Restoring health & vitality through Ayurveda, Kalari, Calisthenics, Lymphatic & Fascial work, Herbalism, Root Cause Healing, & Natural Haircare.
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Control over breath leads to control over the mind. Control over the mind leads to control over the whole complex of the body.
#Breathwork #Meditation #InnerFocus
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The subtle body has structural elements, *nadi* (channels), and *cakra* (centers) where latent functions await invigorating exercise.
#Yoga #SubtleBody
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The wind, breath, or vital energy (*prana-vayu*) is the conceptual and practical link between the physical and subtle bodies.
#InnerEnergy #Ayurveda
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The *suksma-sarira* (subtle body) is encased within the *sthula-sarira* (physical body) and is the site of internal energy (*prana-vayu*)
#SubtleBody #Yoga
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The goal of correct practice is for movements to flow (*olukku*), nourishing the body fluids & tissues while clearing up channels around the navel.
#RootCauseHealing #Flow
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The subtle body (*suksma sarira*) in Kalari is the ideational construct for psycho-spiritual experience, linked to internal energy (*prana-vayu*).
#RootCauseHealing
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The vital energy (*prana*) is directed and contained via a 'gripping' (*piduttam*) sensation in the *nabhi mula* (navel root).
#Kalari #InnerPower
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The navel area (*nabhi mula*) is the central point for the coordination of movement and the flow of vital energy (*prana-vayu*).
#InnerEnergy #Ayurveda
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Vigorous practice with deep breathing is essential. Kalari masters stress breathing properly coordinated with movement and pose.
#Breathwork
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The earliest textual evidence of the concept of vital spots (*marman*) dates back to the *RgVeda* (c. 1200 BC).
#KalariHistory #Ayurveda
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After an attack on a vital spot, Kalari revival techniques (*marukai*) use a strong slap or counter-application to unblock and restore the flow of vital wind.
#RootCauseHealing #VitalSpots
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Knowledge of the *Marmmam* (vital spots) was key to Kalari, as it allowed a master to heal, attack, or disarm an opponent.
#VitalSpots #RootCauseHealing
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The special Kalari massage is understood to affect the subtle body, moving *prana-vayu* through the *nadi* (channels) of the body.
#Fascia #RootCauseHealing
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Deep foot massage (*kal uliccil*), using the Guru's feet while holding ropes, is a special seasonal full-body treatment in Kalari.
#LymphaticWork #Kalari
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Oil is applied *before* exercise to produce sweat from internal body heat. The oil keeps the heat from dissipating & its medicinal properties seep into the body.
#LymphaticWork #Ayurveda #SkinHealth
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The fluid humoral body is supported by the body as a frame of bones, muscles, ligaments, vessels, joints, as well as their vital spots.
#Ayurveda
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