Posts by Mary Sullivan:
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Before Ayurveda, I canned many things from the garden to use during the fall and winter. Home canning tomato sauce & soup, fruit in grape juice, jellies, and jams salsa and pickles were a big part of my late summer weekend agenda. I shopped off my cellar shelves during the fall and winter, excited to...
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I woke up the other night in the middle of a motion picture story that was startling and in vivid color. I don’t remember many dreams, maybe three or 4 in my whole life, so I was surprised. It was not a relaxing dream, and when I thought about it, I realized that when a...
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Color comes out to play all summer long in what we wear and what we see. I get a deep sense of ease when I gaze across a green field or up into the light blue sky with puffy white clouds. Summer colors cool the fire, I invite you to drink deeply and enjoy the...
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Ayurveda (science of life) teaches we are all made up of the five elements. All dravya (substances of the five elements) used correctly can heal or worn or ingested incorrectly can harm. Therefore what you eat, pay attention to, think about, and surround yourself with (the colors, stones, and even pearls) will nudge you either...
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The high temperatures and humidity tell me we are well into the summer season, ruled by Pitta Dosha. Fire and water comprise Pitta, which metabolizes and digests food, experiences, and emotions. Plugin into and examine the actions of high Pitta Dosha on your physical and energetic health. What is going on with you? I have been...