Cloud Body Type (Kapha, Endomorph)
CLOUD types are calm, patient, caring, and gravitate towards consistency and comfort. This is Kapha body type in Ayurveda. The symbol of the endomorphic anabolic type is the stable square. People with this constitution usually have dense, sturdy bodies. Their habits can be exceedingly regular and routine. This slow burner needs less food than the […]
3 Body Types
It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has. — Hippocrates Body-typing isn’t new to the human species. Ancient cultures from across the globe—Greece, India, the Americas, China, Japan, Asia and other First Nation cultures—individualized medicine according to certain body shapes […]
Ferment
Wild fermentation is the opposite of homogenization and uniformity, a small antidote you can undertake in your home, using the extremely localized populations of microbial cultures present there to produce your own unique fermented foods. — SANDOR KATZ, WILD FERMENTATION Just as shit happens, fermentation happens. Your poop is a fermented functional anaerobic microbiome, feeding off the fiber. […]
Forgive
You are my other me.What I do onto you,I do onto myself.— THE MAYAN MORAL CODE: LAK’ECH ALA K’IN Forgive all trespasses against thee. Hold no grudge. Unchain your heart. Free your mind. The sooner the better. Forgiveness is a habit. Unsurprisingly, the forgiveness habit is an indicator of regenerative health. Karen Swartz, M.D., who […]
Habits and the Human Potential
Lest we forget, our human biochemistry is subtle and sacred. Humans orient towards purpose. We comprehend morality, we ritualize mortality. Humans dance; we sing, bike, ski, flip, fly. Humans hunt, build, make art, design, invent—create. Humans developed language to communicate ideas. We philosophize to reveal universal truths. We do math, physics, chemistry. We gather. We […]