss:
* The Contraceptive Pill Paradigm
* The Gift of the Menstrual Cycle
* Cravings During the Menstrual Cycle
* The Infertility Epidemic
* The Semen Microbiome
* Dairy Cows Milk: Inflammatory or Aphrodisiac?
* The Importance of Melatonin on Fertility and Reproductive Health
* PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)
* Amenorrhea (Absence of period)
* Immature Reproductive Organs
* Veganism and Menstrual Health
* Healthy Menopause
* + MORE

What did you take away from this episode?
 Also comment below what Qs you have on Menopause - our next topic of discussion for part 2 with @larabriden

About Lara Briden
Lara Briden is leading the change to better periods.
Informed by a strong science background and more than twenty years with patients, Lara is a passionate communicator about women’s health and alternatives to hormonal birth control. Her book Period Repair Manual is a manifesto of natural treatment for better hormones and better periods and provides practical solutions using nutrition, supplements, and natural hormones. Now in its second edition, the book has been an underground sensation and has worked to quietly change the lives of tens of thousands of women.
Lara has helped thousands of women find relief for period problems such as PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, and peri-menopause and currently consults New Zealand.

#MenstrualHealth #MoonCycle #PCOS #SemenMicrobiome #Shukra #Sukra #SacredFeminine #Shakti #Devi #Artava #Ayurveda #Ojas

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