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 | My first job at a spa was a disillusioning experience. With no training or experience, I was asked to give a Shirodhara, an Ayurvedic treatment. I felt like a fraud. Fortunately, there is a trend to greater authenticity at spas. Stoweflake Mountain Resort has a strong Ayurvedic program, and I'm going to find out more about it at the five-day Balanced Life Retreat starting Friday night. | |
Getting Ready For A Spa Retreat
To get ready for the "Balance Life Retreat" at Stoweflake I've been reading Dr. Claudia Welch's book, which integrates a Western view of hormones with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda in a remarkably simple way. The basic message: to balance our hormones, most of us need to lower our stress.
| What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old Eastern Indian medicinal philosophy that is recognized by the World Health Organization as an effective health science. In Ayurveda, health is a state of balance between body, mind and consciousness.
| Some of My Favorite Ayurveda Products
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| Doonya's Bollywood Workout
When it's sunny and warm, I have a beautiful mountain walk right outside my door. When it's raining, it's Bollywood time.
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