Training

 Exercise is essential for maintaining good health, a view supported by both Ayurveda and Western health science. Lack of exercise can lead to brittle bones, muscle atrophy, and an increased risk of various diseases. As we age, the importance of regular exercise becomes even more pronounced in order to maintain our bodies' optimal functioning. 

Additionally, exercise is one of the most effective methods to manage stress. Stress prepares us for physical activity, helping us to flee from or confront threats. However, the stressors we face today are often not something we can escape or physically fight off. This is why physical exercise is so beneficial; it provides an outlet for the stress hormones that can otherwise disrupt our bodies.

According to Ayurveda, those who neglect to make time for exercise will eventually find themselves needing to allocate time for illness. Ayurveda also emphasises that exercise plays a key role in strengthening digestion, which is crucial for overall health. However, it's important not to overdo it. The approach recommended by Ayurveda is to exercise at about 50% of your maximum capacity. There are various interpretations of what this means in practice. My guideline is that training should always be fun and enjoyable; it should bring joy, not pain. If you push yourself too hard or train too frequently, your body may break down instead of building up. 

Strength, speed, and endurance are not gained during the training itself but during the recovery periods between workouts. This highlights the importance of recovery. It's not just about how long you rest between training sessions, but also about how you recover. Proper sleep, a nutritious diet, and managing stress are essential. Additionally, practices like meditation, especially Transcendental Meditation (TM), can provide deep rest that benefits recovery.

Hypertension

 High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a significant public health concern. Often referred to as “the silent killer,” it typically presents no symptoms. However, it is a crucial risk factor for various serious health issues, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, vision loss, and vascular dementia.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, in collaboration with other key organisations in cardiovascular care, have established internationally recognised guidelines for the evidence-based treatment of high blood pressure. These guidelines are considered some of the most reliable globally. American doctors are expected to adhere to them, and many countries base their own guidelines on these standards. 

The recommendations encompass both medications and lifestyle modifications to effectively manage and reduce high blood pressure.

The latest version of the guidelines recognises Transcendental Meditation (TM) as the only meditation and relaxation technique recommended. This designation indicates that TM is viewed as an evidence-based method for treating high blood pressure, setting it apart from other meditation and relaxation practices. This strong endorsement highlights the significant positive effects of TM on health improvement.

Ojas

Ojas is considered in Ayurveda to be the finest substance in the human body. It exists at the boundary between body and consciousness, acting like the “light in the door” that connects the two. Ojas allows the body’s inner intelligence to flow freely and nourishes all organs and tissues at a deep level. It provides strength, joy, beauty, and resistance to disease. When I take a pulse, I can sense ojas as a flow of bubbling deep bliss in positive individuals with high levels of consciousness. 

To increase ojas in your body and life, consider the following suggestions:

- Develop your consciousness through yoga and meditation.

- Avoid stress, as well as drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

- Ensure you get enough sleep.

- Eat fresh, healthy food, and always enjoy your meals in peace and quiet, without distractions. Savour your food!

- Cultivate a positive attitude. Spread love and joy, and focus on the good in others. Speak kindly, read poetry, and sing to yourself or with others.

- Don’t take yourself too seriously. Laugh, play, and live in a way that brings you genuine enjoyment.

Good luck!.

Investments

 

For a price ranging from 16,000 to 37,000 SEK, depending on the model, you can purchase the armchair called Stressless from a Swedish furniture chain. Alternatively, for a much lower cost, you can enrol in a course on Transcendental Meditation, which numerous rigorous scientific studies have shown to reduce stress and offer various other health benefits. It's good to choose your investments wisely 😊

Theatre of life

 

Quote from the Upanishads (one of the Vedic texts) that David Lynch brings up in his book Catching the Big Fish. We can choose to worry about what will happen in the theatre of life -  or enjoy the play.

Paradigms

 Our society is based on a materialistic paradigm. It is actually based on the natural sciences that were developed in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries by prominent scientists such as Isaac Newton and others. Matter and the laws that govern it were studied. Those natural laws still work on a superficial level. But in the 20th century, quantum mechanics was developed, which showed that on a deeper level, matter works completely differently. The objects that we perceive as solid and firm are almost entirely made up of empty space. What exists are underlying energy fields where there may be occasional excitations that our senses perceive as matter. Some fields are more fundamental, and modern science now believes that there is a single unified field that is the basis of all existence. This is precisely what Vedic science has been saying for thousands of years. The Vedas also say that this field is a field of consciousness – the basis of our consciousness. More and more modern scientists are also beginning to realise that this is so. Everything has a common basis; everything is one. If you realise this, you will understand that you can never gain anything by harming someone else. Since everything is one, you can never hurt someone else without harming yourself. And when you do good to others, you also do good to yourself. We all really know this deep down because all knowledge is within us all. We just need to raise the consciousness in the world so that we remember it. Then together we can create a wonderfully beautiful world.

Cosmic marma points

 According to Ayurveda, there are 108 special marma points on the body. They are the body's energy centres where the energy channels meet. But they are also the connections between our individual body and the entire universe. You can see them as cosmic switchgears. When we treat them in our marma treatments, we create balance in the body on a very deep level.