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Sometimes our eyes want to eat more than our stomach can handle. The Ayurvedic guideline is to have 1/3 of your stomach filled with food, 1/3 with liquid and the remaining 1/3 is “space” to allow digestion.  I regularly misjudge the 1/3 food 🙂 Sitting on the floor while you eat helps to limit theContinue reading “Yoga poses to assist digestion”

When was the last time that you thanked your feet for carrying you to your destination – day after day, year after year? As long as we are healthy, we take it for granted that our body functions as it should do. I used to bush-walk and we often talked about boots, orthotics, dome underContinue reading “Love your feet and toes – management of arthritis in feet”

      The Tree pose has a number of benefits and it is a slightly neglected asana. There is a lot of grace in the pose. Standing on one leg helps to improve balance, strengthens the ankles, legs and the muscles which stabilize the hips. Being in this pose gives a good indication of onesContinue reading “Tree pose (Vrksasana)”