Posts by Mary Sullivan:
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Rubbing your irritated eyes at the end of a long day? Eye Strain, heat and fatigue can be associated with a pitta imbalance. Specifically excess pitta in the eyes, Alochaka Pitta causes problems. Pitta the force of transformation contains fire and water. Fire an element of transformation brings our world to life. Pitta is instrumental...
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The heat and oppressive humidity of pitta season are upon us in New England. Summer is the perfect time to begin to massage your feet. At my house, we have a thermometer and hygrometer that gives us the data each day. It also shows a girl in an outfit to indicate the weather. All this...
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Seasonal berries are at farm stands and PYO all over northern hemisphere. Summer is here, align with pitta season and enjoy fresh local fruit. Observe the seasonal shifts and plug into the stuff that celebrates what is going on in your world. Pick and eat locally grown fruits, vegetables, and seasonal berries all summer. The...
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One of the many reasons I love Ayurveda is herbs and how Ayurveda promotes and explains the actions of these plants. My definition of an herb is pretty big and includes many wild edible weeds. Ayurveda sees healing potential in anything made from the five elements. Herbal wisdom in health is not exclusive to Ayurveda,...
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I was talking to a group last Thursday about ease. How to orient towards ease, over effort less and why it matters as we age. Access to ease feels elusive in our current culture. I asked the group a question, I will ask you here. Do you orient towards ease? Hopefully, the answer is yes. ...