Ayurveda Health Newsletter
Issue 15 - May 2006
e-newsletter of Maharishi Ayurveda Products
- Ayurveda health advice from Dr Donn Brennan for May
- Ayurvedic routines for better sleep
- Sthapatya Veda, the ancient science of health-promoting building design
- Ayurveda and children’s health
- Health news, world roundup
- Self-care Ayurveda massage – why, when and how, and oils to use
- Maharishi Ayurveda News – Refurbishment, Panchakarma and the new Ayurveda health care brochure
- This Month’s Featured Product Allergard - Maintain resistance to allergies
- Special Offers for May – Study, Skin, Menopause
1. Ayurveda health advice from Dr Donn Brennan for May
“May is joyful time of transition – a change of season. Kapha season comes to and end and Pitta season, the one most people love, starts. The reason we love the summer is that it tends to balance our Kapha and our Vata, which our changeable, damp, cold weather overall tends to put out of balance. However, Ayurveda cautions that we should be discreet and careful at the change of season. Over a two-week period we should let go of strategies for balancing Kapha and adapt and adjust to those strategies, which reduce Pitta for the oncoming season. Two things to specifically to keep in mind for the summer”
READ MORE at Health Advice For May
2. Ayurvedic routines for better sleep
Sleep and your Ayurveda constitution
According to Ayurveda, the amount of sleep you need depends on your mind-body type.
A Kapha-type constitution needs most sleep, about eight or nine hours, in order to feel rested.
Pitta-predominant types need seven to eight hours.
Vata-types can manage with six to seven hours.
Sleep requirements and stage of life
Babies can sleep 15 or 16 hours out of every 24, children frequently sleep 10 hours or more and elderly people rarely enjoy a sound, unbroken sleep of more than four or five hours.
Quality of sleep, bed time and daily routine
Sleep is part of the body’s natural 24-hour cycle, and Ayurveda advises that the best time to retire for sleep is before 10 pm (or even by 9 pm, if you can manage it).
A sign of good sleep is that you feel refreshed when you wake in the morning. With a good daily routine you shouldn’t need an alarm clock to wake you.
READ MORE at Ayurveda Sleep And Daily Routine
3. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, health-promoting building design
The full potential of the home
A home can be so much more than is generally experienced today — it can be a special space that creates an influence of good health, happiness, family harmony and enlightenment.
People who live and work in Maharishi Sthapatya Veda buildings (buildings designed according to the ancient principles of Vedic architecture) report that they think more clearly, make better decisions, feel happier and healthier, feel more alert and refreshed throughout the day, enjoy more restful and refreshing sleep, have more energy and less fatigue and experience less stress and greater peace of mind.
It’s the complete opposite of ‘sick building
syndrome’ that we often read about.
Maharishi Sthapatya Veda architecture reliably gives our homes these
beneficial influences by using laws of nature that connect individual
intelligence with cosmic intelligence. You can have these nourishing and
health-promoting influences in your home, your work place, your school
or your entire community.
A modern design science of ancient origin
Maharishi Vedic architecture, sometimes referred to as Vastu Vidya or Maharishi Sthapatya Veda design comes from the ancient Vedic tradition of India.
The Sanskrit word Sthapan means to establish. The Sanskrit word Veda means knowledge of Natural Law.
The system of Vedic architecture derives its principles from the ancient texts of Sthapatya Veda, the eternal system of architecture and city planning that has been recently restored to its completeness by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
READ MORE AT Ayurveda Sthapatya Veda And Health Promoting Vedic Architecture
4. Ayurveda and children’s health
You're all crammed into the car for the family holiday. You’ve been on the road a while. Now your children are reacting to the long drive.
Red-haired Amanda keeps saying, "I'm hot!" and "I'm hungry. When do we eat?" She is trying to get the others to play car games, which she usually wins.
Thin, wiry Jenny is talking a mile-a-minute, wound up from the travel and anxious to get there.
Simon, who is prone to gaining weight, congenially listens to his sisters and then drifts off to sleep.
As every parent knows, no two children are alike. Just as one child may have blond hair and another dark, psychological and physical needs can also vary widely from child to child.
Once you understand your child's mind-body type - his or her basic make-up - you know how best to help.
The health and creativity of the child is based on how much good feeling, how much emotional, physiological, and psychological nourishment he or she receives from the parents.
Ayurveda is a rich source of advice for your children’s health.
READ MORE at Ayurveda And Children's' Health
5. Health news, world roundup
USA: Leading cardiologists hear about
Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health
Top cardiologists in the US recently had the
opportunity to learn about the benefits of the Maharishi Vedic Approach
to Health when, for the first time, the American College of
Cardiologists offered a symposium on natural medicine, and chose to
highlight the approach in national and international publicity for the
event. more
INDIA: Government promotes Ayurveda over
western pharmaceutical drugs
Indian physicians and government authorities in
India are banding together to oppose the indiscriminate use of
pharmaceuticals and promote the application of traditional Ayurvedic
remedies, which are indigenous to the country. more
USA: Drastic decline in US death rates
Preliminary United States government figures
released Wednesday showed that the annual number of deaths in the US
dropped by nearly 50,000 in 2004,the biggest decline in nearly 70 years.
more
USA: Transcendental Meditation helps kids
with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
In order to help the student population affected
by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), an increasing number
of US schools have started introducing the Transcendental Meditation
Technique into the curriculum. The results, educators say, are
excellent. more
UK: Vegetarian children less at risk
New research published in the Journal of
Paediatric Health states that vegetarian children are less at risk from
diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and that they take in less harmful
cholesterol, saturated fat and total fat, and more fruit, vegetables and
fibre than their non-vegetarian counterparts.
FOR HEALTH NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD with links to articles: World Health News
6. Self-care Ayurveda massage – how, when, why, and what oils to use
How can a ritual so luxuriously relaxing and blissfully comforting as a full-body warm oil massage revitalise your body and mind, getting them ready every day for peak performance?
There is an explanation for this seeming contradiction. Accumulated stress and toxins in the mind and body dissolve during the daily Ayurveda massage. A daily full-body warm oil massage thereby acts as a powerful recharger and rejuvenator.
"Abhyanga" - the full body oil massage - is an important part of the daily routine recommended by Ayurveda for overall health and well-being.
Traditional Ayurvedic texts are eloquent about the abhyanga’s benefits:
"Give yourself a full body oil massage on a daily basis. It is nourishing, pacifies the doshas, relieves fatigue, provides stamina, pleasure and perfect sleep, enhances the complexion and the lustre of the skin, promotes longevity and nourishes all parts of the body".
Some of the benefits traditionally associated with regular performance of this pleasant daily ritual are:
- Increased circulation, especially to nerve endings
- Revitalising of the muscles and the whole physiology
- Soothing for the nerves
- Lubrication of the joints
- Increased mental alertness
READ MORE ABOUT MASSAGE AT Ayurveda Massage Techniques And Materials
7. Maharishi Ayurveda News – Refurbishment, Panchakarma and the new Ayurveda health care brochure
Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre – Refurbishment and Panchakarma
The Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Skelmersdale, Lancashire is undergoing refurbishment in mid-May.
Doctors, technicians and staff look forward to welcoming you and new visitors for soothing Panchakarma treatments from the end of the month.
For full details of Panchakarma treatments, visit the informative Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre website at: treatments or call 01695 51008.
Maharishi Ayurveda Products – New brochure ‘Maharishi Ayurveda Health Care in a Nutshell’
This month sees the launch of a quick-to-read brochure of Ayurveda advice, covering 14 general areas of health.
If you have friends interested in Ayurveda this is a handy introduction. We can send you extra copies on request.
The brochure also lists appropriate Maharishi Ayurveda products for each health area, and includes a link to more comprehensive advice at Health Advice
If you’re not yet on our mailing list and would a copy, or 2 or 3 extra copies for friends, call us on 01696 51015, or email rellis@maharishi.co.uk with your postal address.
We can also email you a PDF of the brochure, which can then be forwarded to friends if they prefer e-brochures.
Or, you can read the brochure online at Ayurveda Products Natural Health Advice Brochure
8. This Month’s Featured Product Allergard - Maintain resistance to allergies
Allergies — Ayurveda gets to the root of the problem
According to Maharishi Ayurveda, if the body’s innate intelligence becomes clouded by the accumulation of toxins (ama) it can become sensitive to allergens.
Allergard (MA1788) provides a holistic, one-two solution:
- Helps eliminate toxins that inhibit the body’ natural defences.
- Supports the body's natural resistance to allergens.
A natural, long-term solution – enlivening the body’s inner intelligence.
Herbs in Allergard help:
- Support digestion and cleansing
- Reduce improperly digested impurities (ama)
- Boost cellular nutrition and performance
BUY ALLERGARD NOW at Allergard (MA1788)
Read Public Information about Allergard at Allergard Product Information
Read about Ayurveda and allergies at Preventing Allergies - what you can do
9. Special Offers for May Three top class Ayurvedic products at Special Offer prices:
- Study Power Syrup helps your mind function at its best during exam time, or at work, especially when learning new information and remembering and applying what you’ve learned.
- Skin Soother is very useful in summer weather. Helps your skin maintain its resistance to sun, drying and cold.
- 3. Menopause Support 1 to make the transition smooth and easy. Maintains balance and prepares the body by supporting the efficient elimination of toxins.
More at Special Offers (May 2006 Offers are now closed)
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