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Ayurvedic Tips for Aging in our sunset years🌛

Gray hair and wrinkles can be a testimony of wisdom. But in a stressful world we often get caught up in equating our worth with productivity that could weigh on us post-retirement. Everyone, at every stage of life is a gift to the world.  That said, aging does bring preventable and costly health challenges that we need to face squarely, from heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, arthritis, dry skin, falling hair, cognitive decline, stroke and cancer. There is also the possibility of depletion, loneliness and ageism. So, how can we look after ourselves better to ensure we are physically and mentally stronger as we age? Ayurveda is a holistic mind-body science which supports people through a comprehensive approach to live a healthier life right into their sunset years. It emphasizes that  aging  ( Jara ) is a natural process just like the seasons. It does acknowledge natural degenerative changes but recommends prevention, building resilience and an anti-aging regimen through its br

The power of kindness - YOGI TEA®

What do we associate with the word “kindness”? It’s a term with many different facets: solidarity, generosity, mercy, humanity, sympathy, helpfulness, empathy. Kindness is the natural expression of the sutra “recognise that the other person is you”. And in his teachings, he consistently demanded that we show kindness, generosity and sympathy to everyone who crossed our path.
                        
Kindness is a powerful tool: the merest flash of kindness is enough to forge a connection between two people. Let us use an example of two people who have never met before. One of them notices that something is wrong – perhaps the other person has lost a bus ticket out of their pocket or their shopping bag has ripped open. Nothing major, really. And yet it’s enough for that person to pause, step out of the self-centredness that so dominates our existence (possibly too much so) and briefly pay attention to the world around them so that a spontaneous act of kindness can occur. And then, without thinking, they bend down to pick up the bus ticket or the apples rolling down the pavement. And with a smile on their face, they pass them to the other person, who smiles back and thanks them. These few seconds that the two people share – barely more than a blink of an eye – are enough to let each of them continue on their separate way with a smile on their face. Each person’s heart has been warmed a little. Both are now in the mood to add to their own happiness and that of everyone else. By doing what they can.
By simply paying a little more attention to their fellow humans, especially to the tired and stressed people around them, they have helped to make each day a little better for them.
And now let us try and imagine what would happen if these small gestures of pure and simple kindness sparked a chain reaction.
If the kindness that we experience resulted in a further gesture of kindness towards another person.
Would the result be a mighty domino effect with which we could actually change the world?
Kindness starts with the small, everyday things.

Here is a small list of friendly gestures that we might take for granted at first glance, but which can unleash tremendous power when passed on from person to person.
  1. Smiling! Giving others (and oneself) the gift of a smile is not only an act of kindness. Scientific studies have shown that smiling even boosts our health.
  2. Providing assistance of one’s own accord to someone in trouble.
  3. Giving an unexpected compliment for the sheer pleasure of it.
  4. Helping an elderly person to cross the road or walk up the stairs.
  5. Offering our seat on the bus or train to those in need of assistance.
  6. Holding the door or the lift for others and saying “thank you” when others do the same for us.
  7. Leaving the coin in the shopping trolley – as a gift to the next user.
  8. Giving a hug to people who aren’t feeling well and asking them “how are you?”.
  9. Greeting others, thanking them and wishing them a good day – whether it’s at the baker’s in the morning or when dealing with an official.
  10. Truly listening to others without interrupting them, judging them or getting distracted (by your smartphone, for example).
  11. Giving directions to someone who doesn’t know their way around.
  12. Leaving others a kind message – on a colleague’s desk or in a girlfriend’s handbag, for example.
  13. Giving homeless people something to eat.
  14. Letting someone with just a few purchases go ahead in the queue at the supermarket checkout.
  15. Leaving behind a book on a bench or in the train.
Kindness brings happiness and is beneficial to everyone involved. Let us make kindness into a completely natural, everyday thing! #spreadkindness #bekind                              
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