In the past year, as I have slowed my life way down to make room for my own healing, I have gained new eyes for the fast pace and incredible complexity of our modern society. The number of projects simultaneously up in the air, the quantity of communications that must happen in a given day, … Continue reading The Anti-Resolution: The Hidden Promise of Stopping
It’s one of my missions to help women sneak a little self-care into their daily lives. It can be tough to keep sane this time of year - the Vata-deranging qualities of winter push us towards the edge physically and mentally, even without the holiday frenzy on top. Now’s a great time to take matters … Continue reading 5 Best Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday
This is a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. You might ask it of me, as it’s been quite some time since I’ve written here. I’ve been on a sabbatical of sorts, albeit an unintended one. A foray into mysterious and murky terrain, seeking those bright nuggets worth the effort to bring home. … Continue reading “Where have you been?”
The elephant-headed Ganesha is revered by many yogis and Hindus around the globe. Most well-known as that force that removes obstructions in our path, his commitment and steadiness make him the perfect ally in facing the challenges and fears that arise through the course of life. Ganesha “Chaturthi” (which literally means the fourth) refers to … Continue reading Happy Ganesha Chaturthi!
On Monday, a full solar eclipse will be dramatically visible as its path reaches across the entire United States. At its peak, the moon will line up directly in front of the sun, turning the day progressively darker until its pinnacle in the middle of our daylight hours. The path of the full eclipse will stretch … Continue reading The Energy of Eclipse
Here I sit, propped up with pillows on my room’s private porch with a cup of tea, looking out at the storm clouds gathering over Anemalay in the distance, the elephant-shaped mountain that greeted me upon my arrival at Vaidyagrama five months ago. I never had much time to just sit and watch her and … Continue reading Pancha Karma, at last
We finished our classes at Vaidyagrama today. It is amazing the time has passed so effortlessly. We are off tomorrow to Bangalore as the first stop on a few weeks' tour. Coincidentally, "the President" and his wife completed their treatment here today and leave tomorrow as well, so a farewell gathering with a traditional Indian … Continue reading The Next Chapter
Since we returned from Ooty over a week ago, Vaidyagrama has been caught up in a whirlwind of activity, the center of which has been a high profile guest and his entourage. He arrived accompanied by a five-car police escort two nights before we left for Ooty. We had never seen so many cars at … Continue reading At the Service of the President
Last weekend, the four of us students went to a nearby hill station (isn’t that a quaint term?) for a bit of a change in scenery - and temperature. I haven’t been writing about the temperature much, mostly out of denial, but rest assured, it’s gotten HOT here in southern India. I am glad I … Continue reading A Weekend in Ooty
As I described last week, I have started making my own medicine, which I thought would lead me to the development of some new fire-building skills. Instead, I have discovered a wonderful new invention – the gas stove. I know, the gas stove is not really a new invention; however, this particular gas stove is. … Continue reading Resources and Resourcefulness
Ivy Ingram, MA, AP 