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5 uses for ghee - and they don't involve cooking!✨

This full moon ghee will be put to multiple uses!
It is indeed the golden nectar.
Ghee is revered throughout Vedic literature, used as food, medicine and in rituals, this cooling, sattvic substance has been used for centuries to bestow health and healing.

Here are 5 ways to use ghee that you may not have thought of.

•Constipation: 1 - 2 tsp of ghee in warm boiled milk. - this can be effective for children taken at night before bed. Start with one teaspoon for children. Ghee lubricates and hydrates the digestive tract providing smoother elimination.

•Diarrhoea: 1/2 tsp ghee in warm boiled milk.
Ghee is a rich source of butyric acid which nourishes the cells of the intestines. small amounts of ghee can have a binding effect.

•Dry eyes: a few drops of warm (body temp) liquid ghee in the eyes before bed.
Ghee helps to hydrate the eyes. The eyes are a pitta organ, ghee cools and soothes irritation. It is also rich in omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin A, both maintain eye health.

•Burns: Treat the affected area with cold water or ice and apply ghee. Ghee has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties along with hydrating the skin and is rich in vitamin D.

•Insomnia: Apply warm ghee to the soles of the feet before bed. ( put on some socks so your sheets don't get greasy.) The heavy quality grounds upward moving energy from the head back down to the feet. There are also subtle channels that connect the feet to the eyes so when you oil the feet with ghee you are also benefiting the eyes! It's a two for one!

Full 🌕 moon Ghee! Ghee made on the full or waxi

Full 🌕 moon Ghee! Ghee made on the full or waxing moon is a tradition in vedic culture because according to ancient Vedic texts, this period of the moon cycle is known as the shukla paksha or the white part of the moon, and is considered auspicious. The moon is considered to rule or control soma; the juice or essence of plants, and of life itself. In the Vedas, milk is said to be the essence of grass, and ghee is said to be the essence of milk. Therefore, the waxing moon and full moon represents the increase of this essential quality.
(cited from ancient organics)
Happy ghee making on the last full moon of 2020!
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Here are 5 winter warmers to keep the body and min

Here are 5 winter warmers to keep the body and mind flowing!

Being cold stops the flow.

Shita - Cold is one of the qualities of Vata dosha.
It comes under the category of “Stambhana” which means stopping the flow.

Cold is great for stopping bleeding and inflammation and counterbalancing too much heat in the body.

Too much cold causes constriction, contraction and numbness, cold hands and feet and poor circulation.

In the winter when there is so much cold in our environment it’s important to stay warm and counterbalance the seasonal cold temperatures with warm endeavours. Both physically and emotionally.

Too much cold will cause us to be emotionally cold, fearful, insensitive and increases anxiety.

Here are 5 winter warmers to keep the body and mind flowing!

1. Surround yourself with warm personalities who make you laugh. If you can’t be with them call them.

2. Wear warm, soft clothing, cover your ears and neck when out in the cold.

3. Move - keep the blood and juices flowing with yoga, or a brisk walk or run in nature or some heating breathwork like Bhastrika or kapala bhati.

4. Eat warm cooked foods with warming spices like cumin, cardamom and mustard seed. Drink warm water , chai and herbal teas like tulsi, ginger & cinnamon.

5. Warm Self-massage abhyanga with sesame oil, followed by a warm bath with candles to bring in the light on the darker days.
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Merry Christmas Everyone! ❄️🎁🔔🔔❄️

Merry Christmas Everyone! ❄️🎁🔔🔔❄️🎁❤️🎁🔔🔔🔔❄️❄️😍❤️ Music: Christmas time is here
Musician: Rook1e

This Winter Solstice, there is a conjunction of Sa

This Winter Solstice, there is a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter that is visible in the UK, at dusk, in the south western horizon. Saturn the planet of discipline and responsibility and Jupiter the planet of abundance and higher knowledge are the closest they have been for 796 years. This energetic union has not been experienced to this degree for over 8 generations. The closeness of these two planets can create universal shifts for humanity and our planet.
Take a moment for gratitude, optimism, responsibility and intentions for the collective good of all and Mother Earth.
Have a wonderful Solstice Everyone, this is a special and rare event!! Image credit: Pete Lawrence

Rumi, Your words never fail to soothe and inspire.

Rumi, Your words never fail to soothe and inspire. This is the epitome of Pitta and Tejas in balance. Water and fire perfectly melding together in eloquence.🙏🏻