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Got Ojas??? 
There is a substance known in Ayurveda as "ojas". Ojas gives rise to our vitality, immunity, radiance, sound sleep, physical tone, and spiritual strength. Ojas is both a concept representing radiant health and a bio-science of our high-level functioning.
The connection in Western medicine, is that ojas is made mostly of peptides and small protein molecules. Certain peptides are neurotransmitters that control our immunity, hormones, and digestive and nervous systems.
In Sanskrit, ojas (oh-jas) means "vigor" and relates to our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being---all one in Ayurveda. Sound great? Sure, so how do we get more ojas in our life?
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The answer is simple. Perfect digestion of food and experiences = ojas. Ojas is considered the most refined by-product of proper and complete digestion.
The key to perfect digestion is to eat the best quality food you can find and afford and surround yourself with the best experiences and people. That's a big order, but my advice is just keep leaning into it over the years.
Read on for tips on how to do this.
Live with radiant intention and be well. Rhonda |
How Does Food Nourish Us from the Underly ing Field of Consciousness?
Here is how this works. Food carries more than calories for energy and nutrients for sustaining and building cells and tissues. Food carries intelligent information received from the underlying field of consciousness about its composition and nature. By nature---there is a way for carrots to be in this world. There is a structure and a dynamic that is unique to a carrot.
Food carries nature's intelligence into our bodies when we eat and properly digest it and it becomes part of us. Various elements in that food stimulate actions in our bodies and nourish us on all levels. Food is filled with code that looks for receptors in the body to unleash the processes that lead to our well-being.
For instance, the information at an energetic and cellular level of a carrot sends signals to our body organism to tell our body to turn on or off certain proteins that then signal hormonal and other processes to engage or to shut down. But what is the quality, nature, and character of the information in the carrot we have purchased and prepared?
 With the best food and the best practices to promote perfect digestion, we will receive and transform the intelligence of nature, via the food she provides, into our radiant health.
With junk, toxic, gmo, and processed food we are still sending operating signals to our bodies, but not ones that support proper digestion and the transmission of nature's intelligence to our physiology. Junk signals can deplete us and even result in disease.
We are part of a great, integrated, sophisticated system of intelligence that connects us to everything. A goal of Ayurveda is to learn to live closer to nature and our own nature. When our organism is healthy and vibrant we can receive the vibrations of higher consciousness and live with more bliss. Ahhhh...beautiful.
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Simple Choices to Support Digestion and Build Ojas
- Eat meals at regular times daily, with lunch as the main meal.
- Food should be warm, cooked and unctuous (contains good fats) as well as organic and local when possible.
- Sit to eat, without disturbance of a computer or TV.
- Do not eat too fast or too slow, and chew your food well . Chew each bite 30 times if you can.
- Savor the smells and tastes. This helps to release proper digestive juices.
- Sip a little hot water (about ½ cup) with your meals perhaps with lemon - no large amounts of cold beverages for 20 minutes before or after eating.
- Try conscious eating-eat with awareness of aromas and tastes, your state of hunger, and how you feel as you eat. You should still be comfortable when you are done eating, not overfull or aching.
- Do not eat between meals---allow digestion to be complete.
- Eat to 75% full---leave some room in our tummy to aid digestion.
- After the meal, rest a little and then have a light stroll to help digestion.
Perfect Digestion Goals: Which coaching points above will you try this week/month? Perhaps one to start?
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Rhonda Egidio, Ph.D., R.A.P., Registered Ayurveda Practitioner, feels great passion for sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda and the simple yet effective practices that can make important upgrades to our digestion and overall radiant health.
Ayurveda: Yoga Science of Life
Learn the foundations of radiant living with Ayurveda and the keys to perfect digestion.
Fall Workshops:
dates to be announced
- Nourishing Skin After Summer Heat and Prepping for Windy Fall
- Strengthening the Immune System for a Robust Health
- Building Ojas: The Vigor of Life
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Rhond a Egidio Ph.D., R.A.P, [Registered Ayurveda Professional] provides Ayurvedic assessments of primary health concerns, diet, sleep and lifestyle and offers Ayurvedic recommendations. It's a good idea to get a baseline assessment to help you to apply Ayurveda knowledge in a customized way to your particular needs. Check out assessment and session options.
Rhonda Egidio, 269-345-2991
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The Incredible Power of Mind and Concentration - Miyoko Shida Rigolo
It's all about the feather-must see this to believe the amazing power of the poetry of balance.
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Michael Jackson
sings
What About Us?
[Earth Song]
Soulful and Inspiring
Ayurveda calls us to live close to nature...we must respect, preserve, and most importantly now, restore our host. Michael sings it to us as only he can with spectacular visuals .
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Want to Spend 3 Minutes in Nature
Right Now?
This short film entitled Earth is simply wow. Amazing videography takes you on flight around the world. Relax in majestic beauty.
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Friends Furever
Just so doggone cute. Inter-species friendships. I guarantee, this will make you smile and maybe even laugh out loud!
Thinking of Cecil the lion. Can we live in harmony and with respect?
Click here to view the short video
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Ayurveda information shared here is for general educational purposes and is not intended to substitute for medical or psychological advice. Please consult with a qualified medical professional in these matters.
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In the spirit of full disclosure, I would like you to know that I do receive some financial compensation when you click through a newsletter link to Banyan Botanicals and order a product
Cheers, Rhonda
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