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Don’t Hold Back! On Urges & Tears 😭

In Ayurveda, there are urges to not resist and doing so is harmful to the body. An urge can be yawning, going to the bathroom, burping, sleeping, crying, etc. Holding in these urges can put stress on the body and interrupt proper detoxification processes. Every urge has a purpose that connects to helping movement and cleansing. We regenerate a lot during sleep, which is why the body has an urge for rest. We may need to cough to clear the throat or drink water for cellular hydration . Crying is an emotional urge that carries more importance than we may think. In the Vedic texts, there are the 13 urges to not resist, called vega dharana or vega vidharan: Belching, flatulence, bowel movements, urination, sneezing, thirst, hunger, sleeping, coughing, yawning, crying, vomiting and ejaculating. The Ashtanga Hridaya (Vedic text) also mentions the urge to heavily breathe after exertion. There are other urges that we can think of such as laughing, screaming or shouting in an urgent situation. O...
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Ayurvedic Pizza


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Ingredients

  • 6 organic, whole-wheat flour tortillas or chapattis
  • 2 cups freshly-made pesto sauce, or fresh pizza sauce, or 1 jar of organic pizza sauce or pesto
  • ¾ cup broccoli florets
  • ½ lb. organic tofu
  • 1½ cups fresh organic mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup olives
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Oregano to garnish

Directions


  1. Steam broccoli and tofu until tender and salt to taste. Blend in blender until smooth. Set aside.
  2. In a separate fry pan, dry roast the whole-wheat tortillas about 40 seconds on each side over a medium heat.
  3. Make fresh pizza sauce with the spices. Set aside.
  4. Place three tortillas on a baking pan. Spread a thin layer of cheese over each tortilla and then place another tortilla on top.
  5. This makes a thicker crust and makes it easier to eat. Brush the top tortilla with olive oil. Then spread a layer of pizza sauce.
  6. Next comes the tofu mixture. Spread a thin layer of it over the sauce. Spread the cheese over the tofu mixture. Garnish with olives and a pinch of oregano.
  7. Place in a 350 ˚F preheated oven and bake about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. 

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