Maybe we can just marvel at the efforts of people over millennia, from the Buddha sitting under the Bodhi tree to the modern philosopher and neuroscientist who has asked themselves the question “Who am I?”
Anil Ananthaswam
Who or what is doing the experiencing, of our lives? This experiencing “I” in the question “Who am I?”
is at the heart of the debate about the self.
Like a door or a pathway, activating a marma energy point, opens into the inner pharmacy of the body. The body is a silent, universal, biochemical laboratory—operating every moment to interpret and transform arising events.
Touching a marma point changes the body’s biochemistry and can unfold radical, alchemical change in one’s makeup. Stimulation of these inner pharmacy pathways signals the body to produce exactly what it needs, including hormones and neurochemicals that heal the body, mind and consciousness.
Murdhini marma, is the energy point enabling moment to moment awareness, meditation.
Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician
Murdhini: Moment to moment awareness, another tool in our spiritual tool belt. (sister tradition with Acupressure points).
Acupuncture and Patricks story as well as Emily – car accidents, trauma, freezing and moving forward.
Tools priming us to stay “centred” – breath, pranayama, yoga, teachings reminding us of our true nature – with no sense of lack.
We continue unravelling the age-old teachings of Ayurveda, balancing the elements of air, ether, water, fire and earth, that make up this universe of which this body is part of.
We continued developing a sequence of 8 Breathworks:
Daily Pranayama:1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the sequence practiced today.
We continue our practice together – more tools in our tool belt!
We clean house to invite the “king”. Pranayama is “cleaning house”
In silence it is peace, in action it is joy.
We were meant to listen to this video last week but ran out of time….here it is…for todays session.
“And like a door or a pathway, activating a marma energy point, opens into the inner pharmacy of the body. The body is a silent, universal, biochemical laboratory—operating every moment to interpret and transform arising events.Touching a marma point changes the body’s biochemistry and can unfold radical, alchemical change in one’s makeup. Stimulation of these inner pharmacy pathways signals the body to produce exactly what it needs, including hormones and neurochemicals that heal the body, mind and consciousness.”
Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician
We continue unravelling the age-old teachings of Ayurveda, balancing the elements of air, ether, water, fire and earth, that make up this universe of which this body is part of.
We continued developing a sequence of 8 Breathworks: Daily Pranayama:1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th and 6th in the sequence practiced today.
We continue our practice together – more tools in our tool belt with Utjayi Breath – Strengthening THE IMMUNE SYTEM for WINTER along with the marma points for Thyoid. our immune system.
We continue our practice together – more tools in our tool belt!
We clean house to invite the “king”. Pranayama is “cleaning house”
The visit with the King of course is the most important happening. However, without cleaning house, and without the invitation, the visit will be incomplete.
As the dust clears, the clouds dissolve, our true nature reveals itself – ever present. In silence it is peace, in action it is joy.
Like a door or a pathway, activating a marma energy point, opens into the inner pharmacy of the body. The body is a silent, universal, biochemical laboratory—operating every moment to interpret and transform arising events.
Dr. Vasant Lad
Touching a marma point changes the body’s biochemistry and can unfold radical, alchemical change in one’s makeup. Stimulation of these inner pharmacy
pathways signals the body to produce exactly what it needs, including hormones and neurochemicals that heal the body, mind and consciousness.
Murdhini marma, is the energy point enabling moment to moment awareness, meditation.
“Shining Skull Breath” Kapalabhati invigorates the brain and awakens the dormant centres which are
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
responsible for subtle perception.
The Sanskrit word Ayurveda translates to āyuh, life, and veda, knowledge or science. It is an ancient healing system rooted in India that has been practiced for thousands of years. Ayurveda’s scope encompasses all realms: physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual, and thus addresses the whole person, body, mind and consciousness.
The universe is composed of five elements: ether, air, fire, water, and earth. These five elements combine in varying proportions to create the three doshas: Vata, the principle of movement, Pitta, the principle of transformation, and Kapha, the principle of cohesion or building block material.These elements and doshas that comprise the macrocosm also make up our individual constitutions. The purpose of Ayurveda is to bring balance to these doshas and elements amidst the changing times of day, seasons, and phases of our lives, in order to promote and maintain quality and longevity of life.
One of the subtle healing practices that Ayurveda guides us into is Meditation and Breathwork (Pranayama).
On the occasion of the death of a beloved pet – Wednesday, Jill’s companion, dog, we sat in silence, her presence palpable. Sending love and peace to Jill and her family and Wednesday, through this mysterious, familiar transition and a knowing of eternity,, our true nature.
Rough, Cold Dry yet Damp…FALL and CONSTIPATION – Macro and microcosm mirroring. VATA – Air and Ether elements aggravated inside and out.
Alleviating and soothing with warm and unctuous foods….
Mind and Body grounding and calming….
