Ayurveda Health Newsletter
Issue 31 - September 2007
e-newsletter of Maharishi Ayurveda Products
This Issue:
- Vata Season Health Tips - health problems and health care in colder weather
- Q&A - Using massage oils, and Ayurveda and confidence
- Monthly Prize Draw Winner for August
- Special Offer for New Customers - £7 off your first order
- Maharishi Ayurveda in Manchester
- Ayurveda products suitable for Autumn
Maharishi Ayurveda Vata Season Health Tips
According to Ayurveda, Vata is the governing intelligence responsible for movement, both in nature and in our physiology. Vata accumulates in the cold, windy Vata season, which runs from mid-September until late-December.
Symptoms of Vata imbalance:
- An over-busy mind; difficulty in getting to sleep; a tendency to worry
- Stiff joints; aches; wind in the stomach; irregularity in bowel movements
Behaviour which exacerbates Vata imbalance:
- Frequent travel; irregular mealtimes; overwork; late nights
To balance Vata, Ayurveda recommends:
- regularity in daily routine
- warm cooked food in the middle of the day
- bed by 10 pm and early to rise
- a morning body massage with warm sesame oil
- regular exercise to half your capacity
If your digestion and/or elimination suffers
- more warm moist foods such as soups and milky puddings
- fresh or stewed fruit in the morning - figs, prunes apricots or raisins
Transcendental Meditation and Pranayama
help to balance Vata, especially in the mind. Read more
Particularly helpful at the start of Vata season to balance Vata everywhere in the body, eliminate accumulated toxins and rejuvenate the whole physiology, is Maharishi Panchakarma treatment. Call 01695 51008 for information pack.
Herbal supplements to balance Vata
can be personalized according to individual need at a Maharishi Ayurveda Health Consultation. Call 01695 51008 for details of consultations in your area.
A general preparation that balances all five Vatas is Maharishi Ayurveda MA218 with Ashwagandha and Asparagus Root .
To balance elimination, and for gentle internal cleansing to remove toxins, Triphala With Rose can be taken regularly.
To order Maharishi Ayurveda products, or for a free catalogue
CALL 01695 51015, or VISIT www.maharishi.co.uk
Q&A - Using massage oils & Ayurveda and confidence
Q. Can Ayurveda do anything for confidence?
Lack of confidence is generally an expression of disturbed Vata dosha, so any way that you can keep the Vata under control is going to be very helpful, either with the herbal preparations, with good routines, with the Vata-balancing aromas.
Pranayama, a breathing exercise, would be good, as is regular practice of Transcendental Meditation morning and evening.
Lack of confidence is down to worry, and worry is aggravated Vata.
Q. Can I use oils other than sesame for Ayurvedic massage; for example hemp oil or sunflower oil? And can I mix oils together and use them for massage?
We don't recommend hemp oil. Ayurveda recommends Sesame oil as the best, but if its effect is too heating for your skin, you can use a cooler oil such as coconut or almond.
We do sometimes mix oils and it does have a beneficial effect. If somebody is a bit sensitive to sesame oil, for example, you might mix sesame and sunflower and they won’t be affected by the extra heat in sesame.
If you have questions you'd like to ask our Maharishi Ayurveda practitioners' about Ayurveda, or our products, please email them to bryanirving@maharishi.co.uk
Prize Draw Winner for August
As always, it's a great pleasure to send a £10 voucher to the winner of our Prize Draw for new newsletter subscribers. Our August winner is Sunita Shah of London. Congratulations Sunita, and thank you for subscribing.
New Customers Special Offer - £7 off your first order
We like to encourage everyone to try at least one Maharishi Ayurveda product, so this month we are offering new customers a £7 credit on their first order of over £15 (ex VAT and postage).
Maharishi Ayurveda in Manchester
We are delighted to welcome Maryam's Beauty Box salon at 526 Wilmslow Road as a stockist of Maharishi Ayurveda beauty products. Hairdresser and beautician, Maryam Shahrokhi, has used our soaps, shampoos and skin care products herself for many years and now recommends them to customers.
Maryam said, "These are the best I've used so I'm really happy to recommend them to clients. They are much higher quality than even the famous beauty brands. And a lot less expensive! Customers are already getting excellent results and enjoy learning about Ayurveda. We have some Maharishi catalogues in the salon so customers can find out how to improve their health too."
NOTE: If you own or manage a salon, spa or retail outlet and would like to stock a selection of our best-selling health and beauty products, please call Bryan Irving on 01695 51015, or email bryanirving@maharishi.co.uk
Ayurveda products for Autumn
These 15 products have been chosen for the chillier, windier weather of Autumn.
Maharishi Amrit Kalash
Maharishi Amrit Kalash is considered the most important of Ayurvedic food supplements and consists of two components, Maharishi Amrit Kalash Nectar paste (MA4) and Maharishi Amrit Kalash Ambrosia tablets (MA5) that, ideally, are used together but may be used alone.
Many valuable herbs are combined in these unique and complex formulas.
They are manufactured with great care in a process involving 240 different steps so as to maintain the maximum intelligence of the plants. MAK Nectar Paste and Ambrosia Tablets
Breathe Easy
Coherence, balance or intelligence is the source of immunity.
Ayurveda recommends a regular daily routine - a sensible balance of rest and activity, deep rest through and regular meals as the basis of health.
It also recommends using the intelligence of herbs and spices to help maintain inner balance.
This preparation improves the upper respiratory tract, especially during the cold season. Buy
Cold Season Defence
During the cold season the body is especially susceptible to colds.
These herbs strengthen the power of the immune system in a natural way.
Basil, hyssop and Inula help to revitalise natural resistance. Buy
Throat Ease Tablets
Wonderful for soothing the throat. Promotes fresh breath and a clear and powerful voice. Buy
Vata Tea - Soothing (Organic)
Liquorice, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger give this tea a full and sweet aroma, without added sugar.
It has a Vata-pacifying and harmonising effect. Vata tea is especially suitable in the evening, while travelling, and when doing hard mental work. Buy
Rajas Cup
Thousands of years ago in India, kings or Rajas enjoyed a warm and delicious beverage, prepared with renowned Ayurvedic herbs.
Its rich-roasted flavour, naturally free from caffeine, made it a favourite way to wake up to a new day.
The sophisticated herbal recipe for Raja's Cup was lost to the world centuries ago and other drinks became fashionable, but now, as coffee drinkers everywhere search for a caffeine-free alternative, we can all enjoy this healthy hot drink.
Raja's Cup has been recreated by the master physicians of Maharishi Ayurveda. Modern research has verified that Raja's Cup is a powerful antioxidant - many times more effective against free radicals than vitamin C or E.
Raja's Cup is a delicious, refreshing alternative to coffee - a health drink with rich-roasted flavour. Buy
Almond Energy Drink
The almond is renowned as an energizer and fortifier.
Almond Energy is a delicious mixture of blanched almonds together with raw sugar and energizing herbs.
Mixed with milk or water it makes a sumptuous drink, which helps to strengthen the body and mind.
It makes a refreshing cool drink in the summertime and a satisfying hot drink in winter.
Added to warm milk, Almond Energy is a delicious caffeine-free alternative to hot chocolate. Buy
Vata Aromatic Seasoning
Soothing & Aromatic calming the Vata dosha.
A tangy balanced blend of cumin, ginger, fenugreek, turmeric, sugar, salt and asafoetida (Hing).
Especially suitable for use on Vata increasing food such as cabbage, broccoli, corn, grains and salads. Buy
BioAustria Organic Ghee
BioAustria ghee is made by a master ghee maker from butter produced in the pure atmosphere of Austria to the high standards of the BioAustria certification.
When made exactly according to traditional methods, Ghee is one of the master foods of Ayurveda. It can be used in cooking, added to meals at the table and is part of many Ayurvedic treatments and preparations. Buy
Rock Salt (Saindhava Lavan)
Unlike normal salt Rock salt does not increase Pitta dosha.
It is said to pacify all three doshas when used in appropriate quantities. Buy
Vata Skin Care Cream
Maharishi Ayurveda Creams, Body Lotions, Cleansing Milks and Skin Refreshers are carefully designed to complement each other.
Vata Skin Care Cream is for normal to dry and combination skin with sweet orange essential oil.
All products conform to BDIH standards, the benchmark of cosmetics excellence. Buy
Soothing Vata Aroma Oil
This blend of warm, sweet, and sour aromas will help you unwind and relax when you feel restless, or when it's cold and dry outside.
Makes a great companion when you're travelling.
(Use in conjunction with Maharishi Ayurveda Vata Tea and Vata Churna). Buy
Inhalation Oil
Essential oils of camphor, eucalyptus, clove and fennel help maintain clear airways.
May also be used to help relax joints. Buy
Nasal Drops
To promote a strong upper respiratory tract.
This special formula is renowned for its ability to support both mental function and the upper respiratory tract.
Two drops up each nostril every morning is a very valuable addition to ones daily routine. Buy
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