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Thoughts and words by Emma Elizabeth
’Brain rot’, Space Invaders, and finding mind freedom
‘Brain rot’ was named ‘Word of the Year’ for 2024 by Oxford University Press. The term-widely used on social media, describes the ‘supposed deterioration of a person’s mental state’ as a result of overconsumption particularly of online content, that’s ‘considered to...
Olympic feats, Didgeridoo vagus nerves, and the incredible ‘OM’
The ‘Seven Sonic Wonders of the World’ have been unveiled by Dolby Laboratories, and they’re now streaming on multiple platforms. Take a listen to these incredible sounds and lift your spirits. These endangered and mysterious wonders have been chosen on criteria...
Bridgerton, Belonging, and the Microbiome-our very own ‘Ton’
Dearest gentle reader, as the wise and exceedingly perceptive Lady Whistledown has said ‘All of man’s greatest inventions are nothing more than a distraction from what is most natural to us-our instincts-the innate animal impulse that is inside even the most...
Driving to Survive, our body’s rivers of life, and how old are you really?
‘Drive to Survive’ has amassed a legion of new fans keen on the sport of Formula 1. And aside from the title, which immediately made me think of the Doshas, thoughts of them became more pronounced when I recently attended my very first Grand Prix. This is because...
Earth Botanica, an Orangutan called Rakus, and making sense of scents
Nature is now officially an artist on Spotify. ‘ “4.6 billion years ago, a star was born, but never credited. Today, that changes”, SoundsRight posted via Instagram’. The new music initiative by the ‘Museum for the United Nations’, aims ‘to get credit and royalties...
’One Day’,the Sun King, and why timing is everything
If you’re one of the millions who’ve read the novel or streamed the series ‘ One Day ’, you’ll know timing in life is everything. And as Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley discovered, timing isn’t just necessary on July 15th St Swithin’s Day, but every ordinary...
Vata Aggravating Noise, and the Soothing Sounds of Silence..and Tennis
As the tennis action on the Australian Open’s Centre Court comes to a close, a new study published in the journal ‘Frontiers in Psychology’, has revealed the sound of a tennis racket hitting the ball can reduce anxiety. According to researchers from China West Normal...
The Roman Empire, Fresh Starts and Renewal, and ‘Becoming’
The Roman Empire conquered TikTok in 2023 with the #romanempire hashtag racking up three billion views. “The trend started after a Roman re-enactor who goes by Gaius Flavius posted on Instagram ‘Ladies, many of you do not realise how often men think about the...
’My Octopus Teacher’, Elemental Puddings, and the Art of Authenticity
Authentic, real, true - what do these words conjure for you? Merriam-Webster has announced the word of the year for 2023 is ‘authentic’. “With the rise of artificial intelligence and it’s impact on deepfake videos (…) and academic honesty, (…) the line between...
Michael, Maui, our minds, and the movement of Air
’ Speak the wind ‘ is a beautiful body of photographic work centred around wind, created by Iranian-Australian documentary artist Hoda Afshar, after she visited islands off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. There the wind is known as ‘ Zar ‘ and is said to be...
Wonder, Wonka, Wizards, and getting to know the Doshas
’ Awe - inspiring, weird, beautiful..Since it opened for photo submissions in 1974, the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has offered..images of the hidden..world of nature, cells, minerals, and more in mesmerising detail.’ (1) These photos are magically...
Trees, Bees, and your Vibrating Vata Nervous System
A hydrophone was recently manoeuvred 90 feet underground to the roots of the 80,000 year old Pando aspen ‘ forest of one tree’ in Utah. According to sound artist Jeff Rice, it captured the sound of ‘millions of leaves in the forest vibrating the tree and passing down...
Feeling slothful? Kapha may be the culprit
This week marked the International Day of the Sloth. They were originally named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins, as they’re recognised as one of the world’s laziest beasts. And if you’ve ever felt remotely lazy or slothful, the root cause of your slothfulness may...
Bodies : The Eras Tour
’Taylor Swift : The Eras Tour’ movie, has debuted at number one at the US box office this week. Richard Brody from The New Yorker describes it as ‘ intimate, colossal ‘ and ‘ autobiographical’ as Swift ‘ looks back at her career, album by album, each of which she...
‘Tis the Season
Mirror mirror on the wall, how the seasons affect us all. Just as diamonds reflect the light that beams into them, so too our bodies and minds symptomatically reflect the current season we’re enveloped in. For from an Ayurvedic perspective, it’s understood that...
Where there’s smoke there’s fire and Pitta
” The era of global warming has ended : the era of global boiling has arrived…The air is unbreathable. The heat is unbearable.” ( 1 ) So said UN Chief Antonio Guterres in New York this week, in response to the devastating bushfires tearing through Greece. And these...
Nature, the original reality show
In the last few weeks, a scientific report demonstrating the large scale impact humanity has had on the planet, and a blockbuster new movie detailing one way we’ve managed to do so, have been released. Both highlight mankind’s deep disconnection with nature. That’s...
Barbie mania and the enduring power of the Dosha Quiz
Ahead of the worldwide release of the movie, Barbie mania is sweeping the globe. An article from The Washington Post states: ’ We love her. We loathe her. We can’t stop thinking about her.’ (1) And despite each of us understanding we can’t all look, think, and behave...
Connection and a dog named Dosha
Connection. We all desire it. How do we find it? Our family dog is named Dosha, and she’s a wonderful mascot for Ayurveda and the Doshas, as she constantly reminds us to check in on Vata, Pitta and Kapha and how they’re faring. We gave her this name on the behest of...
‘Succession’ reveals Relationships : 101
We’re all interested in having great relationships, and the rapturous applause that’s greeted the final episode of ‘Succession’, is a great example of our ongoing interest and fascination in them. The series has been described by some as the greatest to have been made...
Lifestyle Investing For Health Wealth
Having spent a large portion of my earlier working life as an investment banker, I retain a deep fascination and interest in all things financial. And it appears to me, the current state of global finances and the condition of our global health outcomes share much in...
Left Brain Right Brain Leap Of Faith
The one and only Tina Turner passed this week, after a lifetime on the world stage showcasing her contagious energy and musical talent. And as I’ve been reflecting on her life and music, her song ‘Simply the Best’ has remained foremost in my mind. This is because...
Ayurveda thanks you Prime Minister Modi
Whatever questions may be raised about Narendra Modi’s time as Prime Minister of India, one of his greatest legacies I believe, will be his championing of the science of Ayurveda. His passionate advocacy for incorporating this science more fully into the global...
Life Elemental
I read with interest the other day that Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, have produced a new animated movie due for release in June 2023. It’s called ‘Elemental’. We can always depend on our artists staying ahead of the curve, as all creativity is...
Why know your Dosha?
We each have all three of the Doshas within us, otherwise our bodies couldn’t function. And the particular mix of the Doshas that inform us physically, mentally and emotionally, are why we’re each so different, and what make us who we are. For example, after doing the...
Why Ayurveda ?
5 quick reasons why Ayurveda is such a great science 1. It’s not a new fad. Ayurveda is an ancient science, and the polar opposite of being a new fad. It was first written about over 5000 years ago, and some of the earliest books known to humankind are the ancient...