Evidence-based + Holistic

Author: The Herbal Practice

  • Time to cleanse

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    I’m lucky enough to have extended my summer by a couple of sunny weeks in the South of France but I’m quite aware that after a most glorious summer, Autumn has been knocking at our door early in the UK and other parts of Europe. The change of seasons are taken very seriously in Ayurveda…

  • Choosing Health

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    “With access to better information people invariably make better choices for their health” David Wolfe – Food Matters There’s a very good reason why this post is called Choosing Health and that is because it is the exact title for a White Paper the National Health Service (NHS) published in 2004, one that concluded with the…

  • Know your a, b, c’s

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    So we now know that Ayurveda teaches that the world is made up of 5 building blocks, earth, water, fire, air and ether. These elements combine to create 3 mind-body types, called doshas: Air & ether combined form Vata dosha 💨 Water & earth form Kapha dosha 🌳 Fire & water form Pitta dosha 🔥…

  • Chai tea

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      Chai has become my morning go-to. I love the smell of the spices and it seems to refresh me and get me started for the day like nothing else. You might be familiar with it and have your own recipe but here is one you can easily make at home. It’s a very grounding…

  • Ayurveda, what’s that?

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    A back to basics post but a much needed one. With all the enthusiasm I have for Ayurveda it is still sometimes problematic for me to explain clearly and simply to newcomers what Ayurveda is, and this of course has to do with just how vast the wisdom of Ayurveda really is and the scope…

  • Chakras 101

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    Amazing what you can learn on a children’s programme aka how to open your 7 Chakras (click on the link you’ll be surprised)

  • Start-up

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    Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now. Goethe This is me at the beginning of my journey. This week I enrolled into Yoga Teacher Training to start in the Autumn. I also made the brave (at least I think so)…