written by The Start Small Movement - Helping Small Businesses Building healthy practices like meditation and movement into our daily routines can be difficult between work, family, and other commitments. Since we are all about helping you harness the power of ancient wisdom with modern technology, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite apps to [...]
The Ayurvedic Clock Sleep is one of the most fundamental aspects of health, yet it is often neglected in the fast-paced work-life balance that dominates our culture today. Nearly 40% of American adults report having insufficient sleep, defined as less than 7 hours of sleep per night (CDC). It is no mystery to modern scientists [...]
written by Nivi Billa, The Start Small Movement - Helping Small Businesses Do you have inflamed skin? No matter what you do, you can never calm it down? If the answer is yes, then you might have pitta skin. Pitta skin is typically sensitive, warm, and often experiences redness or inflammation. This leads to numerous skin [...]
Yoga has many benefits for the mind, body, and soul. There are many different poses (called "asanas") that help with all of these. One common asana is Downward Dog, also known as Adho Mukha Svanasana. This stretch targets and benefits hamstrings, calves, shoulders, arms, and the back. Other common poses include Warrior I (Virabhadrasana [...]
written by Riya Laheja, The Start Small Movement - Helping Small Businesses Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic Medicine, is a core tool we use to help people heal here at our Integrative Health Clinic in New Jersey. For many new patients at our practice it's totally new to them and they have a lot of questions. Some common [...]
What is Tongue Scraping? Tongue scraping, known as Jihwa Prakshalana, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice which traditionally uses a slightly rounded tool made from copper, silver, gold, or stainless steel (Here are two we love!). It has been used to scrape off build up of bacteria, dead cells, fungi and toxins formed on the tongue [...]
What is Oil Pulling? Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic technique which dates back over 5000 years where oil is swished (pulled) in the mouth to cleanse and remove toxins. Oil pulling has the potential to benefit many ailments from gum disease halitosis asthma constipation migraine arthritis acne and more. Oil pulling isn’t just some [...]