2014 – Page 11 – Your Presence Heals

Haritakki – The Spiritual Cleanser

By Ma Durga on April 18, 2014 / Health

Do you know that in Vedic tradition, there is a drink of the Gods?

This drink is called Haritakki power (also known as Kadukaai podi), it is said in ancient Vedic scriptures that the Haritaki came to life when a nectar drop fell from the cup of Indra, the King of heaven. In fact, the power of Haritakki is recorded in ‘Chikitsa Sthana’, the special therapy section of the early Ayurvedic text, the “Charaka Samhita”, or the ‘Compendium of Charaka’ dating as far back as 300 B.C. Ayurveda is the sacred science of longevity, holistic health, well-being in the Vedic tradition.

Sankalpa: Sowing the Seed of Change

By Ma Durga on April 11, 2014 / Life Solutions

Do you know the science of setting a resolution or intention?

In the Vedic tradition, there is a powerful practice called Sankalpa, it’s like sowing the seed of change for whatever reality we want to cause. The Sanskrit word – San means altogether, Kalpa comes from Kalpana which means idea. So Sankalpa means that all my ideas and thoughts have united in only one thought, one idea, one goal, and that is defined in this undertaking. Therefore, Sankalpa is a resolution or commitment that is the most effective means of training our mind by reminding ourselves constantly of our highest possibility.

Yoga Nidra: Art of Conscious Relaxation and Transformation

By Ma Durga on April 4, 2014 / Health

A few days ago, I was doing some research for my up and coming workshop on Yoga Nidra, during this exploration one thing that dawned on me was the degradation of human consciousness we experience today is highly linked to the immense tensions in the body-mind system.

You may think that relaxation is very simple, just recline your body and shut your eyes! Not really! Others use many sensory diversions such as drinking a cup of coffee or tea, light a cigarette or read newspaper, a book or watch television in the disguise of relaxation. But these will never suffice as a scientific definition of relaxation because true relaxation is actually an experience where you must remain in awareness. Modern men have forgotten how to relax consciously.