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My top 5 tips to avoid hair loss, thinning of hair

My top 5 tips to avoid hair loss, thinning of hair, premature greying & balding:

1. Avoid Hot Showers on the Head
Heat in general when applied to the head can burn the hair follicles causing greying and loss of hair.

Hot water on the head strips your scalp of moisture, natural oils, melts the epidermal lipids and disrupts pH balance. This not only compromising hair health but can also cause bacterial imbalance, itchy scalp & skin conditions on the head.

This is also why in Ayurvedic sweating therapies (svedana) you will always see the person sitting in a steam room or sauna with their head sticking out of the box, to “keep cool dude.”

+ it prevents the bone marrow in your brain from melting and causing neurological issues.

2. Sniff Medicated Oil Up Your Nose (“Nasya”)
Sniffing medicated oil up your nose is a daily practice in Ayurveda that enhances blood flow to the brain and hair follicles + so many more benefits.

My teacher once said if you do Nasya with Nasika Oil 14x/day, you can reverse greying of hair. Who wants to try?

3. Head Oil Massage
Massage your scalp with a quality oil, wash 30-50 mins later. “Kesha Oil” from @vitalveda is ideal, or use coconut oil.

4. Get Sun Exposure on Your Head and Body!
The hair on your head is a waste product of your bone tissue. Healthy, well nourished bone tissue = healthy, lustrous hair.

Ensure good vitamin D from the sun, and practice self-abhyanga to enhance skin physiology to absorb it better.

5. Address the Root Cause of the Hair Loss

Stress, hormonal, androgenetic alopecia, nutrient imbalance, feeling “hot-headed” with anger, frustration, irritability (pitta 🔥) that it burns the hair-follicles, bone, calcium & vitamin D imbalances, bone-marrow deficiency… it is always wise to get to the root of hair loss or premature greying/balding.

Book an online consultation with Dylan (via link in Bio) for a holistic insight into your physiology and sphere of influences, as there is more that may be revealed beyond just good looking hair. Dylan intends to provide you with the tools to become self-sufficient in balancing your own health.

How do you look after your hair health? Let us know in the comments 👇!

Renting bathroom, direct locker room 🔈SOUND ON

Renting bathroom, direct locker room

🔈SOUND ON 🔈

When your bathing in 22-64 different “tīrthas” (a geographical “sacred crossing” between Celestial realms and relative earth plains, in this case, bodies of water) before entering a 1000+ year old temple built around a naturally forming 3D expression (“statue” / “murti”) of “Lord Shiva” (aspect of consciousness that erupts with piercing “light” to remove irrelevancy), it is wise to use the toilet before (no bathrooms inside temple complex & you’ll be there for hours) and lock up your belongings safely so they remain dry for you to change into after your “vedic-water-park” experience.

After you have been purified, you must change into fresh, clean and dry clothing before entering the inner sanctum of the Rāmanātasvāmi Temple, which is where 1 of 12 of the world’s naturally forming “murtis” of Shiva (known as a “Jyotirlingam”) resides. Use a locker nearby to one of the temples four entrances.

This specific Jyotirlingam was built on the beach anywhere between 7000-869,000 years ago (ancient time periods = controversial) out of sand by an exceptionally righteous prince named Lord Rāma so he could more easily commune with “Shiva” (aspect of consciousness which is beyond death) in order to expiate his serious sin of killing a Brahmin named Ravana (Brahmahatya).
The phallus-shaped sand structure soon after turned into a hard stone, which still remains today on an island off the south east coast of India called Rāmeśvaram.

Thanks to this sacred site of light,
spanning the space between the world and the heavens, a whole pilgrimage town is now established, with plenty of business opportunities for Tamil locals to rent out toilets, lockers and dressing rooms.

Have you been to one of the Jyotirlingams? If so, which one?👇

O and do You want to see more content like this? Let me know in the comments👇

Audio copyright © Ram Cottage, Rāmeśvaram, 2022

Self-Abhyanga or self-oil massage, consists of ano

Self-Abhyanga or self-oil massage, consists of anointing one’s body with medicated oil & and massaging intuitively in rhythm with your biological channels.

This easy & extremely rewarding practice is one of the most essential health practices that one should incorporate into the daily routine (“Dinacaryā”).

If performed regularly (daily, except for when contra-indicated), self-Abhyanga will bring drastic & noticeable improvements to your health.

The health impacts of a daily Abhyanga practice are many, some are:
* Reduces aging
* Feeds the skin microbiome promoting good skin and overall health
* Improves lymphatic drainage
* Pacifies the nervous system
* Grounds the mind & releases stress
* Reduces tiredness
* Brings balance to the vata dosa (air & space elements)
* Prevents eye disease
* Nourishes the tissues (“dhatus”)
* Facilitates good sleep

If you already practice self-Abhyanga you know what I’m talking about.

And for those who don’t know much about Abhyanga or wish to learn more, we just released a new podcast episode where I break down all the HOWs and WHYs of Abhyanga: Ayurvedic Oil Massage.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED:
🝆 What is Abhyanga & What Are Its Unique Features
🝆 The Benefits of A Daily Abhyanga Practice
🝆 How to Do Self-Abhyanga
🝆 Contra-Indications For Self-Abhyanga
🝆 Which Oils To Use
🝆 Giving Abhyanga To Others

Do you have a regular Abhyanga practice? If so, drop a “YES 🫶” in the comments 👇

It is common understanding that WHAT we eat is inc

It is common understanding that WHAT we eat is incredibly important for our health. However, we often overlook HOW we eat, which is as important, and may even be more important for optimal health.

Do you eat while on the phone?
Reading emails or in front of the computer?
While watching TV?
Or do you leave everything to the side and eat with presence & in reverence for the life-sustaining nourishment of the creative elements that your are feeding to your higher Self?

Food is one of the three pillars of health in Ayurveda, so it is very important for us to make sure that it is digested in the best possible way, which will lead to the production of ‘rasa’ (the essence of our biology and essence of our longevity).

Eating while multi-tasking, especially with multi-media platforms & devices, doesn’t allow for our parasympathetic nervous system (in charge of ‘rest & digest’ response) to be active. We instead continue to stimulate the sympathetic nervous system ( in charge of ‘fight-or-flight’ response).

For me personally this is a non-negotiable. If the body is not in a 'rest & digest' state and we introduce food into it, the digestion of that food will be compromised.

We bascially got two possible outcomes after munching and swallowing food.

1. Upon digestion, the food turns to a thin nutrient fluid which provides energy to the body and builds body tissues, supporting longevity. This is called “aharasa” in Ayurveda.

2. After attempting to digest the food and failing, it turns to a thick, heavy and sticky fluid called “ama”. This undigested food material lodges somewhere in the body (the location of lodgement differs from person to person), and it becomes the root of various possible diseases.

Just eating organic & whole foods doesn't cut it. Being mindful during the act of eating is as important, if not more.

🫂 Tag two friends that you think will benefit from knowing this.

How do you decide to approach your meals? Let us know in the comments 👇

Scarlets Bracket Fungus (Pycnoporus coccineus) is

Scarlets Bracket Fungus (Pycnoporus coccineus) is a common polypore species - woody or leathery fungi with a multitude of tiny spore-producing cavities.

It was used by desert mob of Indigenous Australia, to be sucked on by teething babies, an astringent leathery “dummy” fruiting on dead wood that we can gratefully harvest without disturbing the mycelium, rather than contributing to unsustainable manufacturing of commercial dummies.

Scarlets Bracket is also used as bush medicine for older children and adults. It is chewed by people suffering from infections or ulceration in the mouth (two antibiotic compounds have been identified in the brackets)*, oral thrust and sore lips and gums.

I like to suck on it when I find it (which is not often) for a dynamic fungi oral cleanse which I only get every now nad then. Dynamic oral hygiene to prevent the vast array of oral diseases.

Scarlets Bracket rarely has a stem, and doesn’t have a smell and hardly a taste. The colour is a bit more orange than scarlet, and the colour will fade lighter the more it ages in direct sunlight.

DO NOT use this information solely as a tool for safe identification of edible wild mushrooms—use resources that are designed for that purpose.
Forage safety, respectfully and sustainably.

What mushrooms do you forage locally to you for medicine? Let us know in the comments 👇

*www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/aboriginal.html

The other day I got a text from a friend asking fo

The other day I got a text from a friend asking for some good foraging spots up the coast where he was road tripping.

He had a few cool plants in mind that he probably saw me post about on my socials.

I was hesitant to disclose certain spots of abundance because I was unsure if he knew pre-requisite Foraging Principles.

You may already very well intuitively live by and have cognised (some or all) of these principles and made them part of your ethos, or you heard them in part of full elsewhere.

But I thought I would share in brief the “3 Golden Principles of Foraging” as classified and clearly outlined by the highly experienced and knowledgeable @jakecassarbushcraft

1. Safety

* Are you 100% certain of this species? “When in doubt, go without”
* Is the plant or ground sprayed or contaminated? - know your area
* Poisonous look alikes?
* Contra-indicated with medications?
* Allergic reactions?
* Affect children or pregnancy?
* Does the plant carry diseases or parasites?
* Is it poisonous or toxic before proper purification? (śodana saṃskāra)

2. Sustainability
* Are you limiting native animal access?
* How are you foraging? e.g. pick the leaves/fruit in a way that doesn’t damage the plant. Take care. Pick certain parts of the plant that will maintain health and promote growth.
* Only forage when abundant.
* Utilise introduced flora and fauna to create balance and pave the way for native species.
* Hunt for conservation

3. Respect
* Are you limiting traditional custodians and other indigenous people access to traditional foods, medicines and other resources? (e.g. rituals)
* Respect for knowledge - how do you share and expose?

Only some things to consider. There’s more.
 You can forage in a way that promotes growth and health of the ecology.
Learn from others, connect, enliven and enjoy.

📷 looking for the fruits of a Native Ginger/Cardamom (Hornstedtia scottiana / Scott’s Ginger) only to realise they are not yet big enough, so leaving them to grow. They grow on the ground, and you peel them like a banana.
Yidjini custodian sharing the divine ancestral country Budabadoo, far-north QLD 🙏
📷 @diannebrooksphotography

One of the essentials of the Ayurvedic daily routi

One of the essentials of the Ayurvedic daily routine (dinacaryā) is the self-oil massage, known as “Abhyaṅga”.

A daily self-Abhyaṅga practice helps:
• Enhance lymphatic drainage of the body
• Improve blood circulation
• Feed the microbiome living on your skin
• and most notably, pacifies the nervous system.

After all, your skin is your largest organ, plus it has more nerve endings than any other part of your body.

So when you anoint oil on those nerve endings and massage them, it helps ground, strengthen and protect the nervous system with a “shield of armour” cultivated by wisdom healing traditions for millennia.

Practicing self-Abhyaṅga daily will restore the balance of your doṣas and enhance your well-being and longevity.

Regular Abhyaṅga is especially grounding and relaxing for the Vata dosha (energy associated with wind and space), but everyone substantially benefits from this practice.

Abhyaṅga can be performed with coconut or cold-pressed sesame oils, or with a medicated abhyaṅga oil (available online via our website) for greater effect.

In this episode of the Vital Veda Podcast Dylan and Vaidya Dr. Aditya Raju from @therajusayurveda break down all the main components of the Ayurvedic daily routine in an extensive way like you have never heard, plus dive into the phenonmena of “Guru”.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
🌞 The Essentials of the Ayurvedic Daily Routine (Dinacharya)
🌞 Other Powerful Ayurvedic & Spiritual Practices
🌞 Vaidya Dr. Aditya Raju’s & Dylan’s Daily Routine
🌞 Seasonal Routines
🌞 Mantras
🌞 What is “Guru” गुरु?
🌞 The Vedas & The Idea of “Spirituality”

This is a highly recommended listen for all of you looking to start new daily health practices, and especially those who already have a dinacarya and want to take it to the next level (almost guaranteed)!

Share this post with a friend who you think might find this useful.

What does your daily routine consist of?
What are your favourite practices?
We would love to know so tell us in the comments and share the love 👇

A Guru is most commonly understood as a spiritual

A Guru is most commonly understood as a spiritual teacher, mentor or master.
But reducing the meaning of this word to that of a mentor or spiritual master is not accurate and wholesome.

Sanskrit has many definitions for the word Guru, one of the most popular, and the one I resonate with the most is "remover of darkness”.
Guru can be anyone or anything that comes into our lives and effectively removes darkness (ignorance) and leads us towards wisdom (vidyā) and light.

Another popular translation of Guru is "heavy”.
So the Guru also has that grounding, wise quality, which stabilises us and acts as an anchor to which we can ground onto in our personal ever-unfolding (perhaps wild) evolutionary journey.

This Wednesday we will experience Guru Pūrṇimā, the day of the year where the moon (Chandra चन्द्र) will be at its fullest (Pūrṇimā) and brightest, hence, effectively removing darkness (Guru) on many levels.

On this day we celebrate & honour those who embody the role of Guru in our lives. Be it a mentor, teacher, friend, relative, circumstance, part of nature or anyone or anything who has helped remove darkness in our lives, chipping away our fears & uncertainties, and bringing forth the light of our Selves.

If you have already found spiritual teacher(s) that you can call Guru, then you’re blessed. It is a rare feat and one of the greatest blessings to fast track your evolution and burst open a divine aspect of Love.

If you don’t have a person like that in your life yet, I invite you to bring into your awareness all the people, things and circumstances that play or have played that light-baring role in your life, and allow yourself to be filled with gratitude for having crossed paths with them.

On Guru Pūrṇimā we honour Guru consciousness, with deep gratitude and appreciation to all the removers of darkness, and enjoy the cool glow of the radiant moon.

We have a special podcast episode coming out this Thursday with Vaidya Aditya Raju where we dive deep into what Guru and Guru Consciousness are + break down the essentials of the Ayurvedic dinacharya (daily routine).
Subscribe to The Vital Veda Podcast so you listen in time! ✨

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*This information and these statements have not been evaluated by the Therapeutic Goods Association or the Food and Drug Administration. This information and these products are not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease.

Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of Dylan Smith. This information is in no way to be construed as a substitute for consultation with a licensed health professional. It is not intended as medical advice. They are intended as sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dylan Smith and his community. Dylan Smith encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

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