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ayurveda for children

Yoga Home Schooling

September 21, 2010

We started our Yoga Homeschooling! It’s been going well these past few weeks. Yoga home school has a regular curriculum, yoga asana and philosophy curriculum as well as yoga home economics, such as cooking healthy, ayurvedic food and using ayurvedic herbs and vitamins. It also emphasizes sustainability and contributing to the household community with mindfulness [...]

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Indonesian Ginger Drink to Make With Kids

August 2, 2010

My father was born on the island of Java in Indonesia, so we grew up with his amazing cooking! Since I’ve been switching my diet and our family’s to mostly vegan and gluten free eating, I came across an old recipe of Ginger Tea that I remembered from childhood. Ginger is a favorite of mine [...]

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Ayurveda for Children with ADHD

January 20, 2010

I took my children back to the ayurvedic physician. My first attempt back in April diagnosed them, and it was a bit hard to get them used to certain herbs and foods and routines. I have been following Ayurveda for nearly four years, implementing slow changes and breaking old habits. I’m tri-dosha, and vata is [...]

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Steamed Artichoke Hearts and Raven

January 5, 2010

I find every day a little way to incorporate yoga in my family’s life. Although my children aren’t into doing asana with me anymore except for a few ones here and there at the spur of the moment, I do find ways to slip in yoga philosophy and ayurveda into their lives. I taught my [...]

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Resisting Ritalin and Experiential Learning Through The Body

April 25, 2009

Despite my efforts of ayurveda to help my ADD child (and myself), teacher friends, psychologist friends, and even my daughter’s tutor, all said, “That won’t help. It’s night and day between what happens to kids when they take drugs to focus.” So I reluctantly went to my doctor to see what could be done. Luckily, [...]

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