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Beauty is More than Skin Deep with Ayurveda at VLCC

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Beauty is more than skin deep. That’s why Indian Ayurvedic beauty treatments have world-wide a claim. But with mushrooming options for Ayurvedic beauty treatments, whom can you trust?

I believe in going back to nature to maintain health and beauty, even when I trust our modern medicine for serious health issues. Ayurveda is ancient. But its roots are deep and holds true even today.

What does Ayurveda use?

Herbs, oils, massages, yoga and spiritual, emotional well-being all come together to give your mind body spirit a center.The word Ayurveda means The Knowledge of life.

What is it based on?

The effect of the five great elements.These elements are

air, fire, water, earth, and ether.These elements make up the universe and the human body is influenced by them.

These five elements influence the three Doshas of your body.They are Vata Pitta and Kapha.In Ayurveda, it is believed that complete health is possible when there is a balance between all three doshas.If any of these

One of the three doshas dominates your body type.Imbalance of one type of dosha may cause health issues.Ayurvedic health and yoga all are personalized according to the dosha type of the person.Treatments at VLCC are perfect because your dosha type dictates what you need for complete well-being.

Ayurvedic treatments offered at VLCC

UDVARTANAM

The whole body is massaged with a medicated powder made from a fragrant mixture of beautiful herbs. This massage moisturizes and tones up the skin, reduces the appearance of cellulite, helps improve digestion, and alleviates sluggishness. It works in improving the p lymphatic system and helps to drain the lymph.

How will this help you?

Kapha dosh is balanced.It melts down the Medo Dhatu i.e. the fat.Helps reduce cellulite.

Improved skin Health.The skin massage improves blood supply and enhanced nutrition to the local skin.This enhances the youthful glow and better skin appearance.

SHIRODHARA

This is rejuvenating and curative therapy eliminating disease and improves vitality.

What does it involve?

First, it’s a wonderful massage and stimulation of the Marma points of the head, neck, shoulders, and feet.This is followed by a gentle, continuous, warm stream of Ayurvedic oil that is poured on and across the forehead, while you relax.

How does it help?

Shirodhara quietens and calms the mind, releases stress and produces a sense of deep wellbeing. It reduces anxiety, anger, chronic headaches, migraine, hypertension, insomnia and hair problems.

ABHYANGAM

This is another unique program.Here the prescribed oil is liberally applied using soft and gentle strokes.This is followed by a steam bath (swedanam). This involves a complete body massage enhancing the ability of nutrients to reach starved cells and in the removal of stagnant waste. Warm Herbal oils are made into a nourishing potion to revitalize the tissues and to allow the removal of toxins from the body.

Abhyanga, characterized by long strokes, flowing movements and Marma point therapy, heightens awareness.

Body massage relieves stress
Body massage relieves stress

How does it help?

This treatment heals deeply balancing body, mind, and spirit to harmonize with each other.It heals internally.

Abhyangam improves appetite, helps improve sleep, reduces stress levels and builds the immunity.It also improves blood circulation, delays aging and reduces Vata.

MUKHLEPAM

Mukhlepam (Ayurvedic facial)makes your face glow.It has anti aging benefits and makes the facial skin youthful. The procedure also removes tan.

BASTIS for localized aches and pains.

  • Kati Basti- Lower Back pain, this treatment has a relaxing effect on the lower back and helps relieve back pain and spinal disorders.
  • Griva Basti- Pain in cervical area
  • Janu Basti- Pain in the knee. The treatment reduces the stiffness and inflammation on and around the knees and thus reducing pain. It also strengthens the knee joints by improving blood circulation.
  • Manibandh Basti- Pain in the wrist
  • Netra Basti: General ocular health. This treatment is ideal for those suffering from computer vision syndrome and diabetes related eye problems.

  • Focussed massage therapy

      Focused massage therapy

KAIVALYAM

This therapy involves natural, gentle exfoliation using kitchen herbs like ginger, sesame, cardamom, clove and other powders mixed with red rice.This is followed by applying a herbal pack with licorice over the entire body. Licorice is traditionally used as an anti-tan herb which also helps in the removal of pigmentation.

NAVRAKIZHI

This is a unique therapy using small cloth boluses or potlis .The potlis contain an exotic a mixture of red rice and milk cooked together with fresh herbs.The potlis are rubbed gently over the skin to infuse the goodness of the mixture.It’s like food for your skin.

How does it help?

This is an invigorating therapy and improves generalized weakness and enhances energy. The treatment is also a favorite as an herbal body polish, especially for brides-to-be and reduces water retention.

ELAKIZHI

In this herbal poultices (bundles) are made with fresh leaves and herbs.These poultices are then gently warmed in medicated oils.The herbal poultices are then used to massage the entire body, neck, shoulders, hands, and back, shifting the person side to side. The treatment helps significantly reduce chronic pain especially for joint pains, back ache, cervical pains.It also helps in weight loss and detoxification.

Special massage with poultices
Special massage with poultices

How does it help you?

The treatment reduces chronic pain especially for joint pains, back ache, cervical pains.It can improve your quality of life significantly. It also helps in weight loss and detoxification.

SAYUJYAM

This is the signature VLCC Ayurvedic therapy involves

  • Scrubbing the body with tamarind, red rice, and herbs.,
  • This is followed by a tamarind and yogurt pack.
  • The entire body is then covered with banana and/or other herbal leaves to make a body wrap.

Tamarind contains natural AHAs and antioxidants. This helps in the removal of tan. Similarly, yogurt helps in clearing up the skin. The synergistic effect helps in brightening up your skin.

Don’t forget to visit VLCC to make an appointment for your next wellness Ayurvedic spa.

Disclaimer: I am not an Ayurveda consultant This is a sponsored post written in association with VLCC about the lifestyle service they provide.Read my full disclaimer

One Advice You Would Give to Your Younger Self is

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One advice you would give to your younger self is an unpopular topic.

Do you ever listen to advice however well meaning? Have you read Lord Krishna’s  version of it?(I couldn’t find the exact quote,just what I remember )

[bctt tweet=”You can only help those who want to be helped and are ready for it !” username=”misra_amrita”]

Time travel this week on Blogadda.This topic makes me very thoughtful.I would like to say so many things to my younger self.But if it’s one thing, I want to say continue studying hard.

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”Continue studying hard, even history geography, civics, and languages which appear, not in line with your dreams.They will help you one day.They will make you a more compassionate person.They will help you wrIte your stories.”

When I see people worrying about study load and how hard schools are I wonder what to say.My mom never forced me.She just told me,

”If you want your dreams to come true.You have to work for it.”

No one gives you something for nothing.If you are useful, people will cherish your services, if you are innovative industries will employ you.If you are a storyteller people will want to hear your stories.But your earning capacity is directly proportional to how many people you help and serve.Not easy right?

Read all you can, as much as you can exactly how you are doing now.Maybe not exactly.Stop hiding those Agatha Christie’s in your history book.It’s not helping you.Just quickly get those studies over and then you can read all you want.

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Go on reading those self-help books and articles and solving those papers.Everything will help one day.As the world changes, so do traditional ways of earning and making a difference.You don’t know when your extra curricular lets you earn more than your profession.

[bctt tweet=”Have faith in God and believe.Studying hard will help you so don’t stop.” username=”misra_amrita”]

This is not a popular advice nor is an easy one.But there’s [bctt tweet=”no shortcut for doing well in life.” username=”misra_amrita”]The route is through algebra trigonometry, geometry, civics, and history depending on your nemesis.

Also, everything Taare Zameen pe said is not necessarily Gold!

One advice you would give to your younger self is
One advice you would give to your younger self is

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If We Were Having Coffee

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If we were having coffee I would tell you my maid is back, after a two months break. The poor dear broke her wrist and was unable to work.

I interviewed one replacement. Her vibe was the type where I was afraid of being given gyaan every other day.
I and hubby are good at managing things even when all hell breaks loose. We may be average, but work gets done here. The focus is on healthy, no fuss tasty food,(air fryer is a big help), with as a little headache as possible.
The replacement maid was not going to be a little headache.

My balcony garden is blooming. Alamunda, bleeding heart, yellow and orange  Ixora, pink Musanda, the chilies, all look happy.Birds or some other living being ate my baby watermelon!That made me sad .but then  hubby said

[bctt tweet=”Someone ate what you grew from a seed !” username=”misra_amrita”]

That made me happy.
If we were having coffee I would tell you about one of my senior colleagues.A true gentleman and a helpful soul.He went from on-call at the hospital to the ICU battling for his life.Now diagnosed with a serious malignancy.I love my profession, it’s difficult to be a doctor otherwise.But the problem health care is facing is deep rooted.
In the mess of expectations and political lies, the truth of abysmal lack of human resources, drugs, expertise all becomes a khichdi.
Passing the baton of responsibility to the end service provider(in this case the doctor), shows the lack of goodwill and transparency, of the people in power.Oh yes, if we were having coffee, I would bore you with all this info too!

On a lighter note…

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This is the season of Ilish, so if we were having coffee, I would tell you about the fresh fish delicacy I had for my lunch.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you about the Silk my hubby has hidden from me.
If we were having coffee I would tell you about my daughter’s dance function and how cute she looked. If we were having coffee I would tell you about Tooth Fairy visiting us with gifts!
If we were having coffee I would tell you about the tug at my heart string every time I see a loved one choosing their headaches.

If We Were Having Coffee #Writebravely

If we were having coffee you would know, about my love for tea and my coffee need when I write.If we were having coffee I would tell you I finished the writing bravely challenge by Write tribe. Seven days daily blogging on prompts.It was the best experience of daily blogging I had!

If we were having coffee I would tell you…

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Thankful Thursdays :3 Types of Friends(27)

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Thankful Thursdays have made life more disciplined and fulfilling. When you know you have a long list of blessings, life just becomes more peaceful.The small irritations like  AC not working in the car , loses its power to spoil the day.Today on Thankful Thursday, we are celebrating the ”people gifts” that God gives us.Friends !

I believe people treasures, are the true measure of who you are and what you are.If I  am the total of the five people I spend the most time with, then I am in excellent company.The best part is, family we are born, with friends we choose.

When I was a child I had a habit of blurting out the most outrageous truths. I stayed friends with people who could handle that. Honest, hard working, fun humans, who can give back as good as they get. When people don’t know you they judge you by the friends you have.So choose carefully ,because friends can help you win or make failing inevitable.

I tend to gravitate toward 3 types of friends

1)People who are good and make me feel happy.

2)People who are fun.

3)People who are interesting.

When I was in school my best friend, R was an adorable mix of all three.Probably that’s why we are still in touch, separated by 5 seas and 3 continents.It has taken me a long time, but I have come to find the people, who make me feel good, are fun, interesting and from whom I can learn.Every person can teach us something.Through their good behavior or bad traits.It’s a personal choice that I would rather associate with good.

I married such a friend and found the first type of adorable friends online. Together we just published our E -books and it’s a wonderful feeling.

Good friends help you be better.

I have made my fair share of mistakes and hung out with the wrong sorts because they were fun and interesting.Then I was not reading philosophy and human nature.I thought

If I am good, nobody can tarnish me.

I was wrong .Evil does have great power if you let it enter.

[bctt tweet=”Behavior, character and your soul has an invisible light and perfume. #drAwrites #ThankfulThursdays #HWB” username=”misra_amrita”]

When you are good and happy, your soul shines with a golden light and people smile when you enter a room.When you spend time with the wrong type of people, those with whom you don’t agree, whose morals make you cringe, that golden light in your soul dies.Your perfume becomes like the smell of a closed room.Heavy and claustrophobic.You are doing something and your brain is sending you distress signs!

That’s not a good situation.Successful people make friends carefully and you should too.

[bctt tweet=”Successful people make friends carefully and you should too. #drAwrites #HWB #ThankfulThursdays” username=”misra_amrita”]

Read below, what Aristotle says about friendship

Each type of friendship, to be an actual friendship, has the following attributes:

“To be friends, therefore, men must (1) feel goodwill for each other, that is, wish each other’s good, and (2) be aware of each other’s goodwill, and (3) the cause of their goodwill must be one of the lovable qualities like utility ,friendship and good.

Aristotle observes, “The perfect form of friendship is that between the good and those who resemble each other in virtue.

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3 types of friends you are Thankful for

3 types of Friends I am thankful for
3 types of Friends I am thankful for
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10 Steps Make Hubby Hear :Ignore these at Your Own Peril #MondayMommyMoments

By on 24

To make anyone listen is difficult. To make anyone hear and do what you want is, what the book How to Win friends and influence people is all about.

Unfortunately, I found it rather late.But luckily God has always given me the guidance to find the right way to fight my battles. No two person is similar so what works for one may nit work for the other.

But certain basic stuff like trust , sincerity, and kindness helps when you use them to dress up realities.

When I was a teenager, I used to read Readers digest, a lot.Relationship articles were always insightful.One such article had once said. If you ask your husband what he is thinking, he will answer, 

Nothing.

9 Times out of 10 this the truth and the 10th time it’s probably the last match he watched!This doesn’t mean men are not into deep thinking  ,they just rarely ponder and over think like we do.

I know my husband for 17 years (we are best friends since Medical college )and going to enter our 9th year of being married.

10 Steps Make Hubby Hear: Ignore these at Your Own Peril

  1. Pick your battles.Don’t try to win all arguments. I am bad with this but trying to work on it.I suffer from the delusion of

I am always right!

 Deep introspection over the last year, has made me realize even if I am right ,(which is relative, in the bigger scheme )my methods of doing the right thing is no way a winner.

So now when I start a discussion, I tell that to him upfront.

See I have been 99 %right about reading situations, but 50%wrong  about the right way to deal with it.You on the other hand font need to read self-help books to find working solutions.So help me out here. 

 Surprise!Though he looks a little skeptical at the 99%thing, he is more amused and relaxed than defensive now.Must have this relaxed body language, when you are discussing important topics.Stress shows and the other person reacts to it, badly.

  • 2. If possible jot down on small pieces of paper, the points to discuss, like you would in a meeting.Keep all emotions, except kindness and love, off the conversation. That means no emotional outbursts.Difficult but must do.

Shouldn’t burn down your home to solve problems.Also, hysterical female, damsel in distress, should only be your last resort!

MondayMommyMoments :10 Steps to make Hubby Hear
MondayMommyMoments :10 Steps to make Hubby Hear
  • 3 .Look at his eyes.If he starts avoiding eye contact, it’s time for a cup of coffee and take a step back.Refusing to meet your eyes is a sure shot indication he has no intention of agreeing to your ideas.

 

  • 4.Don’t do it in front of kids.Kids need to be kids and you never know what they repeat.Also, the following tactics may be needed:

a.You might need to sit on his lap to win the battle.

b.You might need to kiss him, to show it’s you the woman he loves and not an adversary.

c.At the worse, you may turn into a screeching banshee.

In front of kids, it’s, unfortunately, the 3rd one which makes things worse.

 

  • 5.Never give negative ultimatums.They hardly ever work to get you the results.More likely it will make the problem worse.

I  am more likely to say

You will need to take me for weekend breaks every month ,if this doesn’t work out!

This doesn’t make him feel bad and makes me feel even better, even when I don’t get my own way.Either way , guess who has a good time?

  • 6.Ugly truths presented horribly have useless results.There’s no way you can win here.Try to be neutral and analytical,rather than irritating.But I must tell you, being a wife and being irritating, goes hand in hand during these times.

 

  • 7.Wear lipstick and look pretty.Arguments are easier to win, when you look pretty.Believe me, it’s nothing do with vanity and everything to do with armor.Never go into tricky situations, looking less than your best.

 

  • 8.Don’t go to bed with a fight in your heart.When you go to sleep it should always be with love in your heart and not bitterness.

You may feel , it’s always you, who does the reaching out, to give a hug. Remember all relationships are equal but not necessarily in everything. Sometimes it’s 40 /sometimes it’s 70 / 30.

[bctt tweet=”The right thing is not always easy and the easy thing is not always right. #drAwrites #MMM @Deepagandhi1″ username=”misra_amrita”]

  • 9.Try to make your hubby your friend.It’s easier to argue with a friend than a husband.Make it a game.You lose some and you win some.That’s life too.Sometimes you need to be a little roundabout.But you have to find  a way, that  works My opening lines for arguments are always

All disagreement I may  have is as a friend.All agreements as a wife !

 

  • 10.When in doubt, look sad and try the ‘damsel in distress ”thing.Okay, it may or may not work.But you never know until you try.Also be careful that you are honest with yourself.Why you do, what you do is not something anyone can help you with.

[bctt tweet=”How you discuss important stuff in your marriage are as important as how you love. #MMM @Deepagandhi1″ username=”misra_amrita”]

Comment below and share your tips to make hubby listen?
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Monday Mommy Moments week 18:Hubby are you listening?

By on 27

Last month of April was amazing.I blogged daily for 26 days for the #AtoZchallenge.My topic was Nutrition : Fruit facts you must know.

But what was amazing was even with daily blogging Deepa and I wrote for #MondayMommyMoments.It’s wonderful. when you write with people, who are thinking like you.We really didn’t think moms would have the energy to write on prompts with daily blogging.!But moms are blessed.We do what needs to get done right?

So we wrote each day, read the posts linked up, and shared blessings.

One thing I realized about #MondayMommyMoments mommies.We are tough  & creative.

When the going gets tough, we write even more!

How awesome is that?Deepa had exams(her daughters did that is), Dipika was traveling,   Tina had two blogs and Bluey and each mommy had her own struggle going on.But we wrote.

That’s the power of habits .if you write daily, it’s a habit.You never know what battles you may win because of that.

 

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Hubby Listen me !

how many time have you said, you don’t listen!Share with us your tips to make the man hear!

Monday MommyMoments:How to make your hubby hear?
Monday MommyMoments: How to make your hubby hear?

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Winner #MondayMommyMoments week 17
Winner #MondayMommyMoments week 17
Dipika ,winner of #MondayMommyMoments week 17
Dipika ,winner of #MondayMommyMoments week 17

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