Ayurveda and Disease Ayurveda is over 2,000 years old and is the oldest system of heath and wellbeing. Ayurveda treats the whole body, soul and mind as one system and is more about keeping one well instead of curing one who is sick although it can do that of course. If we keep balance in the body, mind, and spirit we will not get sick as often or as sever. The western thought is pretty much if your sick we will find out what’s wrong and fix it. Ayurveda is two words Ayur which means life or...
Mindfulness and trauma: Jeff Emerson Mindfulness meditation also called vipassana was first introduced by the Buddha 2500 years ago in the Satipatthana Sutta and Mahasatipattana sutta from the Pali cannon. Mindfulness is a way of self-transportation through self-observation. It is done by paying attention to what is in a non-judgmental and non-attachment way. Jon Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “ paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and...
