Erica ragusa's Blog – January 2012 Archive (3)

Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body and it absorbs everything that you place on it?  Did you know that mainstream beauty products are filled with industrial chemicals, like parabens and petroleum?  According to the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org), common beauty and body care items contain many chemicals, both natural and synthetic.  The manufacturers, by and large, do not test their products for health and safety, so we do not know how much of their chemicals…

“In the practice of Ayurveda we try to bring people back into balance and at the same time let their true nature shine through.  The two processes are really the same.”–Deepak Chopra. 

Ayurvedic practitioners look at each client as a unique composition of the doshas, which are distinct mind-body types.  In Ayurveda, there is no separation between the two.  The first dosha is vata, and it is usually the first to become imbalanced and over time will take the others with it.  It is…