Tips To Care for Singing Bowl

Here, we present an interesting article on Tips to care for Singing Bowl. Worried about how to handle the singing bowl that you bought at a very nice price? So follow this guide written by our group of sound healers who teach singing bowl training and sound healing training in Nepal. We at Himalayan Yoga Academy are very happy to help you in any way regarding the singing bowl, as we are considered one of the best schools for singing bowl training in Nepal.

Various tips To Care for Singing Bowl (Dwani Paatro)

Handling

In Numismatics, you are taught to always hold a coin by the rim to avoid leaving any residue on the face. With singing bowls, the rim is the most important part. The way I handle singing bowls is to try to only touch the outer side, lifting them with two hands and then transferring to one if I’m going to ring it in hand. Try not to grab a singing bowl with one hand, fingers inside, and thumb out.

Mishandling

While singing bowls are made out of tough metal, they also have a vulnerable side to them. Falling onto a hard surface can make cracks in brittle metal. Cracks aren’t always fatal, but often, they mean the end of the sound. If you suffer this misfortune, sorry, there is no way to repair a crack that you can hear.

Cleaning

Certainly, you want to wipe your singing bowls out from time to time with a soft cloth to keep dust from building up. A singing bowl with caked dust in it will lose some of its sonic sparkles. These days, “dust” can include chemicals that will react with the metal. A clean cloth is best, really. If the original patina is important to you anything stronger than cloth can have an effect. On bright bowls, I use white vinegar to take out fingerprints.

Singing bowls are composed of a complex mix of metals and they have been cleaned, mostly by rubbing them out with cloth or more caustic elements such as sand and mud, by their former owners. These singing bowls are tough as well as delicate and due to recent cleaning, some will likely tarnish over time. If you decide to remove the tarnish, commercially available metal cleaners are just fine. If your singing bowls get really grungy somehow, start with a dry coarse woven cloth and that may do the trick. Scouring powder will scratch smoothly finished singing bowls and some bowls already have scratch marks from past treatment. Be careful to get any cleaning substance residues off the bowl.

Aggressive Cleaning

More strenuous and harsher cleaning options are also available to you with the caveat that the sound you hear is based on the metal in the singing bowl, and removing any of it can have an effect. Sometimes, rims are compromised by build-up that makes contact with a stick rough. In that case, you can try steel wool, especially the new cheap Chinese imports that are not as hard as the old stainless steel ones. The tarnish and stain of many years of use are not always pleasing to people.  If you want to take a bowl down to base metal, anything from steel wool, copper, or steel beads and chemical brass cleaners will do the trick. The base metal, with its high copper and tin content, will shine up wonderfully.

You can wreck a singing bowl by spraying Coke on it and letting it dry out. The metals in the singing bowl will react to the ingredients of the soda and begin a process that will deeply pit the bowl. If your singing bowls get wet, dry them promptly. I do not advise leaving water in your singing bowls for any period of time. If you play your singing bowls with water in them best to use distilled water and be sure to dry them off so you avoid water stains.

Storage: Tips To Care your Singing Bowl

Be careful of moisture and ocean air. I may just be superstitious, but I never store or transport singing bowls on their sides.

It is pretty basic but you don’t want singing bowls to rub on each other in transport and you want to protect the sides from shock. Cardboard boxes are fine but you want to protect the finish of a singing bowl, too. One of the reasons I provide cover clothes is to make this a no-brainer. You’ll find it is sufficient to wrap every other singing bowl in a nest. Be careful nesting singing bowls with sides that curve in or inner lips. Leave some space as it is easier to get bowls to fit in each other than to come apart.

Part 2 What is Yoga? . As Yoga Darshana of Maharshi Patanjali; Yoga is defined as “Yogashchittavrittinirodha” PYS 1.2; the cessation of modified thoughts in chitta is yoga. This is only one authorized definition of Yoga in this entire text called Patanjali Yoga Sutra. This sutra is often taken to mean that yoga is concerned with stilling disturbed thoughts.

As Bhagavad Geeta “Yogah Samadhihi” -Yoga is Samadhi, or Samadhi is Yoga, but people think very differently as the training for the body.  It is the training for wisdom to make equanimity of knowledge or wisdom. Sama + Dhi means Sama stands for equanimity and Dhi stands for wisdom, i.e. equanimity of wisdom.

“Buddhi-yukto jahaatiha Ubhe sukrita-duskrite
Tasmaad yogaaya yujyasva yogah karmashu
kaushalam” B.G. 2.50

A person who is engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad results and karmas, even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, which is the art of all actions.

Yoga Definition as Bhagavad Geeta

Yoga-sthah kuru karmaani sangam tyaktvaa dhananjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo bhootvaa samatvam yoga uchyate” B.G. 2.48

Perform your duty equipoise, ‘O’ Arjuna abandoning all attachments to success or failure. Such equanimity is called Yoga.

The equanimity that enables us to accept all circumstances of life with serenity and sorrows is to praiseworthy that Shree Krishna calls it Yoga or the union of with the supreme power. This equipoise comes from implementing the knowledge of the previous views. When we understand that effort is in our hands, not the results, we then concern ourselves only with doing our duty. The results are for the pleasure of supreme power, and so we dedicate them to him.

Yoga Definition as Spiritual Science

Yoga is the journey of self; throughout the self; to the self. It is the science of self; the physical aspect is only the foundation of the body for the being of life; for the purity of being. The journey of self runs by the self throughout life and ultimately goals to explore the self purposed to the expansion of consciousness. 

Yoga Definition as an Integral Science

Yoga is an inner engineering science that discovers and designs our inner engineering by self-witness. Engineering starts from the outer world to the inner world journey and makes you recognize yourself.

Current Overview of Yoga

What is Yoga? Everybody knows what yoga is. Yoga is being done in health clubs, beauty parlors, stadiums, movie shooting studios, Gym halls, Aerobics Chambers, Zumba halls, theaters, etc. Celebrities cum all stars are doing nowadays to maintain fitness and keep them thin & slim. They think that yoga is a great role and is very important in the glamour zone as well. Now, let’s talk and find out what they are doing that tells us whether it is yoga or not.

First Angle

Physical jerks at the Gym Play? The more they are smooth, easy, and balanced; they may perform true yoga practices. But many of what now they approach, are just the aerobics series, and physical training using yoga postures as their form, and because of the quick extreme stretching with bouncing ‘ballistic’ movements they are not yoga, is just the Yogasana postures. The fundamental ethics of physical training is “No pain No Gain” but it is not yoga. 

Second Angle with something

Yoga has been proven to be a beneficial stress–relieving system and can be used by anyone right in the middle of a stressful situation, close to but only a small part of it. The Yoga classes at modern yoga studios, of which are tens of thousands throughout the world. So far, as they are taught by experienced yoga teachers who have been there using simple techniques suited to the fitness, flexibility, and experience of the student, they may do a small amount of what we try to accomplish from Yoga.

Third Angle with a different ideology

Sometimes, somewhere the people/yogins in deep meditation in a cave and camp are also an image people usually have. However, most yogins are deeply involved in the world for the benefit of the world and the people in it and certainly have little time for sitting in caves. These people think meditation is supper, is everything. Some people think yoga & meditation or meditation & yoga are different science or different practices for different purposes. In fact what it is.

People have many ideas of what yoga is, but rarely do they come anywhere near the width and depth of yoga. The object of this article is to express the right image of the extent of yoga and to explain how we can use it in our lives to realize our highest potential and dimensions. It makes us acknowledge about the true sense of yoga science, its true understanding, and its daily applications.

Meaning of Yoga

Yoga means the state of oneness achieved by uniting, yoking, harmonizing, equalizing, and connecting.

Definition of Yoga

There are many definitions of yoga given in different sacred texts and also some are practically applied conditionally and unconditionally. Yoga is more about meditation. Throughout the meditation, we reach Yoga. Meditation is the final tool or the final key for yoga. So we can’t say yoga and meditation, but we can say yoga asana and meditation or meditation and Yoga or Samadhi as well at least.

At some point in yoga studios, I heard and read as well that they are saying yoga and meditation and also say that “ We teach both yoga and meditation” in our center. That is wrong. The right thing is to say that we teach just “Yoga” and not need to say that we teach yoga and meditation because all the things are means of Yoga, which is not different from yoga. Yoga is mastery over the mind and is more about meditation.

Yoga is generally defined as the realization of the union of body, mind, and soul. It is the science of self-realization throughout the body, mind, and soul. Yoga is not done; it is achieved. It is not physical activity that is achieved from the performance of these activities. It is the state of proper functioning by uniting hardware, software, and current together.

Yoga is defined as the “Management of Life”.  It has three aspects: body management by physical yoga (Hatha Yoga), Mind management by concentration and meditation (Raja Yoga), and power management by energy recharge (Prana Yoga). It is also known as “A Way of Living”. We learn how to be healthy, how to be happy, and how to be conscious. How is the day, for Night; how is the night, for the day?

In this modern era, we have all the material comforts due to advancements in technology; this rapid progress and technological development have changed the lifestyle of the people, which in turn seems to pose many challenges. Today, one’s lifestyle has been changed in all aspects, viz physical, mental, emotional & social. Mankind suffered from infectious & contagious diseases before the 19th century.  So here we have Yoga as a solution for the management of chronic and lifestyle-related issues. It works for prevention, promotion, cure, rehabilitation, and rejuvenation. Learn More about the Holistic Impact of Yoga

1. Stress reduction

Stress is the very first reason why you should start doing Yoga. It helps cure those stressors inside your body and calms your body with care. When your body is in a calm state, you respond better and you’ll be happier.

2. Enhanced fitness

With those effective Yoga poses, your body balance will improve and so does your strength and range of motion. This means reduced fumbling at your workplace and containing yourself in a better way.

3. Disease Management

You will realize in the long run that investing in yoga is the best thing you have done. Yoga can save you from fatal diseases like cancer and other chronic illness by revitalizing and making the defense mechanism strong and can keep your blood pressure in check. Daily Yoga also ensures you sleep better at night and give the rest and relaxation as needed.

4. Heart Heath promotion

Studies show that yoga may help improve heart health and reduce several risk factors for heart disease.

One study found that participants over 40 years of age who practiced yoga for five years had lower blood pressure and pulse rate than those who didn’t.

So, Yoga Asanas play a great role in maintaining the blood pressure of the people. Hence maintains the overall cardiac health of the individual.

5. Could Reduce Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a persistent problem that affects millions of people and has a range of possible causes, from injuries to arthritis. There is a growing body of research demonstrating that practicing yoga could help reduce many types of chronic pain. In one study, 42 individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome either received a wrist splint or did yoga for eight weeks. At the end of the study, yoga was found to be more effective in reducing pain and improving grip strength than wrist splinting.

Here is a yoga teacher blog. Being a professional yoga teacher and practitioner gave wings to my passion and dedication. I could feel a sense of dignity in the work. I did and made a path that I chose; from then, I have never thought to look back or take a twist. My life has become a full-on yogic path, and I feel oneness. Trekking is full of adventures and memories, yet yoga treks are more of it. Yoga trekking as a yoga teacher is more exciting. 6-8 hours of walking to mountain trails was extremely fun, and I felt it more intense to walk with my guest. I had to be in full-on energy to send better vibes on the tough roads of the mountains. Further about Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek Blog.

Poon hill is a magnetic and magnificent place and a must-go place to see the beauty of “Brahmamuhurta” at the dawn of the day and the intense beauty of sunrise from an altitude of 3210 m. The Annapurna range is worth watching from here. And the early yoga practice here in touch with the purest form of nature is intense and progressive. The mind simply gets meditative, and in asana practice, body and mind perfectly coordinate and blend with nature; a sense of stillness simply happens.

Our trekking began from Nayapul and then lasted 6 days. We covered Hile, Ulleri, Ghorepani, Poon hill sunrise, Tadapani, Ghandruk finally Pokhara where we stayed in Visitors Inn. Around 136 km of walking, the longest yoga trek I have been to, and there were a few challenges and lots of fun to keep in my memory pocket. Being a yoga teacher, what I learned was intense cold temperatures and an average walk of 6 hours, early morning or in the evening, facilitating yoga guests involving them in yoga sessions; especially in winter might be tough. The only thing that works in that situation is your passion and dedication to teaching yoga in the cold of the Mountains and Himalayas; wake up, take a cold shower and wake your yoga children up, pamper them with love, and drag them to yoga sessions. This was how I managed yoga sessions during a tiresome trek, long and steep walks, and ups and downs.

Yoga was my fuel. As a yoga teacher, it was a great learning experience for me, and I would love to have more of it. Yoga sessions were part of my job, and I would be dedicated to it for I had consciously decided to be one. I say it again: no looking back, even if I freeze, because after fun sessions whole day feels warmer, and even a cold shower becomes your buddy. The yoga Nindra session in the evening at our 1 day-stay guest home was fun, It would release restlessness and physical pain, meditation-fueled enthusiasm, and feeling of self within us.

Ghorepani 2874 m is simply magical. I would like to be lost in this kind of place for a month, like a “lost in the mountains” kind of vibe. The mountains were so near to my eyes, it felt like I wanted to introduce myself to them and ask for their introduction. They seem overwhelmingly beautiful; maybe I was too emotional or whatnot because I openly say I am one of ‘them’. Annapurna (8091 m), Fishtail (6993 m), Dhaulagiri range, the hills, pine forest, sky, eagles, spring, grasses, rocks everything seemed beautiful and beautiful humans too. “Snow View Lodge and Restaurant” This place is so memorable to us.

3rd day of our walk, the tough uphill trek, well, the pain released as we had wonderful hot shower service, and also their apple pie, americano, and vegetable soup is simply awesome. The taste was marvelous, I could only say so because the moment and weather, and mountains brought the taste to it.

Day 4 Tadapani, a Chill place to perform yoga sessions, a very meditative place. If someone misses the sunrise from Poon Hill (3210 m), they can see the same canvas of mountains and sunrise, so chill and if overslept at Ghorepani you will still catch it on Mattapan.

Ghandruk was downhill and an easy walk, the tea garden was eye-catching, and food was always full of love everywhere. We were in lots of fun because mission poon hill felt easily accomplished, yoga and meditation and walk and treks and pains and funs started and we were beautifully ending it at Pokhara.

Day 6 Pokhara, back to the hotel. Cleaning up some left tiredness but as far as I feel we were cool, me, our guide, guest everyone. Less tiring than yoga nidra, meditation, and asana, make a great friend when you are trekking; they recharge us spiritually, mentally, and physically to stick on the trekking journey with positive and tireless enthusiasm. “The journey begins and the journey ends, some continue for the next second, some for the next minute, the next hour, the next day, maybe the next life eventually every journey ends only to begin again; being conscious about the journey as a whole is one big realization about self”.

Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing technique that involves the transfer of “life force energy,” or prana, by laying the hands on specific parts of the body. Reiki masters have successfully unlocked their free flow of prana. They can transfer the ability to use Reiki to students through a process known as “attunement”. Let’s learn how to integrate Reiki Healing into Your Yoga Practice.

Once your own prana is unlocked and you have the ability to use Reiki, you can use it on others or yourself. Focusing the life force energy on specific body parts may help heal injuries and promote overall good health and well-being.

Yoga and Life Force Energy

Yoga, too, has a strong focus on the flow of prana throughout the body. To unlock and free up your life force energy by moving into and holding various poses. Each time you successfully hold a pose while breathing deeply, you’re effectively dissolving the blockages that prevent your prana flow.

Various poses can unlock your prana in various ways. Forward bends, for instance, can unblock prana to soothe, calm, and ground you. While backbends prompt prana that provides a revitalizing boost.

Reiki Healing and Yoga: A Potent Combination

You have the basics on how both Reiki and yoga help awaken and unblock your life force energy. Now, you can just imagine the results when you put the two together. Using Reiki on targeted areas while holding and breathing through yoga poses that target those same areas has the power to create a potent surge of prana. It can veritably catapult your mind, body, and spirit to a more enlightened and invigorating plane.

She found Reiki so beneficial to her yoga practice that she says Reiki has become her yoga practice. She views each pose as a pure expression of life force energy. Reiki and yoga work together to ensure that energy remains strong and readily available during her yoga practice as well as her daily life.

Today, our bodies still secrete cortisol when confronted with stress, just as they did thousands of years ago, but there are more stressors in our lives. We’re dealing not only with physical challenges but with emotional stressors, too. So further for Essential Guide to Yoga For Stress Management.

Financial pressures, the demands of the workplace, and hectic schedules — all of these can contribute to increasing our stress levels. All kinds of worries can trigger the body’s flight or fight response: anxiety over a presentation at work; workplace bullying; or concern about whether you’ll be able to pay all your monthly bills on time.

These regular doses of cortisol aren’t good for us. They can weaken our immune systems, injure brain cells, and lead to heart disease. Additionally, cortisol affects us at the cellular level, too, by aging us faster.

Stress levels

1. Moderate: It can improve our performance and efficiency and also drive into positive way.
2. Too little: It can result in boredom and tension.
3. Too much: It can cause an unproductive anxiety level and whole-body disorders.

Yoga for stress management and health

In a study conducted by The American Council on Exercise (ACE), it was conclusively proved that yoga helps beginners to counter stress. After eight weeks of observing Yoga practitioners, they observed there was a fundamental improvement in their physical and mental health.

Participants self-reported

• Boosted mood
• Higher ability to concentrate
• Less emotional instability
• Improved flexibility by 13% to 35%
• Improved muscular strength and endurance

Yoga to relieve tension

Yoga is a mind-body exercise that includes physical poses, controlled breathing, and meditation. As I stated above, when you make Yoga a part of your life, it enhances your physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual health. The best part of Yoga is that it has many ways of doing it. From complex moves for experts to basic poses for beginners, it suits everyone. Hatha pose is one of the most common forms of stress-relieving Yoga for beginners because of its slow pace and simple movements. But Yoga isn’t limited to Hatha, you can start with any pose that suits your preferences.

3 core components of Yoga

Asanas (poses):

An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of pose or position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses.

Breathing

Yoga breathing, or Pranayamas, is the science of Prana (vital energy) which is referred to as a source of all life in all living beings in this universe. It consists of a series of breathing exercises especially intended to meet the body’s needs and keep it in vibrant health.

Other than for increasing vital reserves in the body, Pranayamas are mainly practiced for stilling the mind and thought process – as the prana and thoughts are no different. According to Yogis, we can control our thoughts by the breath, and breathing is a tool to harmonize the body, mind, and consciousness.

Meditation

Start your yoga journey with seated meditation to ease into a meditative state before practicing the postures in this book. Follow a few simple steps to find a restful, meditative state, aiming to gradually lengthen the spaces between your thoughts.

Yoga is the spiritual science obtained from Kundalini awakening, which is feminine power or Yin energy or lunar (Moon) power or Ida Nadi. So yoga is Yin Yoga by nature. There should be combination of physical acts, breathing rules, awareness, duration, and feeling the effect. Finally, we reach in state of spirituality through the yin or moon power. Traditional yoga and Yin yoga concepts are the same.  Yin yoga is a new brand based on classical yoga ethics which offers focus, toleration, endurance, stillness, and deeper stretch into the core for multi-dimensional effects.

Principles of Yin Yoga

1. Be calm and peaceful
2. Be stillness and patience
3. Retain the energy
4. Get the position
5. Hold the posture
6. Feel the sensation
7. Gain the effect in depth.

Why Yin Yoga?

Yin yoga is for obtaining the optimum health upgrading physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and ecological aspects, then having happiness. Throughout the happiness, we will able to update into super consciousness levels.

• Healthy and fit body
• Optimum strength
• Active and flexible Joint
• Proper mobility
• Better systematic functions
• Emotional balance and healing
• Calmness & stillness of mind
• Purity and freeing of mind
• Manage the Stress
• Increase the Prana
• Develop the concentration
• Spiritual growth

What do we need?

In fact, nothing is needed by ethics of Yogic science. The world or the Universe is yoga studio, wherever, whenever, whatever what we do consciously, becomes yoga. But modern prospective and conditional need assessment base; we may need Mats, Kusan, pillow, Blanket, Blocks, Balls, and Straps.

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda comes from a Sanskrit word, “ayuh,” meaning life and “Veda,” meaning knowledge. Hence, Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine that has been practiced in India for over 5000 years. The name Ayurveda translates to “The Science of Life,” and focuses on achieving optimal health through balance of mind, body and consciousness.Learn What is Ayurveda and How It Works?

The Ayurveda principles, which are based on achieving a balanced state of mind, are an important step in achieving a healthy body. The Yoga Sutras and the Vedas understood the connection between the purity of one’s mind through constant and regular practice of Yoga. Thereby applying the principles of Niyamas and Yamas to achieve total health of the mind, body, and spirit.

● Maintain internal and external balance
● Sync with our truest nature
● Connect with the natural surroundings

Concept of Health in Ayurveda

Ayurveda defines health as “Svastha,” a state in which mind, body, and soul are in perfect harmony with each other leading to an experience of well-being and bliss. Also, Ayurveda’s concept of connectedness extends far beyond an individual to the universe.

Ayurvedic Principles

The human beings are born with five senses and Ayurveda group these five elements into three types of energy present in the body of every individual alive. These are Vata, Pitta and Kapha. From physical to mental to emotional, everything that you experience has certain qualities. The classical texts of Ayurveda specify these qualities as Gunas. They are classified into 10 pairs of opposites making 20 qualities in total (for example: cold vs hot, heavy vs light). The excess and deficient of these Gunas result in doshic imbalance causing diseases.

Agni (the digestive fire) is another Ayurvedic principle responsible for Svastha. Agni helps in transforming food into bodily tissues and waste; discerning between nutritious material and toxic products. Heightened Agni of the body helps digest the toxins that have manifested due to diverse stresses ensuring optimal functioning body.

How Ayurveda Works?

Ayurveda works to prevent and heal diseases by balancing the imabalanced doshas and strengthening the digestive fire, Agni. Preventive care and treatment of diseases falls under eight branches in Ayurveda:

● Kaayachikitsa – Internal Medicine
● Baalachikitsa – Pediatrics
● Bhuta Vidya – Psychiatry
● Shalakya Tantra – Ear, Nose and Throat Treatment
● Shalya Tantra – Surgery
● Vishagara Vairodh Tantra – Toxicology
● Jarachikitsa/Rasayana – Geriatrics and Rejuvenation
● Vajikarana – Aphrodisiac Therapy, Fertility, and Conception

In addition, Ayurveda encompasses the world’s most comprehensive cleansing technique, Panchakarma. This ancient Ayurveda treatment uses five therapies to eliminate deeply embedded toxins from the tissues and help doshas return to the original seats in the body.

Benefits of Ayurveda

The integration and commitment to Ayurveda into life can be immensely beneficial for overall health and well-being. Here are the eight areas where Ayurveda can enhance wellness:

1. Prevention: The knowledge of Ayurveda aims at treating the underlying cause of the problem rather the symptoms. Therefore, Ayurveda is considered a form of preventive health care. It provides you with the means to support your immune system, minimize the stress that often leads to imbalance.

2. Daily Routine: Ayurveda encourages dedication to dincharya, daily routine to help you feel stable and grounded each day. Some of the rituals of daily routine are as follow:

● Waking up before the sunrise and going to bed before the sunset
● Cleaning the tongue and drinking a glass of hot water with lemon and honey
● Indulging in the practice of yoga and meditation
● Periodically getting oil massages

3. Healthy Diet: Ayurveda diet and food combinations help maximize the Agni. When Agni is strong, you feel healthy and good on all three levels: physical, mental, and emotional.

● Foods that are sweet, salty, and sour are Vata Pacifying. Warm spices, a balanced amount of ghee and oil are recommended.
● Pitta people can enjoy sweet, bitter and astringent foods. Add cooling herbs and spices to your dishes
● Eat foods that are pungent, bitter, or astringent in taste. Favor more freshly cooked, light, and dry dishes.

4. Ayurvedic Yoga: There are yoga asanas for your dosha. Determine your dominant dosha and cultivate a yoga routine to pacify it and for holistic welfare. Below is recommended Asanas for each doshas:

● Vata: Uttanasana, Balasana, Sukhasana, Padmasana
● Pitta: Ustrasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana
● Kapha: Setu Bandhasana, Surya Namaskar

5. Herbal Medicines: Ayurveda gives you an insight into the herbal world. Herbal medicines, treatments, and herbs are important to the science of Ayurveda for curing. Ashwagandha, Neem, Turmeric, and Basil are some of the widely used herbs for treatments.

6. Ayurveda for beauty, energy, and sleep: Ayurveda enhances all these by healing the body inside-out. Ayurveda has a wholesome approach for increasing one’s vitality, beauty, sleep and grace.

With Ayurveda, embrace natural intelligence, equanimity and health today and forever.

What is Triphala?

Triphala (the three fruits) is an Ayurvedic, polyherbal preparation comprising three ingredients. The ingredients are all fruits, and they’re all native to India: bibhitaki, amalaki, and haritaki. Each fruit is thought to positively impact the body’s three doshas. In Ayurvedic medicine, doshas are elemental forces believed to permeate body, mind, and spirit

• Indian Gooseberry (Emblicaofficinalis)
• Black Myrobalan (TerminaliaChebula)
• Belleric Myrobalan (TerminaliaBelliric)

Triphala can be consumed and is available in a variety of forms like powder, juice, capsule or tablet.

Health benefits of Triphala

1. Anti-inflammatory
   
   Triphala consists of a great degree of antioxidants, Vitamin C, Saponins and other compounds that help in dealing with molecules that can damage cells or make them weak. This, in turn, results in the protection from heart-related diseases and therefore improves physical performance and reduces inflammation.
   
   
2. Beneficial for oral health
   
   The anti-inflammatory property when coupled with its antimicrobial nature results in the prevention of the formation of plaque, which in turn reduces any possibility of cavities of gum infections. It restricts any kind of bacterial growth in the mouth thus maintaining a good oral hygiene. There are a great number of mouthwashes available in the market which has Triphala extract which can give you the right kind of oral health.
   
   
3. Helps with diabetes
   
   We all know that when a person is suffering from diabetes, it becomes difficult for the body cells to properly absorb sugar and use it for the purpose of producing energy. The Indian Gooseberry plant, which is a part of Triphala, has certain anti-diabetic characteristics that help the body in maintaining the right amount of sugar. This happens through the anti-oxidant present in the compound. Another plant i.e. Belleric Myrobalan helps in producing insulin resistance and helps the cells in absorbing sugar better.
   
   
4. Improves digestion
   
   It is widely believed, as well as proven by evidence, that Triphala has great potential to deal with bad digestive health and constipation. It helps in improving the movement or churning within the intestines for the removal of waste. Not only that, it also helps in producing certain bacteria that help in maintaining an overall healthy gut.
   
   
5. Relieves stress and anxiety
   
   Some of the studies show that Triphala stimulates “Adaptogenic activity” which allows a person to cope with stress. Not only that but the detoxifying characteristic of it through regulating the digestive system allows it to clear up your body and mind. A healthy body always results in a happy mind and soul.
   
   
6. Relieves bone and joint pains (helps in Arthritis)
   
   Arthritis is often caused by the accumulation of gas in the body. With the consumption of Triphala, the body’s bowel movement improves which in turn results in the subsiding of the gas. It also lowers the level of uric acid and inflammation in the body which provides protection from the effects of gout and ensures healthy and strong muscles and bones.
   
7. Helps in weight loss
   
   Triphala is a great source for regulating the secretion of Cholecystokinin. It allows your body to be active and energetic, helping you to be quick with things. It also lowers total cholesterol levels and improves the work of enzymes which in turn ensures good digestion which then allows the body to absorb all the nutrients efficiently and avoid all the unwanted fat.
   
8. Regulates hormonal imbalances
   
   It ensures a healthy amount of secretion of all the right hormones in the body. It is also very widely believed that Triphala assists in the proper functioning of the endocrine glands, especially the thyroids.
   
9. Helps with vision
   
   The anti-oxidants in Triphala help in the reduction of cell damage at the tissue level. When a healthy cell and tissue system is maintained the sensory systems, the body remains fresh and new. It, therefore, avoids age-related diseases related to vision such as Press Byopia and Cataract.
   
10. Protects hair and skin
    
    With improved blood circulation and proper digestion, the body will absorb a great degree of nutrients which in turn helps in the healthy production of keratin. Thus ensuring long, thick and lustrous hair. It also has the ability to deal with dermatological problems by the rejuvenation of the skin tissue.