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Most people will say yes to that. Desires leave us tangled in the world outside and disturbed in the world inside. The ancient sages gave us a technique to free ourselves from desires. Try it and feel the difference, says Yogi Ashwini of Dhyan Ashram. At any point in time, any one of your senses is always at work, all the time running after objects of desire. The doorways to these desires in the human body are our sense organs. Shanmukhi Mudra is the technique to shut these doors to Maya to be able to experience the real world, which lies within. Sit in Siddha Asana, keeping your back absolutely straight. Now, slowly raise your hands towards the face, keeping the elbows at shoulder level. Put the thumbs inside the ear holes, blocking any external sound. Then, close your eyes and gently press your eyelids with the index finger. Ensure that no light enters. Then, slowly press the nasal passage with tip of your middle finger. Keep the pressure soft and release the pressure o...

The article was published in Aanmegamalar magazine.

In Ayurveda , two conditions, known as Ardhaavabheda (half sided headache) and Anantavaata (meaning literally the unilateral pain) resemble the classic migraine. It can be triggered by large number of factors such as anger, frustration, depression, conflict, indigestion, a particular food and even weather. Some blood pressure or asthma medicines can also cause migraine. You will have to observe for yourself as to what triggers your migraine. Whatever the reason, in most cases of migraine, it’s the aggravated pitta dosha that is at the root of the problem. Pitta dosha impairs digestion and the ama produced by this gets stored in the manovah strotras (mind channels) and causes migraine. To avoid migraines, Avoid excesses of any kind. Your lifestyle should reflect ‘ati sarvatra varjayeth’ or moderation in all things. Avoid quick fix painkillers because they aggravate the problem and once their effect wears off the frequency of headaches starts to increase plus then you d...

Are you depressed? Is it because your job doesn’t pay you well enough? Or because your spouse and children do not listen to you? Or because your talent goes unnoticed and you are not valued enough? Or is it because of how your body and looks are deteriorating by the day? You are not alone. If you look around you will find that every individual is entwined in the same set of four worries Health, Finances,  Relationships and/or Status In the physical world, the root of all these problems is an unfulfilled expectation. While the actual reason for this is the basic nature of soul and its inability to find solace. Unfulfilled expectations gradually pull one into depression, where the person hopes and tries to fulfil his/her expectations and while they are never met, the body ages… hair becomes grey, skin wrinkles, senses dull and then one day the breath also stops. The expectations are still not met and so birth is taken to fulfil them. Expectations are direc...

Are you depressed? Is it because your job doesn’t pay you well enough? Or because your spouse and children do not listen to you? Or because your talent goes unnoticed and you are not valued enough? Or is it because of how your body and looks are deteriorating by the day? You are not alone. If you look around you will find that every individual is entwined in the same set of four worries—health, finances, relationships and/or status. In the physical world, the root of all these problems is an unfulfilled expectation. While the actual reason for this is the basic nature of soul and it’s not being able to find solace. Unfulfilled expectations gradually pull one into depression, where the person hopes and tries to fulfill his/her expectations and while they never get met, the body ages…hair become grey, skin wrinkles, senses dull and then one day the breath also stops. The expectations are still not met and so birth is taken to fulfill them. Expectations are directly proport...

The News Magazine "Are you depressed? Is it because your job doesn’t pay you well enough? Or because your spouse and children do not listen to you? Or because your talent goes unnoticed and you are not valued enough? Or is it because of how your body and looks are deteriorating by the day? You are not alone. If you look around you will find that every individual is entwined in the same set of four worries—health, finances, relationships and/or status. In the physical world, the root of all the se problems is an unfulfilled expectation. While the actual reason for this is the basic nature of soul and it’s not being able to find solace. Unfulfilled expectations gradually pull one into depression, where the person hopes and tries to fulfil his/her expectations and while they never get met, the body ages...hair become grey, skin wrinkles, senses dull and then one day the breath also stops. The expectations are still not met and so birth is taken to fulfil them." Yogi...

By Yogi Ashwini The human body is a combination of cells which combine with each other in various permutations and form different organ systems. The tri doshas of vata, pitta and kapha operate at the cellular level and it is the single cell which is responsible for all positive and negative effects which ultimately influence the whole body. It is this cell wherein heaviness accumulates and depending on the dosha type, different types of diseases set in. Obesity manifests itself in different forms in your body depending on your predominant dosha. Kapha-predominant people tend to put on weight which is visible (on the face, stomach etc.) and this fat is relatively easy to lose. Vata and Pitta-predominant people put on weight of a different kind that is far more dangerous than fat. This excess weight manifests itself in the physical body in the form of negative emotions and symptoms such as insomnia, depression and self-pity. Herbs that are used in getting rid of simple...