Welcome to My Ashram Yoga Blog page. Here I will be sharing with you articles which resonate with me and that I think you will find interesting and relevant to your health and well being. I hope you find them useful.
Namaste,
Tracy x
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Take Off Your Shoes And Feel The Ground
We spend so much of our time in shoes and socks that we are forgetting to let our feet really stretch out and feel the ground that is beneath them.
Being In Covid Lockdown has meant I have spent more time than ever walking around the garden and house barefoot, and not only has my yoga balance postures got more stable but my crooked toes have straightened out and I have gone up a whole foot size!
Growing a family friendly vegetable garden
I have wanted to start to growing my own vegetables for ages and at last an
opportunity came…..follow my tips and avoid my mistakes!!
Tips for getting started
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Cleaning Chemicals and Cancer Links
The phrase “you are what you eat” is very well known, but did you know that you are also what you digest and absorb? Ingestion, inhalation and absorption are the three ways that these hazardous substances may enter the body.
Cancer now affects 1 in 2 of us and if I can make a little difference to the amount of harmful chemicals that my family are in contact with then I will.
Check out some of the worst offenders below to see if they are in your everyday cleaning products, do your own research, and then make up your own mind if you want to continue to use them.
Tips to keep your vegetable patch and garden pest free
The chemical free way!
To Deter Moles
Moles seem to love our garden, and I love the moles! Our cats regularly bring them in for us, they don’t ever eat them luckily, and we are left to gently catch them and re dig a hole for them to burrow underground again. They are seriously the cutest little animals, a thick back velvety coat and large front paws.
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Are we really being told the truth by Food, Cosmetic and Environmental agencies?
We are told all the time we need to reduce our carbon footprint by recycling, switching off lights, driving/travelling less and walking more, not wasting water by leaving taps on, not taking long baths and instead taking short showers, keeping heating in the home low etc…
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Are the products you are putting on your body & face harming you?
How often do you scrutinize the ingredients of the food you are eating but not the ingredients of your moisturizer or cleanser?
It means shops are awash with products calling themselves “organic”, even if only a very small percentage of a product’s ingredients were organically farmed.
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What you should know about Aluminium, Non-Stick pans and Cling Film
Aluminium Foil
The higher the temperature you cook in, the more aluminium leaches into your food. Acidic foods and spices can also make the aluminium leach into your food. Aluminium doesn’t seem to leach if you use the foil just to wrap food but I prefer not to take the risk!
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