Healing Anxiety

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• Healing Anxiety: Ayurvedic approach to anxiety treatment...

• Weekly Astrology...

• Mantra Of The Week: Maha Mantra...

TODAY'S LEARNINGHEALING ANXIETY

Anxiety is a very common problem. About 23.4 percent of women and 14.3 percent of men suffer from it. It is the most common mental disorder in the whole world. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 31% of adults can expect to have some kind of anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. Only about one-third of people who have anxiety go to a doctor, but anxiety is one of the most common reasons people use holistic and alternative methods.

From an Ayurvedic point of view, anxiety is a sign that the Vata dosha is out of balance. A mental Vata imbalance is marked by too much lightness or movement, such as erratic thoughts, worries, obsessions, confusion, and trouble focusing. Vata imbalance is also linked to a nervous system that is too excited and has trouble sleeping. If someone has ever told you they don't feel "grounded," that's a classic sign of a Vata imbalance. Too much energy is spent on the head and not enough on the feet.

So, when Vata is out of balance, you feel like you're not connected to the earth. To treat anxiety or a Vata imbalance, you need to stabilize your energy. You can do this by calming your nervous system, relaxing your mind, letting go of obsessive thoughts, connecting to your body and the earth, and giving up on the flow of the Universe.

The Role Of Meditation

Meditation is a great, scientifically proven way to treat anxiety. It is an ancient method for getting control of your mind. Meditation is the practice of letting go of your thoughts, controlling your breathing, and giving up to the open space of the present moment. You could say that meditation is training for the rest of your life. If you learn to keep your mind in check while sitting on the meditation cushion, it will be easier to keep your mind in check the rest of the day. When you meditate, the power of your thoughts makes you feel small. You learn to be kind to the struggle, both the struggle to be still for a moment and the struggle to be at peace for the rest of your life. Giving up is the gift of struggle. It is the best way to get past resistance. It is also a key part of getting better from anxiety.

Lifestyle Changes

• Most of your meals should be warm and healthy, like steamed vegetables, homemade soups, and baked squash (until anxiety improves significantly and stays that way). If your main dosha is Vata or Kapha, you should stick with this diet for a longer time.

• Create a routine and stick to it. This means that you should eat at roughly the same time every day, work at the same time every day, exercise regularly (and at the same time every day), sleep at the same time every night, and spend some time outside every morning and evening. Routines help stabilize Vata, ground energy that is restless, and calm minds that are too busy.

• Do 15 minutes or more of yoga every day. Several well-done scientific studies have shown that yoga can help with anxiety. It calms the nervous system, which helps when Vata is out of balance or when you are worried. Glutathione (a natural antioxidant) increases when you do yoga (helps you look young and radiant, prevents illness, and detoxifies the body). Yoga also makes it easier to meditate, so try doing 10–15 minutes of yoga and then meditating first thing in the morning (or as a work break in the afternoon, especially if you're feeling stressed or anxious).

Ayurvedic Herbs

Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) might be my favorite herb ever. Its name, "Holy basil," says it all. In India, it has been seen as a holy plant for hundreds of years. Holy basil has a lot of health benefits, such as calming effects, mild antidepressant effects, antioxidant effects, and stress-relieving and adrenal-protecting effects. It can also kill viruses, relieve pain, keep blood sugar levels stable, and do other things.

Ashwagandha, also known as Withania somnifera, is one of the best herbs for balancing Vata. It makes you feel calm, rooted, and warm. The thyroid works better when taking ashwagandha, which is probably what makes it warm. For this reason, it is often helpful for people with low thyroid function.

Ayurveda has used jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi) for hundreds or even thousands of years. It can reduce anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, and more. It is a very powerful antioxidant, and research has shown that it can even protect against gamma radiation. Recently, it has been looked at as a way to treat or prevent cancer. This herb is not as common in the U.S., which makes it harder to find, but it is worth the effort. The daily dose is 500–1500 mg.

WEEKLY ASTROLOGY

We began the first quarter Moon on January 28, 2023. A first-quarter Moon is a building phase that happens halfway between the start of a new Moon and the end of a full Moon. During it, we create ourselves based on what we started on the new Moon. It is a call to look at what is coming to the surface, what is drifting away, and who we are becoming.

The Moon is always a reminder that you can't force your phases. You are guided by an inner sense of action and rest, movement and stillness, push and pull, trust and surrender. This internal direction is not based on logic or a schedule.

As the Moon goes through her phases, she asks you to think about the journey you're on. When Taurus is around, this emerging can be felt through the senses and can seem to come from deep within yourself and the Earth. Taurus encourages people to be patient by doing stable and steady things and by acting in a grounded and practical way.

The first quarter Moon in Taurus is a great chance to join the inner pull that always leads us forward.

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POSITIVE NEWS OF THE DAY

A critically endangered Western chimpanzee has been born at the Chester Zoo.

There are only 18 000 individuals left in the world due to habitat loss, so this birth offers hope that things can be turned around for this species.

Experts in Uganda, Nigeria and Gabon are working to help protect wild chimpanzee populations and their forest homes.

LEARN SANSKRIT

Nadi: "flowing water, a river, or current; any tube or pipe, especially a tubular organ (as a vein or artery in the body)" In yoga, Nadi refers to channels in the subtle body through which prana and kundalini flow, as well as to the normal tubes and vessels of the physical body.

MANTRA OF THE WEEKMaha Mantra

The full text of the mantra is:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

The three Hindu deities mentioned in the mantra are the purpose of the maha-mantra, which is sung to invoke their powers. The word is derived from the Sanskrit words maha, which means "great," man, which means "to think," and tra, which means "an instrument or tool." Therefore, a mantra is a "tool of the mind."

In yoga, repeating a mantra helps practitioners concentrate on a single idea or calm their minds during meditation.

The Hare Krishna mantra is another name for the maha-mantra in English.

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