Posts by Mary Sullivan:
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Warm oil massage is a gift for Kapha season and these times. Daily Ayurvedic self-massage called Abhyanga grounds and heals when you do it with warm oil; it is sublime. We all need a little grounding, pampering, and ease as the world trudges through this coronavirus pandemic. There are profound instances like deep grief where...
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The realities of social distancing and shelter in place recommendations are sinking in. Okay, for a few days, it was easy. I indulged like on vacation and fooled myself into complacence and ignored any twinges of anxiety or boredom. A month later, I am actively paying attention to be sure my choices support a healthy...
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Recently I was teaching at a yoga teacher training online, of course, when how to stay grounded in the age of corona virus came up during an exercise we were doing. A good question to ask and an important thing to know. How do we stay grounded and present with a rapidly changing reality? We...
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Ayurvedic wisdom suggests we eat plants as food and utilize plants as medicine to improve our health and quality of life. Late winter and early spring is just the right time to reconnect to green living herbs, vegetables, and house plants, plant a little love. Ayurveda believes in and encourages connecting to plants as part...
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I just started a new daily pranayama and chanting practice. I am enthralled with daily chanting. Why Chant? Chanting is a fun, active way to promote health. The healing power in chanting transforms old emotions, thinking patterns in your mind, and decreases stress in the body. Chanting forges and stabilizes our connection with the whole....