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What the Weather Brings Fall is a lovely time of year. In Ontario Mother Nature gives us a virtual patina of rich and bountiful colors – glorious golden yellows and radiant royal reds tinged with deep greens and browns. In the ancient teachings of Ayurveda fall is a special time of year when the human…

Excerpts from a talk by Balakhilya das (9 min read) Vedic Knowledge The information that I am presenting is coming from the Vedic scriptures. The Vedic scriptures are the most ancient scriptures. They were written down 5 thousand years ago, but prior to being written down they were passed down orally from one perfect master…

When many of us hear about yoga, we automatically think of postures like downward facing down and think that is all that yoga consists of…. physical postures or asanas. The practice of asanas only makes up one yoga system known as Hatha Yoga. When we explore the meaning of yoga we will discover it goes…

A good night’s sleep for most people is taken for granted. It’s a natural occurrence – it just happens. However, as easy as it is for some people, for others it doesn’t just happen. There are many ways our sleep patterns can be disturbed. A bad night’s sleep affects our overall mood and how we…