Create A Nice Garden With Feng Shui

A garden with good feng shui can make a difference in our home. It’s not only cozy, but it will also give us an environment where we can release all unwanted energies within us.

These days, gardens are made for the sake of adding decorations in our home. It is made more as a fashion statement. However, a feng shui garden can do more than that. It can bring you not only the energies of good health but also wealth.

Below are the tips on how to make a good feng shui garden.

1. The plant is a very important element in the garden. It brings in a lot of benefits, but it can also stop the flow of good energy. Consider the location and size of your garden as well as the kind of plants that you want to use.

2. Make nature as your example. Triangles, straight lines, and other pointed shapes are a no-no in feng shui. Shape your garden space with curves and create pathways for a free flow of good energy in your space.

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3. A good feng shui garden should have water because it symbolizes wealth. It generates prosperity. The best place to put your garden is near a lake or river. If not, then try to put a fountain or little pond. Make sure that it is not too deep as it can be hard to clean when it accumulates dirt. Add small fishes to maintain the cleanliness of your pond.

Ask a feng shui expert to identify the best place for your garden.

4. Don’t forget to add a walkway or pathway in your garden. They represent fake water which means that they have the same function as water. Design your pathway with soft curves.

5. Maximize the energy in your garden by adding wind chimes. Their gentle sound creates healing vibration in the air. Choose wind chimes according to the sound of it. If it makes you feel good, then that should be it.

6. A fence can protect you from the evil spirit, However, be mindful of the height. Make sure that it’s not too high. A high fence can cause stagnation and it can affect the ventilation of the place.

Always remember that a good feng shui garden has balance. Bring in the colors of the five elements.
A dull looking garden is bad feng shui while a colorful garden means live energy which brings happiness and healing to your life.

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Healing Your Body Through Ayurveda

Ayurveda has helped millions of people gain back their good health. It’s one of the world’s oldest forms of treating people. It dates back 5,000 years ago.

Ayurveda originated in India. It means “life-knowledge.”  This healing practice that comes from the Hindu culture focuses on health and wellness. It harmonizes the mind, body, and spirit.

In Ayurveda, good health and total wellness can be achieved by using yoga, meditation, herbal medicine, massage and a diet that is based on the type of Dosha.

The three dosha’s in Ayurveda are the Vata Dosha, Pitta Dosha, and Kapha Dosha. Each of us is believed to have a combination of the three dosha’s but there is one dosha that is dominant in our body.

By knowing your type of dosha and following the dosha specific diet, you can alleviate any health problems that you have.

Here are the health benefits that you can get from Ayurveda.

1. It helps reduce stress and anxiety. According to a study, meditation, which is one branch of Ayurveda called Maharishi, lowers symptoms of stress. Yoga, when included in a patient’s recovery plan also reduces anxiety and Pranayama which is a targeted breathing exercise, calms the nerves. It improves hormonal function, gives you better energy and a good sleep.

2. It aids in hormonal balance for a healthy pregnancy and a good menstrual flow. It was found out by the Institute of Indigenous Medicine at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka that using essential oils will help in fighting the bad effects of hormonal imbalance.

3. It minimizes inflammation in the body. Poor diet, inadequate sleep, and poor digestion can cause inflammation. Ayurvedic medicine helps regulate the heart and digestive tract by getting rid of the body’s waste.

4. It lowers blood pressure and cholesterol. The Ayurvedic diet and relaxation techniques will help in reducing plaque buildup. It stops the cause and slowly cures atherosclerosis.

5. One health benefit that you can get by using Ayurveda is it improves your health by cleansing your body. By using “Panchakarma”, the toxins in the body most especially in the intestines are being removed.

6. It promotes good diet. Ayurvedic medicine is mostly a plant-based diet that is filled with whole food. It includes different kinds of tea, spices, herbs, vegetables, healthy fats, protein and foods high in anti-oxidants.

7. Do you have weight problems? Ayurvedic medicine is all about healthy lifestyle. It’s about consuming healthy foods that will give you the optimum health, thus preventing you from gaining weight.

8. Are you beauty conscious? Another health benefit that you get with Ayurveda is gaining a healthy and glowing skin. Natural foods contain vitamins, minerals and tons of antioxidants that will help you glow naturally.

Always remember that diseases start when we abuse our body. By practicing Ayurveda, we restore our body’s energy balance. When there’s balance in our body, we slowly get rid of every disease that we have and prevent our body from developing diseases.

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Knowing your type of Dosha before using Ayurvedic medicine is important. In Ayurveda, there are three body types or the three doshas.

Doshas are biological energies that can be found in the mind and body.  They are in charge of performing the different physical and mental processes in our body

These are the three types of Doshas:

1. Vata Dosha comes from the elements of Space and Air. It governs all of the movement of our body and mind. It controls blood circulation, our breathing, blinking, and heartbeat. It’s considered the leader of the three Ayurvedic Principles. Keeping it in good balance is really important.

2. Pitta Dosha derives from the elements of Fire and Water. It is the energy of digestion and metabolism in our body. It controls our digestion and how we metabolize our sensory perceptions. A Pitta person will display mental and physical characteristics that can be noticed in both balanced and imbalanced state. The balance will result in contentment and intelligence while imbalance can lead to ulcer and anger.

3. Kapha Dosha is from the elements of Earth and Water. It controls all the lubrication and structure of the mind and body. It controls our growth, lubrication of the joints and lungs, and growth. It supports the formation of all the tissues which are the nutritive fluids, fat, muscles, blood, marrow and the reproductive tissues. It is called the important cement, glue, and lubrication for our body.
Balance in the body would mean love and forgiveness, while an imbalance can lead. to envy and insecurity.

The Vata Diet

The Vata Diet includes sufficient amount of oily, warm soft foods, warm drinks, a little bit more of sweet, sour and salty foods. Quinoa, rice, oatmeal, whole grain bread, and pasta can be eaten. Eating vegetables such as carrots, asparagus, cucumbers, okra, parsley. beets, zucchini, fennel, squash and sweet potatoes are recommended. Spices should be consumed in moderation. Sweet fruits such as banana, sweet pineapple, melons, plums, cherries, figs, avocado, kiwi, peach, mango, papaya, apple, and pears are some of the sweet fruits that you can eat. For sweetening your food, use natural sweeteners like honey and cane sugar. Dairy products are okay. Chicken, beef, duck, eggs, buffalo, pork, turkey and shrimp can be eaten as well.

Avoid consuming cold foods and drink, as well as bitter foods. Minimize consumption of green leafy vegetables, artichokes, dried peas, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onion, radish, raw vegetables, and salad. Unripe and sour fruits should also be avoided. Soy milk and powdered milk, peanuts, and processed sugar should be avoided. For the meat lover, eating rabbit, white turkey and lamb are discouraged.

The Pitta Diet:

The Pitta Diet consists of taking cool to lukewarm drinks and freshly cooked food. Beans are okay except fermented soybean. Vegetables like zucchini, bok choy, kale, asparagus, peas, spinach, cabbage, sweet corn, alfalfa, brussel sprouts, mushrooms and all green leafy vegetables except mustard greens are highly recommended. Eat a good amount of sweet grapes, coconut, plums, sweet apples, raisins, dates, avocado, figs and sweet mangoes. For the oils, ghee is best recommended but cheaper oils like olive and coconut oil will do. For the spices, cumin, turmeric, saffron, cardamom, parsley, mint, and cilantro are advised.

The foods that are to be avoided are sour, salty, acidic, alcoholic, hot and spicy foods. Buckwheat, rye, millets, corn and brown rice should be taken minimally. Avoid also taking peanuts, walnuts, and cashews. For vegetables, limit your intake of radish, ginger, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Sour fruits, yogurt, sour cream and salted cheese should be avoided. If you’re a sweet lover, avoid using brown sugar and molasses. The meats that you shouldn’t eat are beef, lamb, pork, egg yolks, and seafood.

The Kapha Diet:

The Kapha Diet includes eating barley, corn, buckwheat, oat bran and whole grain bread. You can eat all green leafy vegetables, broccoli, artichoke, carrot, peas, cauliflower, bell pepper, green beans, sprouts, and corn. Fruits such as figs, pomegranate, papaya, apple, pears, cranberries, apples, and cranberries are allowed. You can drink skim milk, herbal tea, ginger or cinnamon tea. For the meat lover, eat chicken, turkey and egg whites.

Consumption of sour fruits such as orange, banana, avocado, melon, and pineapple should be lessened. Reduce your consumption of nuts, cold and oily foods. Minimize also taking sweet, sour and salty food. Vegetables to be eaten minimally are tomatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers. Avoid greasy food such as deep-fried foods. Try not to eat avocado and sweet fruits such as mango and banana. Sourdough bread and pasta, wheat and rice should be avoided.

Good health starts from within. Our body should be treated with care and respect. Knowing the three types of dosha and what type of dosha you belong to will guide you on what to do to obtain good health.

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A few trips to Dubai & Abu Dhabi with huge amounts of building cranes as the city’s profile prompted me to observe and consider how this whole desert area really could have been designed.

Hey I am no architect nor a designer but have visited so many cities across the world I have lost count.  With my Feng Shui training and experiences in assessing spaces and places I wondered if there had been any urban planning really gone into this whole area.

Dreams of the desert, Arabian Nights and exotic perfumes of Oud combined with the palm trees was something I had imagined.  This area of the globe had so much potential to capitalise on its desert roots, the architecture and its amazing focus on aroma but it seems as though someone gave a few people a load of money and they just threw up a whole load of malls, high risers and the tallest building in the world.

Yes we have the Jumeriah Tower with its floating patterns of palm trees but Feng Shui is about flow of energy and in the major city area we see nothing but blocked traffic and irate drivers.

However, a trip to Abu Dhabi appears to have a lot more space with some really spaced out buildings-at times it feels like you are in an out of space zone.  It almost feels like parts of the west have been just dropped down into an empty space other times there are amazing pieces like those in the video below.

Look around where you live or are visiting now – how are the buildings with their shapes, designs, colours, aromas making you feel?  Depressed, awe inspiring, secure, relaxed?  This is the power of what lies around us.  Straight lines follows a logical, one pointed mentality; curves, arches allow the eye to move in a flowing manner and creates a more yin response from the perceiver.

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Do you know what is Ayurveda? Have you heard the wonders that come with it?

Ayurveda has been in existence for thousands of years now. It’s one of the world’s most sophisticated and powerful holistic healing system. It is a traditional science called Ayurvedic medicine. It is designed to bring back balance to the body so that it can heal itself.

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This ancient teaching is based on the belief that our health and wellness depend on how balanced our mind, body, and spirit. The main goal of Ayurveda is to promote good health.

Ayurveda believes that we should live in harmony with nature in order to survive. It speaks about using nature to gain good mental, physical, and emotional health. In other words, overall health.

In Ayurveda, a person is made of five basic elements that can be found in the universe. It consists of the space, air, fire, earth, and water.

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When combined inside our body, it forms the three life forces or energies called the doshas. These three doshas are called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.

Each one of us has a unique combination of these three doshas. But each of us has a different combination of doshas. It affects how we live like how we eat, sleep and exercise.

So you may ask, what is really Ayurveda? It is an approach that aligns with the infinite power of nature. It is about bringing balance, silence, and harmony to our physical, mental and emotional body.  It is about doing things by using nature and the energy of love rather than wasting our energy by chasing wealth, status and power.

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